Category: Greece

Seven Migrants Killed, Eight Injured in Greece Road Accident

ATHENS—Seven migrants were killed and eight others injured early on Friday when their vehicle crashed into a toll station on a highway in northern Greece, police said. A preliminary investigation indicated that the driver, who was being treated in hospital, was transporting the 14 migrants inland, police said. The nationalities of the passengers were not…


Germany, Greece Impose New Restrictions for Unvaccinated People

Germany and Greece officials have rolled out new restrictions on people who have not opted to be vaccinated against the CCP virus, joining officials from several other countries across the globe in backing policies that differentiate by vaccination status. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that in places where hospitalization rates have exceeded a certain threshold, the…


Greece Marks WWII Entry Anniversary With Military Parade

THESSALONIKI, Greece—Fighter jets flew over the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Thursday as parachutists landed and troops marched in the city’s center to mark a national holiday commemorating Greece’s defiance of Italy that forced it to enter World War II. Greece’s Oct. 28 national holiday, known as Ochi Day, or No Day, marks the…


Car Carrying Illegal Immigrants Crashes in Greece; 1 Dead, 9 Injured

THESSALONIKI, Greece—A vehicle carrying 10 illegal immigrants hoping to head from Greece north into the Balkans crashed in northern Greece overnight, leaving one person dead and nine injured, including one seriously, police said Tuesday. Police said Tuesday that the seven-seater car had been heading out of the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki toward the border…


Human Right Activists Stage Protest at Beijing Olympics Torch-Lighting Ceremony

Three human rights activists holding a Tibetan banner that read “No genocide games” managed to sneak into the site where the Olympic flame was lit in Greece before being detained by police. The flame was lit on Monday at the Temple of Hera in southern Greece, the birthplace of the ancient Olympics, ahead of the Beijing 2022…


Bus Tips Into Sinkhole as Deadly Storms Lash Greece

THESSALONIKI, Greece—A bus transporting oil refinery workers fell into a sinkhole in the center of Greece’s second-largest city Friday as storms continued to batter the country, damaging roads, closing schools, and causing the deaths of at least two people. Authorities said all 15 people on the bus in Thessaloniki were unharmed. The incident occurred early…


Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Strikes Greece

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Greece at 9:17 a.m. local time on Monday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC). Local Greece outlet Skai reported one dead and nine injured as of 11:35 a.m., two hours after the initial earthquake. The EMSC reported the quake’s epicenter at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) near…


Greece Opens New Migrant Holding Camp on Island Amid Tougher Policy

ATHENS—Greece opened a new holding camp for migrants on Saturday on the island of Samos, close to Turkey, and said other new facilities would follow in coming months as it tightens migration policy. The minister opening the camp said it would offer “lost dignity” to those seeking protection. Aid groups said the new facility, which…


Aegean Airlines Shrinks Loss in Second Quarter, Sales Jump

ATHENS—Greece’s largest carrier Aegean Airlines on Friday reported a lower loss in the second quarter compared to the same period a year earlier as passenger traffic recovered from the pandemic travel restrictions. Aegean said its net loss came to 33.9 million euros ($39.91 million) in April-to-June compared to a loss of 73.4 million euros in…


Greece to Impose Strict Rules on Unvaccinated People, Ends Free Testing

Greece’s Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced a new package of public health measures on Tuesday for those who have not been vaccinated against the CCP virus. Health care and care home workers who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine will be suspended from work starting on Sept. 1, Kikilias said, noting that unvaccinated workers would not get a…