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European Parliament Calls for Sanctions Against Turkey Over Varosha

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Cypriot coastal town of Varosha on Thursday, calling on the European Council to impose sanctions on Turkey over the partial reopening of the town, which violates UN Security Council resolutions. The resolution,...

Varoufakis' Party On Cusp of Losing Seat in European Parliament to ND

  Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis on Monday called the performance of his MeRA25 party in the elections for the European parliament "a small political revolution." His party was on the cusp of securing a seat in the EU body...

Durrells Star Georgoulis Vows to Help Greek Cinema from European Parliament

Popular Greek actor Alexis Georgoulis, currently starring in the television series "The Durrells" as Spiros Halikiopoulos, will be contesting for a seat in the European Parliament in the forthcoming elections of May 26. Speaking to the Greek Reporter, Georgoulis, a...

Political Scandals in Greece Overshadow Significance of European Parliament Elections

Greece is almost one month away from the crucial European Parliament elections of 2019, yet both the government and opposition have turned the political debate into a frenzy of scandal-talk, diverting public opinion by their endless bickering. To a certain...

European Parliament Concerned About Tourists Overrunning Santorini

A scientific study presented to the European parliament recently warned of the serious dangers of overtourism on the idyllic Greek island of Santorini. The report, presented at the Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament, said that there were 5.5 million...

Yanis Varoufakis to Seek European Parliament Seat in Germany (video)

Former Greek Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis was selected on Sunday as a candidate of his party Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) for the European elections in Germany. "I accept (the nomination) because it epitomizes the new trans-national politics...

European Parliament Approves Financial Aid for 550 Redundant Greek Journalists

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved an economic aid package worth €2,308,500 to 550 redundant media workers in Greece. In a statement, the parliament said "550 media workers dismissed by three publishing companies will receive EU aid worth €2,308,500 ...

Zoran Zaev Thanks Greece's Tsipras from the European Parliament (Video)

At the first ever speech made by a Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Zoran Zaev thanked the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras about the Prespa Agreement....

Greek Citizen Appeals to European Parliament over Smoking Law

A Trikala citizen appealed to the European Parliament, asking for the immediate implementation of the law that bans smoking in closed public places in Greece. The document sent to the European Parliament is posted on the trikalavoice.gr news website. The...

European Parliament Honours Late Politician Constantine Mitsotakis

The European Parliament honoured the late Greek politician and former prime minister Constantine Mitsotakis, by naming a room after him in Brussels on Thursday, in the presence of Eurodeputies and Greek officials. The event to name the "Room" was attended...

Varoufakis' DIEM25 Movement May Seek European Parliament Seats in 2019

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis' Diem25 pan-European political movement may seek to enter the European Parliament, as part of a broader effort to overhaul what it calls 'the deep establishment'. The former Greek finance minister, and one of Diem 25's...

European Parliament President: All EU States Must Implement Procedures to Prevent Migrants from 'Shopping for Asylum Status'

The European Parliament President, Antonio Tajani, announced to reporters that it is time the EU member states come together to implement asylum procedures aimed at stopping asylum seekers from “shopping for asylum status." Tajani made several statements to reporters on...

Greek Student Plays Lyre at European Parliament and Speaks About Greece's Hardships (Video)

The European Parliament got a rare treat when a student from the Music School Chania Giorgos Papageorgiou played his lyre during a presentation about Greece and the island of Crete. The student, a young man named George, appeared alongside two other students,...

New European Parliament President Says He's an Admirer of Greek Civilization

Antonio Tajani, the new European Parliament President, has stated in the past that he is an avid admirer of ancient Greek Civilization and speaks ancient Greek. The Italian conservative politician and member of the European People's Party won Tuesday's election...

European Parliament President Schulz Conveys His Support of Greece's Position in Meeting with Tsipras

On Thursday European Parliament President Martin Schulz met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras where he expressed his full support of the Greek government concerning bailout negotiations, adding that if a problem in the negotiations would occur that it would be a risk to...