The right for anyone to request protection, or asylum, is inscribed in EU and international law and in the constitution of Greece itself. But in a move implemented in haste earlier this month and criticised by human rights lawyers, the government has over-ridden that principle for the next three months at least.

Summer blazes are common in the eastern Mediterranean region, where experts warn that climate change is exacerbating the situation.View on euronews

Riot police kept the crowd away from the pier where the cruise ship was docked, while scuffles broke out between demonstrators and police.View on euronews

A massive wildfire erupted on Saturday July 25, on the island of Kythira. Initially appearing contained, the blaze intensified dramatically.

A new wave of restaurants, hotels and cultural energy proves the Greek capital is a world-class city in motion.

Greece and Turkey continue to battle major wildfires amid a severe heatwave. Temperatures reached 42.4C in central Greece at the weekend, with emergency services battling fires in the Peloponnese area of Athens and on the popular tourist islands of Kytheria and Crete.

The government of Greece defended itself against opposition accusations of a cover-up in the EU farm subsidy scandal.

A man tried unsuccessfully to save his wife from drowning while they were on holiday in Greece, the opening of an inquest has heard. Emma Slack, 54, from Mold, Flintshire, died in Roda, on the north coast of Corfu, on 9 July.