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Greek NGO Sends Medicine to Greeks in Mariupol
The Federation of Greek Communities in Ukraine received medical supplies for the villages of the wider Mariupol and eastern Ukraine area, on Tuesday, March 3. Many Ukrainian citizens of Greek origin reside in the area and will benefit from...
Greece
Greece 5th Among World's Most 'Miserable' Economies
Inflation is a disease that can wreck a society, Milton Friedman, the late Nobel laureate economist, once said. Add rising unemployment to the diagnosis, and his profession ascribes a rather non-technical term to the debilitating effect on people: misery.
That...
Greek News
Sasha Grey Speaks Out Against Russian Propaganda
Actress and former adult film star Sasha Grey (real name: Marina Ann Hantzis) has been the subject of a huge controversy in Russia's involvement in the Ukrainian Crisis.
As part of a Russian propaganda campaign, a video was uploaded to social...
Europe
Greek Foreign Minister Offers Help to Ukraine
On Thursday, February 19, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias visited Kiev, Ukraine to meet with the country’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. Kotzias expressed his support towards Ukraine’s sovereignty, as well as the need to reinforce talks regarding the ceasefire...
Economy
Athens Exchange Up 5% Despite Lack of Eurogroup Agreement
The lack of agreement between Greece and its European partners in yesterday's Eurogroup did not affect the opening of the Athens Stock Exchange.
The General Index was green from the beginning, with profits gradually multiplying. At 1:49 p.m., the index...
Economy
Greek PM and German Chancellor; Possible Informal Meeting
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has no scheduled meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the European Union summit on Thursday. The two leaders may have an informal one, the Greek government spokesperson said.
Speaking to Mega television on Thursday,...
Economy
Russian Foreign Minister: We Will Support the Greeks If They Ask
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia will help Greece if Athens asks for financial support. The statement was made during a meeting with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, on Wednesday.
The two men met in a joint effort to revive...
Europe
Greek Gov’t Urged to Host Greeks in Ukraine Conflict Zones
The Federation of Greek Associations in Ukraine sent a letter to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras requesting that Greece provides temporary shelter for Greeks in Ukraine’s conflict zone, who are in need of immediate assistance.
The letter described the tragic...
Greece
Greek Deputy Defense Minister Calls for Immediate End of Violence in Ukraine
Greek Deputy Defense Minister Kostas Isichos called for an immediate end to the “continuously escalating violence” in Ukraine, announcing that there are plans for Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias to visit Moscow, Kiev and possibly Mariupol, where the presence...
Greece
Consultation for Ukraine's Greek Expatriates Held in Foreign Ministry
A biministerial meeting was held earlier today at the Greek Foreign Ministry under Minister Nikos Kotzias, regarding the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and the safety conditions of ethnic Greek expatriates residing on either side of the hostilities line in...