Maria Kagkelidou

Oil tanker spill threatens coastal areas in Greece's capital

A tanker carrying 2,500 tonnes of fuel sank off the island of Salamis on Sunday and local authorities rushed to tackle the contamination. But the spill has now started to spread to Athens' coastal resort of Glyfada.

Greece gets 8.5B euros plus promise of future debt relief

7.7 billion euros will come in early July to cover the repayment of 6.9 billion euros worth of maturing Greek debt and 0.8 billion of arrears. A further 0.8 billion euros would be disbursed after the summer.

Greece cuts deal with lenders by pledging more pain

If the Eurogroup approves the deal, it will pave the way for debt relief talks and the possibility of more loans for Greece's battered economy. Unions have slammed the deal.

Greek police intercept parcel bombs addressed to EU officials

Police say the packages were intended for officials at the Eurogroup and other global economic institutions.

Greek court rules against extradition of eight Turkish soldiers

Turkey accuses the eight men of being involved in last July's failed coup in which 240 people were killed.

Greek court rejects extradition request for two Turkish soldiers

Of the eight soldiers who fled to Greece after Turkey's failed coup, only three will be extradited.

Greece to extradite three fugitive soldiers to Turkey

The decision comes a day after another court granted asylum to three other soldiers who fled to Greece after the failed July 15 coup.

Greece grants asylum to three fugitive Turkish soldiers

A total of eight soldiers who were involved in the failed coup bid in Turkey had fled to Greece to seek asylum. All were charged with treason by Ankara who had requested them to be extradited to face trial.