South mourns and north rejoices as Cyprus marks 50 years of ethnic division
Greek Cypriots in south wake to air raid sirens reminiscent of invasion while Turkish-occupied north celebrates
March 2024
Russian missiles strike near Zelenskiy and visiting Greek prime minister
Greek Orthodox church calls for excommunication of MPs after same-sex marriage vote
January 2024
Greek PM faces fierce opposition over pledge to legalise gay marriage
MPs in his own cabinet are against move, while powerful Orthodox church fears it could lead to dismantling society
December 2023
Greece would offer major treasures to UK for Parthenon marbles, minister says
Culture minister Lina Mendoni pledges to ‘fill the void’ at British Museum should ancient sculptures be returned to Athens
Erdoğan hails ‘new era’ of friendship with Greece on historic visit to Athens
President of Turkey signs friendship accord, saying longtime foes could provide ‘an example to the world’
Europe live
Greece and Turkey sign 15 deals during ‘groundbreaking’ Erdoğan visit to Athens – as it happened
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan plans ‘win-win’ approach in Athens after past feud
Sunak says retaining Parthenon marbles is matter of law as he denies ‘hissy fit’
November 2023
The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak and the Parthenon marbles: a pointless diplomatic tantrum
Sunak accuses Greek PM of ‘grandstanding’ over Parthenon marbles
Parthenon marbles row raises fresh fears over fraught UK-EU relations
The politics sketch
‘Cancel the meeting!’ It’s not just the Greeks who’ve lost their marbles
John Crace
September 2023
Greek PM under attack over handling of Storm Daniel disaster response
Kyriakos Mitsotakis faces biggest crisis yet as residents ask where money for ‘immediate’ flood relief has gone
July 2023
The Guardian view on investigating a migrant tragedy: bereaved families deserve the truth
Editorial: Why was an effective search and rescue operation not mounted to save up to 750 people on board the Adriana, as it struggled off the Greek coast?
June 2023
Greek voters propel new far-right Spartans group into parliament
Centre-right politician, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, won second term in office but group emerged as the fifth biggest in Athens’ 300-seat house
New Greek PM vows to press ahead with ambitious reforms
Kyriakos Mitsotakis of centre-right New Democracy party says he now has ‘strong mandate’ to modernise nation
‘An even bigger margin’: Mitsotakis set to win majority in Greek election
Centre-right New Democracy party appears to be heading for landslide victory in Sunday’s repeat poll
May 2023
‘Not something I’m proud of’: six Greeks explain their election choice
The Guardian view on the Greek election: the new hegemony
