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The digital policy and media ministry accepted on Wednesday the resignation of Professor Stamatios Krimigis as board chairman of the newly formed Hellenic Space Organisation, less than a month after his appointment was announced in March. It announced that Krimigis will be replaced by the former chairman of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) Christodoulos … Περισσότερα

One of the eight Turkish servicemen that fled to Greece after the failed coup in Turkey in 2016 was released from custody on Thursday, though with strict restrictions on his movements and extra-tight security, including a 24-hour police guard. The order for his release implemented a court decision issued on April 19, which said that … Περισσότερα

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Thursday afternoon, ahead of the NATO foreign ministers meeting on Friday. Diplomatic sources said they discussed the FYROM name issue and relations with Turkey. According to a statement by the Foreign Ministry, the meeting tomorrow will focus on the alliance’s policy … Περισσότερα

Visiting European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker met with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of the main opposition party New Democracy (ND) on Thursday. ND sources said they met for 40 minutes and discussed the party’s ruling plans for when Greece completes its fiscal adjustment program, and Mitsotakis asked that relief options for the Greek debt go ahead … Περισσότερα

The efforts of the Greek people allow a clean exit from the memorandum programme without any precautionary credit line, in the same way as the other EU member-states that successfully concluded financial assistance programmes, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday in a meeting with European Commission President Jean-claude Juncker. Based on the economic policy … Περισσότερα