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Turkey’s foreign ministry reacted angrily to the statements made by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan during the latter’s official visit to Athens on Tuesday, saying they are “obsessive and one-sided.” In a...

Giorgos Roupakias, the confessed murderer of Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas, was released from jail on Friday, 30 months after the incident as his trial detention period expired. The Appeals Council issued a decree for his release due to the passage...

War refugees from Syria and Iraq trapped in northern Greece for weeks never held out much hope that meetings between EU and Turkish leaders Thursday would prompt an opening of Balkan borders for them. But with nothing definitive about...

The European Union member states agreed late on Thursday in Brussels on a draft agreement on migration to be discussed with Turkey on Friday. A dinner at the end of the first day concluded without a press conference. The EU-Turkey...

European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič said that energy is a key ingredient in the bailout program and essential to the bailout review. Speaking to Capital.gr, Mr. Šefčovič said that the European Commission is pleased with the progress...

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus increased significantly in the first two months of the year, the Statistical Service announced on Thursday, with new figures also showing that arrivals from Russia soared in February. “For the period January – February 2016 arrivals...

  The majority of Greek households cannot afford to pay their taxes, says a study conducted by the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE). "The sharp decline of wages in the past six years has reduced dramatically the tax-paying abilities of...

While in Brussels for the two-day EU-Turkey summit, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a joint meeting with French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. According to government sources, the focus of the meeting revolved around the Greek...

Schulz expressed optimism about the outcome of the two-day EU summit under way in Brussels. Speaking to the press prior to the start of the summit, Mr. Juncker said the EU-Turkey tentative agreement is in conformity with European and international...

On the eve of a critical summit between EU and Turkey, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he cannot see Turkey becoming a member of the European Union even ten years from now. Mr. Juncker made the comments during...