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Greece delivered humanitarian aid to Croatia on Wednesday in response to the country's request for assistance after Tuesday's earthquake.

Greece were eliminated at the play-off stage of the World Cup after a goalless draw against Croatia in the Karaiskakis Stadium on Sunday night. The Croats deservedly progress to the finals that will take place next Summer in Russia, following...

No away fans will be allowed to attend either leg of Croatia's World Cup playoff games against Greece due to concerns over crowd violence, the Croatian Football Association (HNS) announced on Thursday. "The leaderships of the HNS and the Greek...

It was neither the best, nor the worst scenario for Greece in the FIFA 2018 World Cup playoffs draw in Zurich. The Greek national team avoided football powerhouse Italy, but were drawn to play against their favourites, Croatia. The first...

Fans of the smash-hit Abba film musical Mamma Mia! – filmed on the idyllic Greek island of Skopelos – will be delighted a follow-up is on its way. But instead of Skopelos, film-makers will be shooting in Croatia, in a...

A friendly water polo match between young Greek and Croatian players turned violent on Sunday. The finals took place in Belgrade between the two countries' national junior teams. In the middle of the final eight minutes, a Croat hit...

The invitation to join the informal "Friends of Macedonia" group in the European Parliament generated strong reactions among Greek MEPs. Although the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is recognized as "Macedonia" by most European Union countries, the name dispute...

Deputy Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas and Croatian Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic agreed that there shouldn't be separations between refugees and economic migrants. The two officials met in Athens on Thursday to discuss the refugee issue. They agreed that the...

The Greek Men's National Basketball Team achieved a resilient comeback in the final minutes of the game against Croatia, to overcome their rivals with a 72-70 victory in their second FIBA Eurobasket 2015 game. The Greeks had been behind in...

The Greek national basketball team prevailed over Croatia 76-65 for the fourth win in four games of Group B for the 2014 Mundobasket held in Spain. They might have been unsteady in the preseason friendlies, but Fotis Katsikaris' players have finally bonded...

It took two overtimes, but Croatia - which had already cinched a spot in the quarter-finals, ended Greece's hopes of playing on in the Eurobasket 2013 tourney, 92-88, a loss that could have locked Greece out of next year's...

Greece took pole position for Euro 2012 qualification in Group F by beating Croatia 2-0 on Friday thanks to two second half goals that moved them clear at the top. Giorgos Samaras and Fanis Gekas secured the victory, which put...

The island of Skopelos has enchanted visitors over the years and has even reached international fame as the setting for the movie "Mamma Mia!"

Chiliadou Beach, on the Aegean side of the Greek island of Evia, has been nominated for this year's renowned Best European Film Location Award. The award is presented by the European Network of Film Commission (EUFCN). The beach was proposed...

The region of Attica, central Greece, was awarded Europe's Leading Sustainable Tourism Destination at the World Travel Awards 2022 ceremony.