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President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos met with the Archbishop Demetrios of America in Athens on Wednesday. “It must be made clear to all our friends in the United States and our counterparts in the European Union that it...

In response to the continuous influx of migrants and refugees into Greece and Italy, Frontex will deploy a total of 291 agents from 19 different European countries to hotspots in the two Mediterranean countries to assist with the registration and identification...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that the European Union is proceeding in the right direction but it "is moving at a turtle's pace" on the refugee issue. Tsipras spoke after the first day of a EU summit on the...

The European Court of Justice has fined the Greek state for not implementing a European Union directive on urban waste water treatment that was intended to be in full effect by the end of 2000. The Greek state will have to pay a...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras claimed he is willing to cooperate with Turkey, during his remarks on Thursday at the European Union summit in Brussels, that will seek to provide solutions to the refugee crisis. “Greece is ready to cooperate with Turkey, always...

By Dimitris Dalakoglou and Antonios Alexandridis The European Union, one of the strongest economies in the world and home to some of the most advanced state apparatuses in human history, is preparing to shut down its borders, one after the other, because...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will vote on behalf of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on whether the European Union should make concessions to Turkey in the face of the refugee crisis, Euractiv reports. Anastasiades  who will not be attending Thursday's European Union summit, left on...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is committed to help Greece as the country is carrying out the agreements outlined in the new bailout package, Greek media reports. The Greek parliament will have to adopt a series of prior actions during Friday's parliamentary vote...

The Greek government is not open to conducting joint sea patrols with the Turkish Navy in the East Aegean sea. Kathimerini newspaper cites Greek diplomatic sources who claim there will not be such operations between the neighbouring countries in the face...

Based on data released by Frontex on Tuesday, a total of 170,000 irregular migrants entered the European Union in the month of September and as a result yearly totals rose to 710,000 people. According to Reuters, Europe appears to be...