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Le Monde: European Council President Says Debate on Greece is Also Political and Moral

European Council President Donald Tusk said on Sunday that the debate on Greece is not only economic but also moral, French newspaper Le Monde reported in an article titled “Ukraine and Greece on the G7 agenda.” Speaking during a joint...

Tsipras-Juncker Meeting Conducted in 'Good Atmosphere'

A meeting on Friday between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was conducted in a good atmosphere of mutual understanding and cooperation, Greek government sources reported. During the approximately half-hour meeting, Tsipras briefed Juncker...

Polish Poet Zagajewski: 'Being Optimistic Today is Rather Naive'

Ιn an interview to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Thursday, Polish poet Adam Zagajewski spoke of optimism, beauty, young people migrating to seek a better life and the importance of reminiscence. "Being optimistic today would be rather naive," Zagajewski, who has...

Greek Foreign Minister to Participate in EU Foreign Affairs Council

Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will be in Brussels on Monday, May 18, to participate in an EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting, according to a Greek Foreign Ministry announcement. The FAC proceedings will begin with a joint working breakfast of...

Greeks in Ukraine

The first ancient Greek colonies appeared in the area of modern Ukraine in the 6th century, near the Black Sea coast and the Crimean peninsula. In the region of Mariupol there are 29 Greek villages and approximately 150,000 residents of Greek...

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Sends New Messages from Moscow

Our government's goal is to remain in the euro zone, since Greece's problem is a European problem and should be resolved within Europe, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a speech at the Institute of International Relations in...

U.S. Assistant Secretary Nuland: "We want to see prosperity and growth in Greece"

On March 17, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland visited Athens to meet with senior Greek government officials. Assistant Secretary Nuland noted that the United States wants to see Greece emerge from its economic crisis...

Obama Discusses Greece in Meeting With European Council President

"We’ll have a chance to discuss the situation in Greece and what more can be done to bolster European growth," said U.S. President Barack Obama ahead of his talks with European Council President Donald Tusk. President Obama said he believes the...

Greek NGO Sends Medicine to Greeks in Mariupol

The Federation of Greek Communities in Ukraine received medical supplies for the villages of the wider Mariupol and eastern Ukraine area, on Tuesday, March 3. Many Ukrainian citizens of Greek origin reside in the area and will benefit from...

Greece 5th Among World's Most 'Miserable' Economies

  Inflation is a disease that can wreck a society, Milton Friedman, the late Nobel laureate economist, once said. Add rising unemployment to the diagnosis, and his profession ascribes a rather non-technical term to the debilitating effect on people: misery. That...