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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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Reports & Analysis

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Greece: More Refugees in Lesbos

Greece: More Refugees in Lesbos

The number of refugees arriving to the Greek island of Lesbos continues to increase.
SocietySeptember 21, 202305:10 min
A coastal city covered in mud and water

Climate change fueled catastrophic Libya flooding

Climate change fueled catastrophic Libya flooding

After a deadly storm flooded Libya, a new study shows global heating made the deluge up to 50 times more likely.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 19, 2023
A woman stands at the edge of a sand dune and photographs beach chairs and umbrellas with her mobile phone

Greeks fight to free beaches from private sunbeds

Greeks fight to free beaches from private sunbeds

Locals in Greece are fighting against the privatization of beaches by companies renting out deckchairs.
SocietySeptember 11, 202305:10 min
An aerial photograph shows a road across a bridge that has collapsed into a swollen river brown with mud.

Storms in Greece: Villages cut off

Storms in Greece: Villages cut off

Greece has been devastated by Storm Daniel. The situation in flood-affected areas is deteriorating.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 8, 20236 images
Storm Daniel devastates Greek port city of Volos

Storm Daniel devastates Greek port city of Volos

Storm Daniel devastates Greek port city of Volos

DW correspondent Sofia Kleftaki met some of the residents struggling to cope with the storm's damage.
CatastropheSeptember 8, 202302:14 min
Epineas river after heavy floods in Palamas, near Karditsa, central Greece

Greece: Torrential rains 'most extreme on record'

Greece: Torrential rains 'most extreme on record'

In Greece, four days of downpours have unleashed flooding and landslides.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 7, 202301:35 min
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In the spotlight

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.
CatastropheAugust 31, 2023
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.
PoliticsAugust 30, 2023
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.
CatastropheJuly 21, 202303:33 min
Greek migrant boat survivor Usman Sadique wears an orange t-shirt

Pakistani survivor recalls Greece migrant boat horror

A survivor of a deadly shipwreck near Greece recounts his experience to DW in an exclusive interview.
MigrationJuly 19, 202302:31 min
Photo showing migrants onboard a trawler

Greece migrant boat disaster: Was the coast guard to blame?

Hundreds died when an overcrowded trawler capsized in June. Did the actions of the Greek coast guard cause the tragedy?
MigrationJuly 12, 2023
Men huddled on beds in a warehouse

Greece boat tragedy exposes Pakistan's migration problem

DW spoke with victims' families about why so many Pakistanis are risking their lives for an uncertain future in Europe.
SocietyJune 26, 2023
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Opinion

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My Europe: Bulgaria vs. North Macedonia

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The EU failed displaced people at Moria camp

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Commentary
Human RightsSeptember 11, 2020
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EU considering sanctions on Turkey

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Commentary
PoliticsSeptember 10, 2020
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Greece and Turkey must make sacrifices for true compromise

Jannis Papadimitriou
Commentary
PoliticsAugust 28, 2020
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Greece's new inhumanity

Spiros Moskovou
Commentary
PoliticsMarch 11, 2020