Greece — country in Southeast Europe

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Friday, October 30, 2026

Greece

country in Southeast Europe

In brief

Six migrants, including an infant, died and eight others were rescued after a speedboat carrying people from Turkey collided with a Greek Coast Guard vessel and capsized off Lesvos. A 37-year-old Turkish survivor was arrested on suspicion of operating the boat and smuggling migrants; authorities are investigating the collision.

Israel returned 22 ancient Greek artifacts to Athens on Oct. 13, 2026, its first repatriation of antiquities to Greece.

Greece has proposed pooling part of future national 6G spectrum auction revenues in a European Spectrum Union to fund strategic technology investment and ease pressure on the EU budget. The plan’s €12 billion to €15 billion estimate is preliminary and comes as member states negotiate financing for the bloc’s proposed 2028–34 budget.

Five EU states—Denmark, Greece, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands—are moving toward outside-EU “return hubs” for rejected asylum seekers, aiming to have facilities ready by 2027 with partners in Africa such as Rwanda or Uganda. The plan follows a June EU migration rule overhaul to accelerate deportations, drawing criticism from rights groups about safety and due process as ministers push ahead with negotiations for third-country sites.

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