All the headlines from our Greece Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 7 2024 // H.W. International B.V., the Amsterdam-based, privately owned insurance broker, announced the sale of H.W. Wood Ltd. and HWI France to Steadfast Group, the largest general insurance broker network and underwriting agency...
Aug 23 2024 // Greek wildfire risks increased as temperatures climb and near gale force winds blow across the Aegean Sea, while Storm Lilian is battering parts of the UK.Firefighters, supported by helicopters, are trying to control an...
Aug 21 2024 // Thunderstorm alerts are in place for a swath of Europe from Poland and Hungary to Italy and Greece.There are orange warnings for northern Greece, as the summer heat gives way to violent storms and the risk of flooding....
Jul 12 2024 // Greece is fighting a deadly fire on the island of Lesvos, as temperatures in some parts of the country exceed 40C (104F).A person died in a burned-out car on Lesvos, where authorities are investigating whether the vehicle...
Jul 9 2024 // Greek authorities evacuated a hospital after a wildfire broke out in Patra, the country’s third-biggest city.Firefighters, assisted by planes and helicopters, safely evacuated a hospital and a nursing home, state-run...
Jun 24 2024 // European capitals are bracing for heat wave conditions, following wildfires in Greece and flooding in Switzerland over the weekend.High pressure over southern Scandinavian will bring the highest temperatures this year to...
Jun 5 2024 // Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective measures to safeguard its coast, the country’s shipping minister told...
May 29 2024 // A bulk carrier has taken on water and is leaning to the side after being attacked while sailing through the Red Sea, underscoring the continuing risks facing ships trying to navigate a waterway long critical to global...
Apr 8 2024 // Greece is investing €2.1 billion ($2.27 billion) to protect the nation from natural disasters caused by climate change as wildfires are already breaking out ahead of fire season, which normally starts in May.The Aegis...
Feb 20 2024 // The Greek-flagged bulk cargo vessel Sea Champion arrived in the southern Yemeni port of Aden on Tuesday after being attacked in the Red Sea in what appeared to have been a mistaken missile strike by Houthi militia,...
Sep 21 2023 // The low-pressure weather system that unleashed unprecedented amounts of rain across the eastern Mediterranean last week was made more likely and more intense by climate change.Global warming caused by human emissions of...
Aug 28 2023 // More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries and backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters, were battling three major wildfires in Greece Sunday, two of which have...
Jul 27 2023 // Greece is fighting almost 200 wildfires as strengthening winds put a sting in the tail of the Mediterranean’s fading heat wave.More villages in mainland Greece were evacuated on Thursday as blazes threatened, while...
Jul 25 2023 // Wildfires and evacuations on the Greek island of Rhodes, and a heat wave blasting much of southern Europe, have raised questions for tourists about their travel insurance coverage.As the threat of fires remains high...
Jul 24 2023 // Wildfires are raging across Greece after about 19,000 people were evacuated from the island of Rhodes over the weekend, while record temperatures are forecast for Sardinia.Over the past 24 hours, 162 fires have been...
Jul 19 2023 // Europe baked in intense heat, with temperatures reaching almost 46C (115F) on the Italian island of Sardinia on Wednesday, as wildfires continued to rage in Greece.Authorities warned lives were in danger after the latest...
Jun 1 2023 // The Ardonagh Group announced its expansion into Greece following its agreement to acquire a majority shareholding in SRS Group of Companies (SRS).Founded in 2019 and based in Athens, SRS’ businesses include a leading...
Mar 1 2023 // At least 38 people were killed and 72 more were injured in a train crash in northeast Greece late Tuesday night, a tragedy that prompted the country’s top transportation official to step down.The crash, the...
Dec 12 2022 // Property/casualty insurer Chubb announced it will launch a new technology services center in Thessaloniki, Greece, in early 2023, aiming to deliver innovative technologies that enhance the customer experience, increase...
Sep 15 2022 // A vessel managed by a company based in Greece transported coal from a port in Russia late last month, after European Union sanctions on the commodity had come into force, according to maritime data reviewed by...