European Commission
Economy
Greece to Have “Highest Growth Rate in the Eurozone” in 2022
European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said Greece is likely to experience high economic growth next year in a meeting with PM Mitsotakis.
Europe
European Commission Suing AstraZeneca Over Vaccine Delay
The European Commission is suing the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca over the delay in providing vaccines to the Union.
Economy
‘Greece 2.0’: The Plan for Greek Economic Recovery Explained
Greece 2.0, the plan for Greece's economic recovery post-COVID-19, has been laid out with the European Investment Bank to manage 5 bln euros
Diplomacy
EU Chief Snubbed At Meeting with Erdogan in Diplomatic Fiasco
The head of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, was snubbed in a gaffe at talks between the EU and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Economy
Greek Economy to Grow by 3.5% in 2021, EU Forecasts
The Greek economy will grow by 3.5 pct this year and 5.0 pct in 2022, the European Commission said in its winter economic forecasts released on Thursday.
In the report, the EU's executive said economic recovery will continue, supported mostly...
Greek news
EC Proposes New Restrictions on Travel from Outside EU
The European Commission (EC) proposed new restrictions on travel to help stop the further spread of the coronavirus and its variants as not only the overall case numbers but the number of variants continue to rise across the continent.
As...
Greek News
Greek Volunteer Example of Solidarity to Europe
Throughout the pandemic, Elias Giovanidis has been a volunteer at a food bank in Thessaloniki, providing meals for struggling families.
Diplomacy
Greek PM Praises European Commission Decisions on Budget, Climate
In a statement on Friday, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomed decisions regarding the European budget and climate goals made at the the meeting of EU leaders held in Brussels on Thursday.
Mitsotakis praised the breakthrough made on the European budget...
Europe
EU to Purchase 300 Million Doses of Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine
The European Commission announced that they will sign a deal to purchase up to 300 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotech company BioNTech on Wednesday.
This comes after early data from...
Cyprus
EU Threatens Turkey With Sanctions, Calls for Dialogue in Dispute With Greece
Facing rising tension over Turkey's energy exploration efforts in Greek and Cypriot waters, the EU called for dialogue and an end to the continued acts of aggression by Greece's neighbor on Monday.
If Turkey does not heed the warning, European...