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Diplomacy
Greek PM Mitsotakis, German Chancellor Merkel Speak Ahead of Friday Meeting
Just one day before a special meeting of the European Union Security Council, it was reported that Greek Prime Minister spoke on the telephone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday.
Greek media are reporting that the Prime Minister discussed...
Diplomacy
EU Council President, Merkel Speak with Erdogan; Reportedly "In Favor of Dialogue"
It was reported in Greek media today that European Union Council President Charles Michel held a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to information disclosed by EU Council spokesman Barend Leyts.
The call occurred amid sharply-rising tensions...
Diplomacy
Greece Rallies Friends and Allies as it Requests Emergency EU Meeting Over Turkish Aggression
Greece requested the European Union on Tuesday to hold an emergency meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers over Turkey’s continuous aggression in the southern Aegean and East Mediterranean Sea.
The decision was announced after a meeting of Prime Minister Kyriakos...
Greece
Number of Deportations from Greece Up Slightly in First Half of 2020
Greece's Ministry of Migration and Asylum on Wednesday released the January-June 2020 data on voluntary and forced returns of migrants, as well as information regarding the relocations of unaccompanied minors for family reunification and to other EU countries.
The statistics...
Business
Greek PM Lauds EU Coronavirus Grant Package
"We are returning to Athens with an overall package that exceeds 70 billion euros, an unprecedented sum for our country," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday, in a press conference following the marathon European Council meeting in Brussels,...
Business
Greece's Industrial Production Declines Less than Other EU Countries
Industrial production in Greece fell by less than the average decline in the Eurozone, Eurostat said in a report on Tuesday. Production worldwide has greatly slowed down in recent months due to the coronavirus pandemic and its related shutdowns.
However,...
Culture
EU Foreign Ministers Condemn Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Decision
The European Union's foreign affairs leader Josep Borrell stated that the EU flatly "condemned the Turkish decision to convert such an emblematic monument as the Hagia Sophia," after Monday's meeting of all 27 foreign ministers of the nations belonging...
Europe
Polish Populist Duda Reelected by Slim Margin
Polish President Adrzej Duda is the apparent winner in Sunday's electoral contest in that country, getting the nod over Warsaw's liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski yesterday by a narrow margin.
The populist leader is credited with garnering 51.2% of votes in...
Europe
Croatia and Bulgaria Enter Process to Convert to Euro
The Balkan states of Croatia and Bulgaria have entered the European Central Bank's program for nations which would like to adopt the euro as their official currency, according to a recent statement from the Bank.
The two nations have joined...
Cyprus
Greece — Cyprus Ferry Route Approved by EU; Planning Begins
A ferry route that would link Greece to Cyprus has recently been given the green light by the European Commission, with a total of 6 million euros (6.7 million) to be granted annually to support the project.
The information was...