terrorism

Members of the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire issued statements on Monday that criticize former Greek Citizen Protection Minister Yiannis Panousis for his recent allegations and threaten him with repercussions. Last week Panousis alleged that officials from the country's governing party, SYRIZA, were having conversations...

In an interview with the Greek newspaper Proto Thema, the former Citizens Protection Minister Giannis Panousis stated that he had received threats against his life by politicians who had connections with terrorists. “I have provided the necessary evidence regarding...

EU Commissioner for Migration and Internal Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos on Tuesday stressed the need for a comprehensive approach - as the one in the European Agenda for Security - to deal with terrorism and extremism. Avramopoulos was speaking at the...

The increasing number of migrants and refugees reaching the shores of Greece, Italy, and other European countries has done more than just create a collective action problem for Europe. “The only ones who benefit from the lack of a common European response...

Greece's current Migration Minister; Dimitris Mouzalas admitted that jihadists were able to pass through the Greek border along with the thousands of refugees arriving in the country daily. The migrants and refugees are arriving on the Greek islands close...

The U.S. State Department revoked the designation of Greek urban guerilla group November 17 as a terrorist organization, as stated in the decision published in the Federal Register. The leftist organization acted between 1975 and 2002 and is responsible for the...

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos was snubbed by his U.S. counterpart Ashton Carter and Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work on his visit to the United States. The U.S. Defense Secretary cancelled the meeting over the weekend, claiming he...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed his concern over the potential release of convicted November 17 terrorist Savvas Xeros to Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias upon the latter's official visit to Washington. The Greek official assured his U.S. counterpart...

U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic David D. Pearce held a press conference today in Athens to raise concerns against a bill that was brought for vote to the Greek Parliament. The legislation may allow for the release of...

The Greek police counter-terrorism unit said on Saturday that they made two arrests in Athens following a request from German authorities. A counter-terrorism police operation in Germany resulted in nine arrests on April 15. According to German police, the two...