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Cyprus
Cyprus, Greece Want EU Backing On EEZ
After meeting new Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades in Athens, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has called on the European Union to support Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) that would protect the two countries interest in oil and gas exploration in...
Greece
Greece Denies Turkish Terrorist Report
Reports in the Turkish media that Greece closed down two Kurdish terrorist camps near Athens following talks in Ankara between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan are baseless, the Greek government said.
“The Turkish newspapers’ claims...
Greece
Greece, Turkey Can't Agree On Sea Deal
Only days after Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras went to Turkey to meet his counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan to try to resolve differences over gas and oil exploration in the sea between the countries, a further breach has developed....
Europe
Greece Backs Turkey For 2020 Olympics
With the selection of a host city for the 2020 Olympic Games down to Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo and the winner to be named on Sept. 13, Greece has thrown its support behind its neighbor Turkey.
Enemies for 400 years...
Europe
Erdogan Gives Samaras Terrorist Pics
According to the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet’s, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave visiting Greek Premier Antonis Samaras intelligence information about anti-Turk terrorists in Greece.
"Erdogan gave detailed photos and pictures of the training of terrorists in Lavrio as well...
Business
Samaras and Erdogan Deal in Ankara
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed 25 bilateral agreements in Istanbul on March 4 and began discussions on oil and gas explorations in disputed territorial waters as the Greek leader said that the...
Economy
Turkey, Greece Talks Focus on Aegean
Greece Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will visit Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara March 4-5 for a series of critical meetings, which are expected to include talks on the countries' differences on energy exploration in disputed territorial...
Europe
Patriarch Says Greeks Return to Turkey
According to the Turkish newspaper Milliyet, Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew said that Greece's crushing economic crisis has made life so desperate that many people are moving to Turkey.
The newspaper said that the Patriarch noted that Greeks who left the...
Europe
Greece Nixes Erdogan’s Mosque Offer
"Greece has rejected Turkey's offer to finance the construction of a mosque in Athens, the only European capital with no mosque", the Turkish newspaper Zaman reported.
"The Greek government will fund the construction of a mosque in Athens," Deputy Foreign...
Europe
Greek Students Protest Erdogan In Budapest
Greek students along with others from Syria and Armenia protested Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Budapest. During his lecture, they stood outside the university where he was speaking and called him terrorist, insisting Turkey recognize the...