How Greece became a ‘nation of waiters’
Tourism has delivered jobs, investment and prosperity. But after decades of rapid growth, many Greeks worry the country is turning into ‘one giant hotel’
Greece
Scientists decipher charred ancient scrolls buried by Vesuvius
Non-destructive scanning of fragile scrolls will provide further breakthroughs in our knowledge of the classical world
The steep rise and sudden fall of US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle
Donald Trump cut her loose after damaging news reports about her tenure as ambassador to Greece
A Greek peninsula that bars women and holiday homes in Denmark: unusual exemptions to EU law
A Greek peninsula that bars women and a VAT-free Italian town also feature among the list of odd exemptions
Greece and Turkey’s increasingly blatant hostility could turn lethal
Greece Letter: Turkey, to extend its claims over the eastern Mediterranean, plans to create two marine parks
Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece causes stir in Romania
Kimberly Guilfoyle told embassy dinner in Athens ‘we can do that to any country’, in reference to Romanian government’s fall
Greece’s growing ties with Israel spark tensions with Turkey
Global Briefing: Athens last month signed a €3 billion air-defence deal with Israel
What will €595,000 buy in France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Co Meath?
One price, home and away: A thatched cottage near Carnaross, a restored 17th-century villa in Normandy, and more
How hubris is shaping the latest Greek-Turkish confrontation
An ancient Greek concept helps explain modern tensions in the Aegean, where disputes over maritime rights risk deepening a long-running rivalry
Ireland set to join EU-Nigeria ‘migrant returns’ pact
Five EU states plan to send migrants to offshore centres next year
Irish people who live where we holiday abroad: ‘My only regret, I didn’t move sooner’
Five Irish people on that niggling holiday question: What would it be it like to live here?
Nearly 500 arrested over suspected arson in France as wildfires grip Europe
Residents in Belgium’s Liège province told to evacuate as country’s largest-ever fire burns through nature reserve
Family considers legal action after Irish teenager dies following electrocution in shower in Greece
Alex McKee (17) died on Sunday
Hundreds evacuated from Croatian and Greek resorts as wildfires stretch across Europe
EU’s climate change service warns of ‘very extreme’ conditions across large area of central and eastern Europe
Ryanair window that sucked passenger from seat was ‘broken by engine part’
Incident caused a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety
Irish student (17) dies following accident at holiday accommodation in Greece
Alex McKee from Cork city was away with his mother and sister on the island of Kimolos
Why Greece matters in the remaking of Europe
From the Balkan wars to Ukraine, shifting spheres of influence underscore the importance of a country often seen as peripheral but rarely irrelevant.
Europe needs to start treating the climate emergency as a threat to our national security
Idea that climate action is about individual responsibility is as ridiculous as suggesting everyone can equip themselves to fight in war
How are European destinations popular with Irish tourists affected by extreme weather?
Thousands of tourists have faced evacuation and rescue from wildfires as temperatures remain high
Greek police arrest man after Scottish woman’s body found inside suitcase
Elisabeth-Jane Ross’s body was discovered by a homeless man in a derelict building in Athens
Fire-fighting helicopters collide mid-air near Athens, killing two
Europe’s wildfire emergency is at its worst in Greece, France and Spain, with entire communities forced to flee
EU weather records broken as multiple countries battle to contain wildfires
Three firefighters killed in Greece on Wednesday, hundreds of residents and tourists evacuated in France and Spain
The French coastal village where wildfires have claimed 183 homes
Le Porge has become a byword for the destruction of the largest wildfire in recent the country’s history
Cyprus’s new push for settlement is driven by an opportunity and a threat
Most serious diplomatic effort in nearly a decade on island that has been divided since 1974
Body found in suitcase in Athens is that of 38-year-old British woman
The woman, named as Elizabeth Jane Ross, had been staying in the city with friends
Investigators suspect use of heavy machinery sparked record wildfires in France and Spain
Greece and Italy face heightened risk as authorities manage to contain fires near Bordeaux and Madrid
Missiles launched from Yemen at Saudi oil refineries have been ‘shot down’
Iran-backed Houthis targeting kingdom, which has been diverting oil to skirt Tehran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade
Michael O’Leary chided for commenting on inquiry into how man was almost sucked from plane
US investigators wrote to Ryanair chief after he said initial findings pointed to ‘foreign object damage’
Spain and France continue to battle wildfires as intense heat grips southern Europe
Fresh surge of heat forecast in Mediterranean regions with high temperatures of up to 44 degrees
Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of plane recalls ‘noise of the explosion, the chaos’
Ljubisa Karovic says the fact he survived the incident on flight from Greece is nothing short of a miracle
What will €575,000 buy in France, Italy, Greece, Spain and Co Clare?
One price, home and away: An A-rated home on the Shannon, a colourful Italian villa and more
Ryanair passenger partly sucked out of plane as window dislodges
Reports suggest the passenger is hospitalised with friction burns
Kushners’ €4bn Adriatic resort is snowballing into a political crisis
Protests over environmental concerns have escalated into mass rallies and calls for Albania’s prime minister to resign
Wildfires across Europe forces thousands to flee homes amid ‘powder keg’ dry conditions
Hundreds of firefighters tackle blazes across Portugal, Spain, France and Greece with strong winds forecast to fan flames
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