The Athens Bar Association announced on Tuesday it is prepared to offer any form of legal support to the Greek soldiers detained in Turkey since last week, if requested. In a statement issued by its board, the Association said it is ready to cooperate with Greek authorities on the issue and its president, Dimitris Vervesos, … Περισσότερα
The case of the two Greek soldiers detained in Turkey will not become an “endless political thriller,” government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos predicted on Tuesday, noting that Greece is doing everything necessary at all levels regarding this issue. Speaking to SKAI TV, Tzanakopoulos said that the possibility of the two Greeks facing espionage charges would be … Περισσότερα
“The continued detainment of the two Greek servicemen by Turkish authorities is unacceptable and is poisoning Greek-Turkish relations,” main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday from the island of Symi, where he was paying a visit. He explained that similar incidents have always occurred along the Greek-Turkish borders and had always … Περισσότερα
Any attempts by Ankara to take advantage of the incident that occurred when two Greek soldiers on border patrol in northeastern Greece accidentally strayed into Turkish territory for “other purposes” will be detrimental to Turkey, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reportedly said during a government council meeting in Maximos Mansion on Tuesday. The meeting discussed the … Περισσότερα
The special preliminary investigation committee on the Novartis case decided during its first meeting in Parliament on Monday to convene behind closed doors. According to regulations, it is the committee’s prerogative to hold open or closed-door meetings. According to sources, the proposal for the confidential meetings was supported by the ruling coalition SYRIZA and ANEL, … Περισσότερα
Two consortia have expressed interest in participating in two Greek oil and gas exploration and exploitation tenders for the regions off Crete and in the Ionian Sea, the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management (HHRM) company said on Monday. The two submissions are from U.S.’s Exxon Mobil, France’s Total and Hellenic Petroleum for two blocks southwest of … Περισσότερα
Defence Minister Panos Kammenos will participate in a meeting of EU defence ministers taking place on Tuesday in Brussels. According to sources, Kammenos will also brief his European counterparts on the incident involving two Greek servicemen arrested and detained in Turkey after they were allegedly located by a Turkish patrol on Turkish territory last Thursday. … Περισσότερα
Turkey’s aggressive stance and its violation of international treaties in terms of Cyprus and Greek islands will be raised emphatically at all international ogranisations, especially the European Union, the foreign ministers of Greece and Cyprus said after their meeting ion Monday. “Turkey?s behavior at this time does not threaten the interests of the Republic of … Περισσότερα
The first session of the parliamentary preliminary examination committee on the Novartis case will be held on Monday afternoon. Monday’s session will focus on the election of committee chairman. SYRIZA deputy Thodoris Dritsas is expected to be nominated. The special committee on Novartis will have the same powers as a public prosecutor when conducting a … Περισσότερα
“The elections will be held in 2018,” main opposition New Democracy (ND) press office chief Makarios Lazaridis said in a party meeting on Sunday. He underlined that the supposedly ‘clean exit’ from the memoranda that the prime minister has announced is another political fraud and expressed strong concern over the Turkish provocations in Cyprus and … Περισσότερα