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European lawmakers are voting on a resolution calling for the Turkish authorities to "swiftly conclude the judicial process and release" the two Greek soldiers being held in Edirne. The resolution before the European Parliament says the "lieutenant and sergeant in...

The protracted detention of two Greek servicemen by Turkey for entering its territory illegally will be discussed at the European Parliament's plenary session, convening from next Monday to Wednesday. The discussion item is expected to be approved for inclusion in...

Fifteen Greek MEPs are calling on the Turkish government to swiftly release two Greek soldiers held in Edirne after they accidentally crossed into the country's territory during a border patrol two weeks ago. In the joint statement, an initiative of SYRIZA...

A Trikala citizen appealed to the European Parliament, asking for the immediate implementation of the law that bans smoking in closed public places in Greece. The document sent to the European Parliament is posted on the trikalavoice.gr news website. The...

The European Parliament supports the termination of the Turkish military occupation of northern Cyprus, President of the EP, Antonio Tajani has stressed in Nicosia. Tajani, who is paying an official visit to Cyprus, was received in the morning at the...

The austerity can't reduce the public debt, said European parliament president Antonio Tajani in an interview with the Saturday edition of Nea newspaper. "Greece needs a growth strategy with a restart plan for the economy and the creation of new...

The gyros, the most popular fast-food delicacy of Greeks around the world, may be in danger after an EU Parliament vote to ban phosphate in frozen kebab meat. The European Union's legislature is moving to ban the phosphates used in...

The European Parliament honoured the late Greek politician and former prime minister Constantine Mitsotakis, by naming a room after him in Brussels on Thursday, in the presence of Eurodeputies and Greek officials. The event to name the "Room" was attended...

The European Parliament on Thursday called for an EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia amid the "world’s largest famine" in neighbouring Yemen. The vote puts additional pressure on the Greek government; which is under attack by the opposition and international...

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis' Diem25 pan-European political movement may seek to enter the European Parliament, as part of a broader effort to overhaul what it calls 'the deep establishment'. The former Greek finance minister, and one of Diem 25's...