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Greece, with its capital Athens, is in southeastern Europe. As an EU border country, it has seen an increase in migration. In June 2023, Greeks headed to the polls in the second parliamentary election in as many months.

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Greek journalists launch 24-hour strike over low wages

Greece raises wildfire alert amid early blazes

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Storks sit on their nest in the village of Ormenio

Storks sit on their nest in the village of Ormenio

Greece battles declining birth rate

Greece battles declining birth rate

Greece is struggling with a sharp drop in its birth rate. The government now plans to take action.

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View on Europe from space

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Flowers and the picture of a woman at the site of the crash

Flowers and the picture of a woman at the site of the crash

Greek voters demand justice for Tempi train crash

Greek voters demand justice for Tempi train crash

More than a year has passed since 57 people lost their lives in the biggest train crash in Greek history.

New-born babies in a hospital bed wearing identical onesies

New-born babies in a hospital bed wearing identical onesies

Surrogacy scandal in Greece: 120,000 euros for a baby

Surrogacy scandal in Greece: 120,000 euros for a baby

Surrogacy for profit is illegal in Greece. But a secret surrogacy industry still flourished on the island of Crete.

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Fokus Europa | Griechenland Presse

Greece: freedom of press under threat

Greece: freedom of press under threat

Journalists in Greece reporting on corruption and surveillance scandals fear for their lives.

A delegate reads a newspaper on the 3rd day of the Syriza party convention. The headline reads 'Looking ahead to the presidential election', Athens, Greece, February 24, 2024

A delegate reads a newspaper on the 3rd day of the Syriza party convention. The headline reads 'Looking ahead to the presidential election', Athens, Greece, February 24, 2024

Are the days of Greece's radical-left Syriza party numbered?

Are the days of Greece's radical-left Syriza party numbered?

Instead of launching a "progressive counterattack," Greece's largest opposition party is consumed by infighting.

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A child runs between two rows of solar panels in a field, mountains can be seen in the background. The Hyperion solar park, Stymfalia, Peloponnese, Greece

A child runs between two rows of solar panels in a field, mountains can be seen in the background. The Hyperion solar park, Stymfalia, Peloponnese, Greece

Energy democracy takes off in Greece

High energy prices make sustainable energy communities appealing for Greeks.

An Athens supermarket

An Athens supermarket

Greece: Cost of living crisis hits ordinary households hard

Greece has recovered from the financial crisis, but soaring inflation is putting people under immense pressure.

A rescued tortoise explores its new environment in the greenery.

A rescued tortoise explores its new environment in the greenery.

Greece: Injured tortoises recover after wildfires

A wildlife center is helping hundreds of tortoises that were injured in Greece's devastating forest fires.

Burnt trees and ash-covered earth in the Evros region, northeastern Greece, August 27, 2023

Burnt trees and ash-covered earth in the Evros region, northeastern Greece, August 27, 2023

Greece: Can it contain largest wildfire ever recorded in EU?

The wildfires in northern Greece are causing unprecedented devastation. Some have accused migrants of setting the fires.

The flags of North Macedonia (left) and the EU are seen in a glass on a table with flowers in the background, Skopje, North Macedonia, July 20, 2022

The flags of North Macedonia (left) and the EU are seen in a glass on a table with flowers in the background, Skopje, North Macedonia, July 20, 2022

North Macedonia: How long before it can join the EU?

North Macedonia has been waiting since 2005 — longer than any other country — for EU accession negotiations to begin.

Firefighters in Greece have been battling to get wildfires back under control after they rekindled.

Firefighters in Greece have been battling to get wildfires back under control after they rekindled.

Dangerous wildfires force renewed evacuation in Greece

Firefighters in Greece have been battling to get wildfires back under control after they rekindled.