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  The European Parliament sealed a deal on Wednesday, between the EU and Turkey regarding immigration issues. The agreement was signed last year in December. This bilateral pact is called “readmission” agreement and obliges its signatories to take back migrants entering...

More than 30 young people from Italy, Portugal, Romania and Greece will be meeting in Thessaloniki from February 20 to 22, in order to participate in the international workshop The European Youth Capital 2014, organized by the city of...

The Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of PASOK Evangelos Venizelos have agreed to promote a new voting system for the upcoming European Parliament elections, held all over Europe in May. During their meeting...

The recent incident that took place off the coast of the Greek island of Farmakonisi and led to the tragic death of illegal immigrants, seems to have triggered talks in the European Parliament, with MEP’s demanding an explanation from...

Representatives from the European Union's member states will next week (5 February) agree a mandate for negotiations with MEPs on a proposal to revise EU rules on shipments of waste. They want to close loopholes in the existing law...

Greek farmer Christos Panagiotidis from Thessaloniki, Greece, will participate in the European competition for the best young farmer. The competitors add up to 19 from an equal number of member-States of EU. The winner of the second European Congress will...

“Greek European Citizens” is the name of Jorgo Chatzimarkakis’ new party for the upcoming European Parliament elections, as announced on Thursday. The 47-year-old MEP was born in Duisburg in Germany but is of Greek descent. For ten years he was...

A special event to honor and support rural regions of Greece which despite their difficulties and the economic crisis, still produce an innovative range of products, was organized by the German and Belgian MEP's, Jo Leinen and Marc Tarabella. Greek...

Greece’s Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, attended the European Parliament on Wednesday, January 15, in order to present and describe the priorities of the Greek EU presidency. However, what he received was an outburst and criticism from British MEP Nigel...

Earlier on Wednesday, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras set out the "achievements" of the Greek economy and the efforts undertaken by the Greek people. “After six years of recession there is development in Greece," said the Prime Minister in his...