Eleni Stamatoukou

In a case that shocked the country, a court in Athens found 11 defendants guilty of having sex with the young victim who was forced into prostitution by her employer.

Greece is perfectly positioned as a hub for the trade in illicit cigarettes and other tobacco products. Greeks themselves are also hooked on VAT-free smokes.

Police made the arrests ahead of commemorative protests marking the anniversary of the 2008 death of a 15-year-old student who was shot dead by a police officer.

Syrian refugees living in the region took to the streets of Turkey, Greece and Serbia to rejoice over the fall of Bashar al-Assad and his regime over the weekend.

Some Balkan countries are freezing Syrian asylum applications after the sudden change of regime in Damascus, while Turkey is opening a border crossing for Syrians to return home.

National Security Council halts asylum decisions on Syrian refugees, as EU countries ponder establishing framework for voluntary returns of refugees to their home country after the Assad regime collapsed.

Dimitris Papanikolaou became famous as a basketball player – but has broken new ground as a campaigner after he spoke out about his daughter's autism, challenging public prejudices about this condition.

In what is described as a radical approach to youth sentencing, Greece says it plans to deal with minors convicted of lesser offences by attaching them to sports clubs.

Court ruling said the only possible motive for the murder of veteran investigative reporter Giorgos Karaivaz in 2021 was his work as a journalist.

A nursery in Greece has flourished by meeting growing demand in the Balkans and beyond for poinsettias – a floral symbol of the festive season.