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After previously saying Cyprus doesn't exist as a country, an official document submitted by Turkey to the European Union - which it wants to join - has referred to the Republic of Cyprus as a “defunct” state, according to...

The EU Member States decided on Tuesday to grant Albania a candidate status on the country's accession to the European Union, but negotiations will be long and require the country to make significant judicial reforms, announced the European Commission. It was...

Greece ’s leftist opposition party might have got biggest domestic share of the vote in the European Parliamentary elections, but Greek citizens resident around the European Union cast a different ballot. Conservative New Democracy won the diaspora vote, followed by the Coalition of Radical Left (SYRIZA), withhe Communist...

In what was called a "political earthquake," far-right extremists parties - from Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn to the National Front in France and even up to Denmark - rose to take seats in the European Parliament elections. Analysts said the...

Tourism numbers for Greece for the first quarter of 2014 offer some cause for optimism for the battered hellenic economy. According to data published by Greek tabloid Efimerida Friday, nearly 1.19 million tourists chose to visit Greece between January and March, an 18.2% increase on the same period last...

With virtually no chance of getting the job of European Commission President, Greece's major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras nonetheless pushed himself as a pro-European in a debate with other candidates in Brussels. "What happened...

This year’s Europe Day was celebrated in London with a concert by the European Union Youth Orchestra held in St John's church on May 9 and attended by 500 people. The EU Youth Orchestra played among others a composition of five...

Amnesty International is seeking an end to Greece's “unlawful and shameful” expulsion of refugees and migrants. In a shocking report, the organization speaks of the “unacceptable” treatment that these people face when they reach Greek borders. The report, entitled “Greece: Stop unlawful...

The European Union has launched a new fund for people in need from 2014 to 2020. The new Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) has a total budget of 3.8 billion euros and is the first European...

Cyprus' Foreign Ministry is, in effect, telling residents not to visit Turkey because of what it called onerous changes in visa laws that mean Cypriot passport holders would have to declare that their country doesn't exist. Ankara bars Cypriot vessels from its...