Greece

Ship of Greek company delivered coal from Russia to bypass EU sanctions, - Bloomberg A Greek ship transported coal from a Russian port at the end of last month after EU sanctions came into force. 15.09.22 16:59 2 421 9 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Greece has become one of main exporters of grain from Ukraine, - mass media Greek shipowners play an important role in transporting grain from Ukrainian ports. Approximately 30% of the vessels that have undertaken the transportation of food represent the interests of Greece. 04.09.22 11:02 3 395 41 World

Ukrainian An-12 transport plane that crashed in Greece was carrying dangerous cargo on Serbia-Jordan-Bangladesh route, - Foreign Ministry spokesman Nikolenko At night, in the north of Greece, a Ukrainian transport plane An-12, which was carrying dangerous cargo on the route Serbia-Jordan-Bangladesh, crashed. 17.07.22 10:54 17 540 68 Incidents

Greece is ready to provide ships to transport grain from Ukraine, - Stoltenberg Greece has declared its readiness to offer its ships for the export by sea of Ukrainian grain blocked by Russia. 30.06.22 15:36 2 044 10 Previously in trend: War

Berlin will hand over IFV to Greece so that Athens can send Soviet-style weapons to Ukraine, - Scholz German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany would supply infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Greece so that the government in Athens could hand over Soviet-style weapons to Ukraine. 31.05.22 19:28 10 934 86 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

FM: Greece has always supported Association Agreement implementation and Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic aspirations Greece has always supported the implementation of the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement, as well as Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic aspirations. 05.07.21 15:21 1 742 10 Ukrainian Politics

Greece did not open its borders to Ukrainian tourists on May 14 - embassy Greece did not open its borders to Ukrainian tourists on May 14, as was announced earlier, the Embassy of Ukraine in the Hellenic Republic has said. 14.05.21 16:10 3 003 6 Ukrainian Politics

17 Ukrainians held in Greek airport due to EU entry ban. PHOTOS Seventeen citizens of Ukraine have been detained at the airport in Athens, Greece after not being allowed to enter the country due to the European Union’s current entry ban for nationals of most non-EU countries. 06.07.20 11:53 15 740 78 Previously in trend: Anti-epidemic measures and restrictions

Zelenskyi receives credentials from ambassadors of Greece and Canada. PHOTO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi received credentials from Ambassador of Greece Vasilios Bornovas and Ambassador of Canada Larisa Galadza, the president’s press service reported on Thursday evening. 20.12.19 11:24 1 571 19 Ukrainian Politics

10 Syrians pretending to be Ukrainian volleyball team arrested in Greece. PHOTO The migrants were arrested in Athens Airport on September 22 as the police figured out that the Ukrainian passports provided by the migrants were stolen or lost. 23.09.19 12:55 6 580 30 Incidents

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry warns of danger of traveling to Greece over wildfires The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has advised Ukrainian citizens to restrict travel across areas of Greece where, due to the heat and strong winds, the highest fourth and fifth levels of fire danger were declared. 13.08.19 12:19 1 415 0 Incidents

Macedonian PM says pro-Russian forces try to destabilize country, foil it's accession to NATO through funding violent protests Foreigners allied with Russia paid thousands of dollars to spark violence in order to prevent Macedonia from joining NATO. 16.07.18 17:23 4 427 7 Incidents

Greece to kick out two Russian diplomats, Moscow's tit-for-tat retaliation to follow, - Reuters Russia is going to expel two Greek diplomats in response to Athens’ decision to throw out two of Moscow’s envoys suspected of making attempts to undermine an agreement between Greece and Macedonia. 11.07.18 13:26 27 767 97 Incidents

Macedonia to erect wired fence on border to control migrant flow On Thursday, the Macedonian army started preparations to erect a barbed wire fence on the southern border with the neighboring Greece to prevent illegal migration on its territory. 28.11.15 14:10 6 130 32 World

Greek business federation in Athens shattered by explosion. PHOTOS A small explosive devise with a timer blasted in the downtown of Athens early morning Tuesday. According to police, the bomb was left by criminals near the Hellenic Business Federation offices, one block from the parliamentary building, in a backpack. 24.11.15 12:30 17 606 20 Incidents

Greek Parliament ratifies EU-Ukraine association agreement, - Foreign Minister Klimkin The Parliament of Greece has ratified the association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. 18.11.15 14:47 9 672 51 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Ukraine expects Greece, Cyprus, and Belgium to ratify Association Agreement until 2016, - Presidential Administration The Presidential Administration hopes that Greece, Cyprus, and Belgium will ratify the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union before the end of 2015. 19.10.15 23:28 8 216 67 Ukrainian Politics

Prime minister of Greece announces his resignation and paves way for general election, - The Guardian Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announces his resignation and paves way for general election, with 20 September predicted as most likely date for a poll 20.08.15 21:51 46 307 262 Incidents

All energies spent on Greece would be better to invest in Ukraine or for plight of refugees in Europe, Minister of Economy of Germany says Sigmar Gabriel, the leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), Minister of Economy and vice-chancellor of Germany expressed harsh criticism of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. 07.07.15 21:06 55 068 353 Economics

Russia denies loan agreement with Greece Russia has not reached any agreements with Greece on a loan of up to $5.4 billion for a gas pipeline deal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday, rejecting recent media claims. 18.04.15 17:51 10 175 83 Economics

Greek Ambassador called Greek Minister’s statement on Crimea in Moscow a fake of Russian media – Ukrainian Foreign Ministry The Foreign Ministry of Greece refuted the statement of Minister of Defense Panos Kammenos about "the fascist government of Ukraine", which allegedly infringes the rights of Greek families in Crimea. 17.04.15 22:06 63 426 289 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

"The fascist government of Ukraine" infringed the Greeks in Crimea. Russia could not help but protect them! - Greek Defense Minister Defense Minister of Greece Panos Kammenos said that it was necessary to protect the Greeks in Crimea from the "fascist government of Ukraine”. 17.04.15 19:52 78 146 567 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Greeks take grain, scrap metal, oil, and gas from Crimea bypassing sanctions. PHOTOS Greek vessels that violate the ban on entry into ports of Russia-annexed Crimea, often carry liquefied natural gas and oil products, as well as grain and scrap metal. Turkish cargo ships are suspected of concealing the nature of the imported goods. 06.04.15 23:18 167 269 731 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Greece minister says they were misinterpreted and were not planning to veto sanctions against Russia Greece's new finance minister Yanis Varoufakis rejected suggestions that complaints from Athens over a European Union statement on Ukraine meant it was preparing to veto sanctions against Russia. 29.01.15 20:52 34 213 68 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia