Prime ministers of Greece, Italy and Belgium as well as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are scheduled to visit Egypt on March 17. There is information about a 7.4 billion euro EU aid package to Egypt with the aim to fortify the country’s border with Libya. Greece and …
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Brussels prosecutors remove e-bracelet from Eva Kaili
Prosecuting authorities in Brussels on Thursday confirmed the decision to remove the electronic bracelet monitoring arrested MEP and former European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili. Belgian authorities said further that Kaili will be subject to restrictions that are not yet known. After having spent four months in Brussels prison due …
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Kaili released from prison: House arrest with e-tracking bracelet
Greek MEP and former Vice President of the European Parliament Eva Kaili was released from prison on Wednesday by order of Belgian prosecutor Michel Claise following a detention of over four months, said her Belgian lawyer Sven Mary. Kaili will be placed under house arrest, wearing an electronic tracking bracelet. …
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Belgian justice to decide on Kaili’s release on Mar 3
Belgian judicial authorities will announce later this week whether Greek MEP and former European Parliament vice president Eva Kaili should be released from pre-trial detention with an electronic bracelet, her lawyer has said on Tuesday. Speaking after an appeal hearing in Brussels, Michalis Dimitrakopoulos said he expected the decision to …
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Kaili hearing postponed for next week; remains in custody
The pre-trial hearing of MEP Eva Kaili has been postponed to December 22, media in Greece report from Brussels on Wednesday afternoon. She did not appear at the hearing, where it will be decided whether she will remain in custody or be released on conditions. The postponement has been confirmed …
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EP-Vice Eva Kaili among four arrested in Qatargate: Belgian media
European Parliament Vice and MEP Eva Kaili is reported to be among the four people arrested over the weekend over corruption charges, Belgian media and French news agency AFP report early Sunday afternoon. #UPDATE Four suspects have been charged and remanded in custody in a Belgian investigation into alleged corruption …
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EP-Vice MEP Eva Kaili arrested in Brussels on suspicion of corruption
+++Socialist MEP and Vice President of the European Parliament Eva Kaili has been arrested by Belgian authorities on corruption suspicion related to Qatar, Belgian media,, French AFP and Greek state-run news agency amna report late on Friday. Citing a source with knowledge of the case AFP reported Kaili’s arrest after …
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Covid19-Deaths: Minister celebrates “Greece is 12 times better than Belgium”
“Yes, we celebrate because we are 12 times better than Belgium,” Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis shouted during a live interview on Skai TV on Monday morning. In an effort to persuade the panel and the public that Greece is doing better than other European countries, he started listing the recent …
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Belgium puts Greece on list of “orange countries” with “high health risks” UPD
Of all places Belgium has put Greece on a list of “orange countries” due to alleged “high coronavirus risk.” This means that travellers from Greece, whether Belgian or other nationals, will have to be placed into 14-day quarantine when they enter the country. That was reveled by daily Le Soir. …
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Belgium to pay €222mn to Greece in SMP profit return from Greek bonds
Belgium will pay a total of 221.8 million euros to Greece in the context of profit central banks made from Greek bonds, Belgian business newspaper L ‘Echo reports. The money is from the ECB and EZ central banks Security Markets Program. “In the midst of a crisis, the European Central …
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Belgium company exported “rotten meat” to South-East Europe
Scandal over rotten meat in Belgium. Authorities found traces of “waste meat” in products destined for markets in southeastern Europe and have closed a major meat processing plant in the country, and supermarkets have taken meat products off their shelves in a scandal over rotten meat. The company, Veviba, saw …
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After Germany, also Belgium suspends Schengen for flights from Greece
More and more countries seem to increase security measures for flight passengers arriving from Greece. Following Germany and Italy, strict controls are also imposed by Belgium. There are several reports that security controls have increased at the airport in Brussels and passengers arriving from Greece have to stand in long …
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Lidl erases Church crosses from Greek emblematic landscape on food packaging
You want a picturesque Greek scenery with the church, but you’re bothered to see a cross, claiming reasons of falsely understood political correctness? Then you just remove the cross – in this case: several crosses… It sounds unbelievable but it’s true. It happened in Belgium and the photoshop was done …
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Athens: Belgian tourist fatally shot by firearm, autopsy finds
The Belgian tourist found dead last week is victim of a crime, autopsy conducted on Monday morning finds. A bullet was found stuck in his head. The mystery around the man remains as so far no family member has reported him missing to police. The 54-year-old man holder of a …
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Survey: 55% of Europeans against further Muslim Migration
Europeans are afraid of migration from mainly Muslim countries. A recent research poll conducted in among 10,000 people in ten European countries shows that the levels of public anxiety over immigration from mainly Muslim states are significant and widespread. The survey was conducted before US president Donald Trump signed the …
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Far-right Migration Minister Francken to withdraw Belgian asylum experts from Greece’s islands
Belgium plans to immediately withdraw the experts that has sent to the Greek islands to assist in registration and identification of refugees. According to the Flemish daily De Standaard, the Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration and member of the far-right N-VA party, Theo Francken, has allegedly decided for …
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UPD Crete: Police arrests Syrian suspect following Belgian arrest warrant
Greek police arrested a Syrian terror suspect following an arrest warrant from Belgium. According to a police statement, the 51-year-old Syrian national has been accused among others for “terrorist acts within the European Union, participation in a criminal organization, human trafficking and forgery.” The man was arrested yesterday, Thursday (13. …
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Jan Fabre submitted resignation to Greece’s Culture Minister
Culture Minister Aristidis Baltas said that Jan Fabre submitted his resignation as curator of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival. In his resignation Fabre said it was not possible for him to “work in a hostile artistic environment.” In a statement Minister Baltas underlined that Fabre’s resignation was the result of …
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Hubris! Belgian curator of Athens & Epidaurus Festival excludes Greek artists
The new curator of Athens and Epidaurus Festival, Belgian Jan Fabre triggered stormy reactions when he decided to exclude Greek artists and dedicate this year’s event to “Belgian spirit.” Belgian artist Jan Fabre and new art director of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival announced this year’s event would focus on …
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Greek police: “map of Brussels airport” in terrorist’s apartment in Athens
A computer and a memory stick with maps of Brussels’ Zaventem Airport was found in a flat in Athens where one of the suspected Paris attacks organisers was staying, Greek private Skai TV revealed on Friday. The revelation comes after the terrorist attacks in Brussels airport and metro and the …
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