March 27, 2023
Greece, Politics
Cyprus said new efforts by Greece and Turkey to improve their relations is positive, but Greek Cypriots cannot support Ankara’s IMO bid. Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis told state radio on Monday morning that Nicosia was not bound in any way by Greece’s decision to support the Turkish candidacy for the …
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February 12, 2023
Politics, World
With 100 per cent of votes counted Nikos Christodoulides had a clear lead, echoing what exit polls had earlier suggested. Christodoulides secured 51.91 per cent of the vote while Andreas Mavroyiannis got 48.09 per cent. 49-year-old Christodoulides will become president on 28 February. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs …
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October 31, 2022
Greece, Politics
A group of the PEGA Committee of inquiry of the European Parliament will travel to Cyprus and Greece November 1-4, 2022 to investigate the situation regarding the development and use of spyware on the ground. 🇨🇾🇬🇷 This week, a group of @EP_PegaInquiry MEPs travel to Cyprus (1-2 Nov) and Greece …
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October 14, 2022
Economy
A new roll on/roll off (Ro-Ro) line linking Greece with Cyprus was inaugurated on October 1, the Lavrio Port Authority (LPA) said on Thursday. SBS Lines Cyprus’ two Ro-Ros, “Cenk T” and “Cenk G”, will run between the ports of Lavrio (SE Attica), Thessaloniki (N Greece) and Limassol (SW Cyprus). …
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July 20, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“Today’s sombre anniversary of the 48th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus on 20 July 1974 and the continued illegal occupation of more than a third of the island by Turkish troops is a reminder to the international community of Turkey’s flagrant violation of International Law and United Nations …
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June 24, 2022
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis briefed the European partners on Turkey ‘s actions and the escalation of its aggressive rhetoric towards Greece on Thursday. The briefing took place at the European Council (EUCO) meeting on Thursday. Mitsotakis reiterated that it is up to Turkey to de-escalate the tension. According to government …
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May 17, 2022
Greece, Politics
“There is no greater honor for an elected leader of Greece, where democracy was born, to address the representatives of people who have defended democratic ideals strongly since the founding of their country,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during his address at the US Congress on Tuesday. The Greek premier …
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May 6, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
After a break of whole 22 years, the maritime connection between Cyprus and Greece is to be restored again. Cyprus-flagged ferry MV DALEELA a ropax type ship managed will leave the port of Limassol on Sunday, June 9, for the port of Piraeus, expected to arrive after 30 hours. DALEELA …
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April 8, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
US Under-Secretary of State Victoria Nuland put a tombstone to all scenarios about reviving the EastMed pipeline project as well as other pipelines in eastern Mediterranean Sea. visiting Greece and Cyprus, Nuland clearly expressed the US position that Europe must move away from the gas dependence of Russian gas as …
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January 8, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Deputy Health Minister Mina Gaga told media on Saturday that the Covid-19 pandemic will soon be over and that people will have to live with it like with a common flu. In an interview with news website iefirmerida.gr, Gaga estimated that things will be better in two to three weeks. …
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January 7, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece has caused a row with Cyprus after a Minister and ruling New Democracy party Vice claimed that the cheap PCR tests used in Cyprus were “Chinese” and of “very low reliability.” Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis was trying to argue in favor of expensive PCR tests in Greece and in …
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December 14, 2021
Turkey-GR
The United States and Qatar have assured Turkey that Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum will stay out of Turkey’s continental shelf in the Eastern Mediterranean, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, after the companies were given an energy exploration license in disputed waters. Earlier this month, Ankara accused Cyprus …
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December 10, 2021
Politics, Uncategorized, World
Cyprus on Friday signed a natural gas exploration and production sharing contract for an offshore field in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) with ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy. The two will start field work for seismic data acquisition in block 5 next year. The agreement was signed at the presidential palace …
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December 7, 2021
Greece, Politics
“Our relations with Israel have never been better,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in joint statements with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem on Tuesday. The prime minister referred to the strategic alliance between the three countries. Speaking about the pandemic, he stressed the …
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November 22, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said he is “pessimistic” regarding the possibility of resolving the decades-old Cyprus issue in an interview with financial newspaper Naftemporiki published on Monday. “Unfortunately, I am not optimistic about the prospect of resolving the Cyprus issue,” he was quoted as saying, responding to a question …
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November 8, 2021
Politics, World
France showcased its military muscle Monday with a tour of its new frigate Auvergne in the eastern Mediterranean, seeking to underscore what the ship’s captain said was the importance that Paris attaches to ensuring security and stability in the region. Captain Paul Merveilleux de Vignaux said the Auvergne with its …
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October 22, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
As the Greek-Cypriot research vessel the Nautical Geo continues its work for the east med pipeline within the Cyprus’ EE, Turkey threatens with intervention on the spot. The Turkish Foreign Ministry spoke of an attempt to send research ships to the “Turkish continental shelf,” stressing that it would not allow …
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October 19, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday called the trilateral cooperation scheme established by Greece, Cyprus and Egypt “a beacon of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean,” in joint statements with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi after the 9th Trilateral Summit held in Athens. He said …
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October 19, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR
European Union foreign ministers decided on Monday to impose sanctions on Turkey if Ankara’s actions and provocation continue against Cyprus. At a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, the Foreign Affairs Council has called on the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell and the European Commission …
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September 18, 2021
Turkey-GR
Turkey has rebuffed the Athens declaration jointly adopted by the leaders of EU’s Mediterranean countries during the EUMED summit in Athens on Friday. Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said that the paragraphs concerning the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus and irregular migration were “biased, lacking vision and disconnected from reality as …
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