The Turkish Foreign Ministry criticised PM Mitsotakis over his speech at a Pontian event marking the 100th anniversary of the Genocide by the Ottoman Empire The Greek Foreign Ministry’s responded in a sharp tones to the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s provocative statement which berated Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his address at the International Conference on the Crime … Περισσότερα
The EU is the third-largest in the world The European Union is the third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, and as this ranking from Eurostat and the UK’s Office for National Statistics shows, within the EU (and Europe as a whole), Germany is responsible for the largest share of these emissions. In 2017, … Περισσότερα
The Greek Foreign Ministry responded in a tough way to Turkish provocations The Greek Foreign Ministry responded to Ankara in a harsh tone claiming the agreement with Libya on the delimitation of maritime borders has no value, while calling on the neighbouring country to work with respect to international law. The tough response comes as … Περισσότερα
Israel’s foreign affairs ministry on Wednesday expressed its support to Greece concerning the Turkey-Libya MoU on maritime boundaries, in a post in its official Twitter account. “Israel reiterates its full support and solidarity with Greece in its maritime zones and its opposition to any attempt to violate these rights. Israel attaches great importance to its … Περισσότερα
This repayment strengthens the country’s credibility The process of early repayment by Greece of the expensive part of the International Monetary Fund loans totaling 2,7 billion dollars was completed on Monday. It should be noted that the process was activated at the official request of the Ministry of Finance on September 16th this year and … Περισσότερα
“We will not pull our ships out of there because they are screaming” The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated regarding the Turkey-Libya agreement, that Ankara would not take a step back from its claims. The maritime border agreement, he said, will be approved by the Turkish parliament. His intervention came at the inauguration of … Περισσότερα
The dispute pits Turkey against several eastern Mediterranean states that have agreed maritime & economic zones with Greece & Cyprus Turkey and Libya have signed an agreement on maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean Sea as well as a deal on expanded security and military cooperation, the Turkish government said on Thursday. There were no immediate … Περισσότερα
Von der Leyen’s Commission will have three executive vice-presidents in Frans Timmermans, Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrokvskis Only 23 out of 26 candidates were confirmed by the Parliament after two weeks of regular committee hearings. A second-round saw the remaining three given the green light. The Council issued a communication approving the 27-member-strong list on 25 November. After the EP’s … Περισσότερα
Turkey committed 32 violations of Greek national airspace in the northeast, central and southeastern Aegean on Monday. The illegal entries into Greek territory resulted in 4 dogfights between Greek and Turkish F-16 fighter jets. Turkish aircraft (six F-16s, two F-4s and four CN-235s) also committed 11 infringements of the Athens Air Traffic Regulations (FIR). Six … Περισσότερα
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Ankara would resume its military incursion into Syria if the region was not cleared out from Kurdish fighters. The top Turkish diplomat turned against both the US and Russia accusing them of failing to uphold their side of the bargain as laid out in the agreements after Turkey suspended … Περισσότερα