Latest News from Greece

Bulgaria's Ranks Average in Military Expenditure within NATO

Bulgaria spends far more on defense as a share of its GDP compared to Germany, Italy, and Canada, NATO data shows.

A CNN Money report, which includes Alliance data about military expenditures, cites NATO statistics according to which Bulgaria, with spending at 1.20% of GDP, ranks 12th out of 28 member states.

It is still far behind the 2% target adopted in 2014.

Bulgarian Photographer in Reuters' Pulitzer-Winning Team

Bulgarian photographer Stoyan Nenov is part of of the Thomson Reuters staff that won a Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography on Monday.

Nenov has received the award along with seven other photographers and a team of New York Times for covering the migrant crisis.

Migrants again block railroad near Idomeni

Migrants in Idomeni, Greece, on the border with Macedonia, have once again blocked the railroad tracks, Skopje-based media have reported.

According to the reports quoted on Tuesday by the Beta agency, the migrants blocked the tracks again yesterday, shortly after the Greek police moved in to clear it up after 30 days of blockade.

Greek transport companies furious with Idomeni blockade

The Greek transport industry has suffered great losses due to the occupation of the railway tracks at Idomeni by refugees and illegal migrants in northern Greece, according to the industry’s representative.

Bulgaria, Greece, Romania to Step up Defence Cooperation

Bulgaria, Greece and Romania will take concrete measures to enhance their defence cooperation.

This was agreed at a meeting of the defence ministers of the three Balkan member states of the EU, which took place in Luxembourg on Monday.

Deputy IntMin: Migrant Flow Through Bulgaria Registers 20 % Drop in Q1

According to statistics of the interior ministry, the migrant flow through Bulgaria has decreased by 20 % in the first three months of this year.

This was stated by Deputy Interior Minister Filip Gunev in an interview for the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) on Monday.

President: Serbia has one condition for EU, and it's Kosovo

Serbia wants to arrange its state modeled after EU members, Tomislav Nikolic has said, adding that Serbia at the same time "has one condition."

It is that "Europe never asks it to recognize Kosovo," he explained, speaking for a local television station in Corfu, Greece, on Monday.

Ancient Corinth from above (drone video)

The ancient city of Corinth was located in a strategic position and was the most important trade hub in ancient Greece. It was the main rival of Athens, which eventually gained the upper hand. The team of ‘Fab Drone’ produced a beautiful video showing the exact area that the ancient city was spread across.

Fears incident with police van and injured migrant could trigger violent outbreaks at Idomeni camp (video)

The serious injury of a Syrian migrant of Kurdish origin, who was reportedly hit by a police van at the Idomeni refugee camp, Monday, has caused tempers to rise among the refugees and migrants at the camp.

Greece-Quartet talks resume. No immediate deal on the horizon

Greece and its creditors (IMF and EU institutions: the Quartet) will resume talks on the implementation of necessary measures in an effort to reach a deal, in Athens, Tuesday. There is little hope for any deal until the Eurogroup meeting takes place in Amsterdam, on Thursday, April 22.

Turkish jets violate Greek airspace 26 times

Turkey continued its provocations towards Greece, Turkish fighter jets violated Greek airspace over the Aegean Sea 3 times, and infringed in the Athens FIR 26 times, Monday. Six Turkish fighters flew over the central and eastern parts of the Aegean Sea that resulted in 2 dogfights after Greek jets scrambled to confront them.