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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...