As the election period kicked in, the streets of the capital once again took centre stage after police were unleashed in a series of undocumented migrant sweeps. On a brighter note, defending European champions Panathinaikos edged closer to the Final Four basketball championship in Istanbul while Greece, Israel and Cyprus reaffirmed their commitment to the development of an energy alliance
As an historic summit of the Arab League in Baghdad – the first in the Iraqi capital in a generation – takes place, Iraq's ambassador to Greece said he feels the days of the Syrian regime are numbered
It was the week after the haircut and, although the massive problems in the economy haven't gone away, there was some more space to cover other stories. Spring is in the air and that brought some optimism, and a protest unlike any other. Here's our choice of the week's best photographs from the agencies
It was the week of the big haircut - the largest in history, we're told. While the bondholders were signing up for the debt writedown, life went on in Greece, as recorded in this selection of photographs from the agencies
In a week that saw more negioations in Brussels, a raft of laws passing through parliament, protests and snow, we select our nine favourite photos from the agencies
Sunday night’s turmoil resulted in the worse violence witnessed in Athens since 2008. A number of shops, cafes, businesses and cinemas were destroyed or damaged as a result of sporadic rioting. Meanwhile members of Parliament voted in favour of receiving the second 130bn euro bailout which will result in further austerity measures being imposed on the country
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