Magnus Brunner, the European Union’s new commissioner for migration and internal affairs, is in Athens to discuss the bloc's migration policies with Greece, which has long been one of the major entry points into the EU for migrants.

The European Court of Human Rights in a landmark ruling has found that Greece illegally deported a woman back to neighboring Turkey.

Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at 88, state TV ERT reports

Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece credited as the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, died Jan. 5 at a hospital in Corinth. He was 88. State TV ERT announced the death but did not provide further details.

ATHENS, Greece — The European Court of ... a body older than the European Union and its predecessor, the European Economic Community. Greece registered more than 60,000 illegal arrivals of ...

ATHENS, Greece — Costas Simitis ... on strong opposition to Greece’s joining what was then the European Economic Community in the 1970s, before changing tack once he became prime minister.