'Fake pilot' arrested in cockpit after years of flying passengers
(BBC) Mar 05, 2010
A Swedish pilot without a valid licence to fly has been arrested at Amsterdam as he was about to fly a jet with 101 passengers to Turkey, Dutch police say....

EU finance ministers seek deal on EU financial oversight agencies; Sweden says deal near
(Canadian Press) Dec 02, 2009
European Union finance ministers sought to nail down an agreement Wednesday on new financial oversight agencies but faced resistance from Britain, which is worried these may overrule national regulators....

Energizer Bunnies: Turning Rabbits into Green Fuel
(Time Magazine) Nov 28, 2009
Sweden's Tommy Tuvuynger and his team of professional hunters don't have to go far to find their prey...

Sweden woman's 'murder' committed by elk not husband
(BBC) Nov 28, 2009
A Swedish man who was arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife has been cleared, after police decided she was probably killed by an elk....

Cyprus to keep Turkey's EU entry talks frozen
Jun 10, 2009
Cyprus raised the stakes Wednesday in an offshore oil and gas exploration dispute with Turkey, saying the issue would further impede its regional rival's effort to join the European Union....

Cyprus: Digital TV by 2012
Feb 16, 2009
The latest by 2010 Cyprus will be offering digital terrestrial TV transmissions while by 2012 the full transition from analogue to digital TV will be concluded....

Islands struggle in tide of illegal immigrants
Sep 19, 2008
With its beautiful beaches, quaint fishing villages and historical sites such as the Cave of Apocalyse where Saint John is said to have received his revelation, the island of Patmos has long been a popular tourist destination....

Gagatsis: Rehhagel remains Greece coach
Jul 02, 2008
Otto Rehhagel will remain Greece coach despite a poor Euro 2008 campaign, the nation's football supremo Vassilis Gagatsis told Greek radio on Wednesday....

No tears in Greece over holders' Euro 2008 exit
Jun 15, 2008
Greece remained composed on Sunday as its national team achieved no miracle and was eliminated as holder after just two games at Euro 2008....

PM hastens return from Austria
Jun 09, 2008
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, after the conclusion of a series of meetings with the Austrian political leadership, will return on Monday to Athens to chair a meeting to encounter the problems resulting from Sunday's the strong earthquake...

Ten 2004 champions included as Rehhagel names Greek Euro-squad
May 27, 2008
Greece will attempt its title defence at Euro 2008 with 10 champions from 2004 as coach otto Rehhagel on Tuesday named his 23-player squad....

President wraps up Sweden visit
May 22, 2008
President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias on Thursday concluded an official visit to Sweden, after attending a dinner given in his honour by Sweden's King Carl Gustaf XVI at the royal palace in the centre of Stockholm....

Asylum demand end of all deportation of refugees to Greece
Apr 03, 2008
The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) has called on the EU to halt the deportation of asylum seekers to Greece as the Greek authorities in 2007...

Rehhagel not looking back at 2004
Dec 02, 2007
Greek coach Otto Rehhagel, who took his side to an unexpected Euro title in 2004, said Sunday he was not looking back at the tournament in Portugal....

Rehhagel plays down Greece's good fortune in Euro draw
Dec 02, 2007
Greece coach Otto Rehhagel believes his side face a tough challenge in defending their European title after being pitted against Sweden, Spain and Russia in Group D...