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German Foreign Min Frank-Walter Steinmeier Visits Greece on Thursday

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is visiting Athens on Thursday to discuss the refugee crisis and the progress of the bailout program implementation. Steinmeier will meet with President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos at 1pm and Prime Minister Alexis...

Germany to Double Aid to Greece for Refugees to 2.4 Million Euros, Berlin Says

Germany plans to double aid currently given to Greece for dealing with the refugee crisis to 2.4 million euros, the German foreign ministry announced. "The foreign ministry is doubling to 2.4 million euros the sums given until now in the...

German Foreign Minister Welcomes Resumption of Cyprus Talks

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomed on Tuesday the imminent resumption of Cyprus negotiations that were agreed upon by Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and the newly elected leader of the Turkish-Cypriot community, Mustafa Akinci. In a statement released by the...

German Foreign Minister: I'm Pleased the German-Greek Relations Improved

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier declared pleased over the recently improved relations between Greece and Germany, while welcoming a softer tone in bilateral discussions after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ official visit to Berlin. Steinmeier met with the Greek Premier at his hotel...

Troika Threatens Greece with Liquidity Suspension

  As reported by German financial review "Handelsblatt," the Troika of Greece’s lenders has threatened the country to suspend the provision of liquidity, unless an agreement is reached for the completion of the Greek program's final review. Such a development...

Steinmeier Keeps The Heat on Greece

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on a two-day official visit to Athens, said on Jan. 10 that the government must stick to reforms no matter the political cost. He met with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader,...

Government Officials Criticize Ambassador's Home Shooting

Early this morning, a shooting took place outside the German ambassador to Greece's residence in Halandri in Athens, Greece. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier described the assault as “very serious.” Meanwhile, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras contacted German Chancellor...

Greece Dominates Merkel’s Re-election Bid

According to Deutsche Welle, one of Merkel's weak points is to rescue  Greece. With this strategy the Social Democratic Party (SPD) attempts to recover in the polls. The election campaign has a lot to do with Greece. Thirty-one days are...