Perceptions of hordes of refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos have damaged tourism. But the refugees are dignified people, not beggars. An initiative is needed to bring tourists back to the island.
A very different approach to the migration crisis.
Vicki Squire
A group of activists is seeking to build a special community as an alternative response to the so-called migration crisis.
Some fear that Chinese investment will lead to a painful trade-off between Ukraine’s desperate economic needs and its long-standing democratic dream.
Sasha Maksymenko/flickr
Ukraine desperately needs Chinese investment but, like many other countries in this position, this is giving rise to concerns about the consequences for its fragile democracy.
Refugees protest in central Athens at evictions of squats in Thessaloniki.
Orestis Panagiotou/EPA
Researchers at a fertility clinic in Athens appear to have reversed the menopause in a small group of women – but will the science stand up to scrutiny?
The fragmented remains of the Antikythera mechanism.
Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis
Radical right populists are on the brink of power in Austria and making gains across the region. And the European leaders who once were willing to publicly condemn them are silent now.
A Syrian asylum seeker has been permitted to stay in Greece on the grounds that Turkey is not safe for return. It could be a major blow for the EU’s controversial refugee strategy.
Greece needs genuine European support.
EPA/Alexandros Vlachos