Government’s Council of Defence and Foreign Affairs (KYSEA) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday at the Maximos mansion, focused on the latest developments in the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean. According to Prime Minister press office announcement, “KYSEA considered very positive EU’s strict message to Turkey on the violation of the international … Περισσότερα
New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis sternly attacked Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accusing him that with the Novartis case he attempted to disorientate the public opinion, in an interview on Saturday with SKAI TV. The main opposition leader said “we will defend ourselves against any attack” adding that “there is a scandal but Mr. Tsipras’ … Περισσότερα
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Saturday underlined the importance of EU positions on the Turkish provocations in the Aegean and Cyprus’ EEZ, expressed by the president of the European Council Donald Tusk who urged Turkey to stop these actions immediately, on Saturday in an interview to public radio ERT. “It was a very strict statement, … Περισσότερα
President Prokopios Pavlopoulos sent a message to FYROM that condition for any agreement is the change of the Constitution during his declaration as honorary citizen of Dion-Olympus on Saturday at Litohoro. He noted that prerequisite for an agreement is a name accepted by Greece, NATO and EU and the change of FYROM’s constitution, a name … Περισσότερα
The process of voting for the next European Commission president and the planning of the new multi-annual financial framework for the years following 2020, both discussed today at the informal EU summit meeting in Brussels on Friday, are very important for the future of Europe, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said following the meeting. During a … Περισσότερα
Over 27 million tourists visited Greece in 2017, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) figures. Tourist traffic increased by 9.7 percent, reaching 27,194 million visitors against 24,799 million visitors in 2016. Specifically, visitor flows through airports increased by 9.9%, while visitor flows through road border-crossing points also increased, by 8.7%. In 2017, travel receipts rose … Περισσότερα
The government’s constant goal is to do its best within the institutional framework in order to shed light on the (Novartis) case, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to stress in the parliamentary debate on Wednesday regarding the setting up of a preliminary investigative committee, according to government sources. Following his speech to SYRIZA’s parliamentary … Περισσότερα
PASOK lawmaker and former finance minister Evangelos Venizelos said the rule of law is at stake in the ongoing investigation into the Novartis bribery case, during a debate in parliament on whether to set up a preliminary committee to investigate the alleged involvement of 10 politicians in the case. His name is among those listed … Περισσότερα
Addressing Parliament during the debate on the Novartis affair on Wednesday, former premier Antonis Samaras utterly rejected the witness testimony linking him to the case and accused the government of setting up the “biggest political frame since the formation of the Greek state”. “I am not here to reply to this vile slander. I did … Περισσότερα
Taking the stand during the debate on the Novartis case in Parliament on Wednesday, main opposition New Democracy’s Vice President Adonis Georgiadis told MPs that he wanted his “day in court” and a chance to clear his name, regardless of whether the crimes for which he was accused were statute-barred. “We talk about the presumption … Περισσότερα