Greeks

Greeks snatch urban metal to get through crisis

101 days ago

Three years of financial crisis and tough austerity measures have pushed Greek unemployment nearing 27 percent, with more than half the country's population aged under age 25 now out of work.

Greek court orders probe of alleged police beating

107 days ago

"There have been numerous allegations of brutality of suspects in Greek police custody in recent years, with complaints of beatings and humiliation.

Greek doctors, public transport workers on strike

112 days ago

One of the demonstrators, Tassos Antonopoulos, a member of the Greek Federation of Public Hospital Workers, said it wasn't just medical staff who were suffering because of the cuts.

News Summary: Greeks turn to wood-burning

119 days ago

FUELING CONTROVERSY: A steep increase in heating costs has led many Greeks to switch from heating oil to wood-burning.

In crisis, Greeks turn to wood-burning _ and choke

119 days ago

A steep increase in heating costs has forced many Greeks to switch from heating oil to wood-burning.

Greek gold mine savior to some, curse to others

132 days ago

"The Greek state has nothing to gain but environmental cost from the investment," Alexis Tsipras, head of the main opposition radical left Syriza party, thundered during the parliamentary debate.

Greek govt majority trimmed over accounts scandal

136 days ago

French authorities in 2010 gave the Greek government the names of 2,000 Greeks who held accounts at HSBC bank in Switzerland until 2007.

4 names of Greeks missing from Swiss account list

146 days ago

Greek court authorities say four relatives of a former minister are missing from a list of Greeks with Swiss bank accounts that authorities are using to investigate possible tax evasion.

2 Greeks jailed for life over illegal antiquities

153 days ago

2 Greeks jailed for life over illegal antiquities

ECB restores use of Greek bonds as collateral

155 days ago

The ECB had stopped accepting Greek bonds as collateral in July when the country held a debt swap to reduce what it owed to creditors.

3 young brothers dead in Greek house fire

165 days ago

3 young brothers dead in Greek house fire

Greek PM: No buyback of pension bond holdings

172 days ago

In an interview with the Sunday edition of Ethnos newspaper, Antonis Samaras says Greek banks will benefit from the transaction, because the book value of the bonds they hold is really low.

Merkel's election schedule weighs on Greek bailout

176 days ago

But losing more money on rescuing the Greeks and other economically weak European Union nations could be politically toxic in Germany, where Merkel faces a national election in September.