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New Democracy Leads Polls Over SYRIZA in European Elections
According to data published on Wednesday by the European Parliament, the center-right New Democracy (ND) party holds a 14-point lead over the left-wing SYRIZA party ahead of the upcoming European elections in May, 2019.
The data is not the result...
Europe
European Parliament Recognizes Guaido as Venezuela’s Interim President
The European Parliament voted on Thursday in favor of a resolution recognizing Venezuela's Juan Guaidó as the country's new interim president, until "free, transparent and credible" elections are held.
The resolution was brought for discussion in the Strasbourg parliament by...
Greece
European Parliament Concerned About Tourists Overrunning Santorini
A scientific study presented to the European parliament recently warned of the serious dangers of overtourism on the idyllic Greek island of Santorini.
The report, presented at the Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament, said that there were 5.5 million...
Europe
Greek and Cypriot MEPs Describe Chaos After Strasbourg Attack
Greek and Cypriot Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) used their social media accounts to describe the chaos that followed the horrific terrorist attack in the city of Strasbourg yesterday.
Strasbourg is the city near the German border where the European Parliament's...
Greece
European Parliament Approves Financial Aid for 550 Redundant Greek Journalists
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved an economic aid package worth €2,308,500 to 550 redundant media workers in Greece.
In a statement, the parliament said "550 media workers dismissed by three publishing companies will receive EU aid worth €2,308,500 ...
Europe
Head of Greece’s European Parliament Information Office Suspended
Leonidas Antonakopoulos, the Head of the information office of the European Parliament in Greece, was suspended along with two other members of staff due to their involvement in an investigation conducted by OLAF, the European anti-fraud office.
In an interview...
Diplomacy
Zoran Zaev Thanks Greece's Tsipras from the European Parliament (Video)
At the first ever speech made by a Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Zoran Zaev thanked the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras about the Prespa Agreement....
Greece
‘Replace Europe of Fear With Europe of Hope', Says Greek Prime Minister
Alexis Tsipras answers questions next to Antonio Tajani
Source: AMNA
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras spoke of his desire to replace fear with hope during a visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
"Our political duty today is to replace this Europe...
Greece
Tsipras Hails Greek 'Success Story' and Warns of Rise of Chauvinism in Europe
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke on Tuesday to the European Parliament on his vision of the future of Europe and the "success story" of the country that came out of the bailout era.
"Greece has made it. Three years...
Europe
MEPs’ Vote to Free Greek Soldiers a ‘Slap’ to Erdogan
A Greek MEP has described the European Parliament's overwhelming support for a call to release two Greek soldiers from a Turkish prison as a "loud slap to the Erdogan leadership".
SYRIZA MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis was tweeting after European lawmakers voted...