November 14, 2017
Politics, Turkey-GR
Russia and Turkey plan to launch the first reactor at Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear power plant in 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Speaking alongside Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Putin said the Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom would begin work at the Akkuyu site in the near future. Putin …
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October 16, 2017
Tourism
Local authorities of Lindos and the Metropolis of Rhodes banned foreign weddings after a UK couple posted a snap from a sex act outside a church. Another similar incident occurred in Cyprus. Is this the new trend by sex hungry brides from the United Kingdom? Bishop Kyrillos of the Metropolis …
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July 17, 2017
Uncategorized
Drilling for natural gas begins this week in Block 11 of the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone. The state of Cyprus, and French oil giant Total and Italian ENI are determined to proceed with drilling works, despite Turkey’s provocations. “Nothing can stop the drilling,” Cyprus and Total said on Monday. Furious …
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July 8, 2017
Greece, Politics
Greek Foreign Ministry blames solely Turkey for the failure of the Cyprus talks in Crans-Montana. “Turkey drove the Cyprus talks to impasse, refused to set down in binding writing the promises it made to UN General Secretary and showed it had no intention to compromise,” the Ministry said in a …
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July 4, 2017
Uncategorized
Negotiations in Crans-Montana are for tough guys with a good stomach. On the seventh day of talks about the future of the divided island, Ankara reiterated that that Turkish troops will remain in the occupied north in any Cyprus peace deal. Turkey toughened its stance and insisted it won’t sign …
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June 30, 2017
Turkey-GR
UN-sponsored Cyprus talks at Crans-Montana, Switzerland, stalled on Thursday as the Turkish side insists to promote EU freedoms for the Turkish settlers in the occupied north part of the island. The issue triggered the intervention of Maarten Verwey, Director General of the Structural Reform Support Service of the European Commission, …
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June 15, 2017
Greece, Politics
Under draconian security measures, the trilateral summit between Greece, Cyprus and Israel started in Thessaloniki on Thursday morning. High on the agenda are energy and security issues in the region, the situation in the Middle East and the Qatar issue as well as the Cyprus and the Palestinian issues. The …
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June 4, 2017
Economy
The Obama administration played an important role to make sure Greece remains in the eurozone, former Vice President Joe Biden said. In an interview to newspaper Kathimerini, Biden said that he was personally involved in the issue and described the efforts and difficulties he faced to avoid the financial collapse …
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May 3, 2017
Turkey-GR
In a letter to the United Nations, Turkey’s UN Permanent Representative threatens Cyprus but also oil giants ENI and TOTAL over offshore hydrocarbon exploration in Block 6 in Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone. Ankara not only disputes the possibility of Cyprus to carry out exploration or give licenses but also declares …
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April 23, 2017
Uncategorized
Greek foreign minister Nicos Kotzias has written a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to complain about “the conduct” of UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide, reports said on Sunday. According to Cypriot newspaper Phileleftheros “the letter bluntly stated” that the UN official was acting to promote the Turkish request …
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April 22, 2017
Politics, World
Veteran Irish pop star and activist (?) Bob Geldof has drawn the ire of Greek Cypriots, who this week urged him to cancel a concert he is due to play on Friday in the Turkish-occupied north of the divided island. The veteran Irish singer and his band, The Boomtown Rats, …
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April 6, 2017
Greece, Politics, World
The Brexit, Cyprus peace talks, Greek-Turkish relations and the bilateral relations will be on the agenda of Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his British counterpart Boris Johnson in Athens on Thursday, April 6, 2017. The visit comes after Kotzias accused the UK of lobbying for Turkey on the Cyprus …
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April 5, 2017
Economy
ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Petroleum on Wednesday signed an agreement with Cyprus to carry out exploratory drilling off the east Mediterranean island’s southern coast, where officials hope sizeable deposits of oil and gas could be found. Qatar Petroleum Chief Executive Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said the area, or block, where the …
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April 4, 2017
Uncategorized
Energy ministers from Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Israel signed an agreement on natural gas pipeline in Tel Aviv on Monday. The proposed 2,000 kilometer subsea pipeline would connect gas fields offshore of Israel and Cyprus with Greece and possibly Italy. Aiming to transform the Eastern Mediterranean into a regional energy …
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March 3, 2017
Politics
Greece’s government does not intend to purchase F-35 Stealth Fighters, but upgrade the F-16 jets, Deputy Defense Minister Dimitris Vitsas said on Friday. Speaking to Skai TV, Vitsas said that one stealth costs 100 million euros. “Multiply the total cost on 5 also for maintenance, infrastructure etc…Do we have the …
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February 17, 2017
Society
The super winner of Greece’s Joker lottery is not even in Greece. The lottery ticket with the lucky numbers 9, 11, 33, 43, 44 and Joker 13 was checked in Limassol in Cyprus. Sixteen point four million euros go overseas. Two more lucky tickets containing five winning numbers without the …
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January 16, 2017
Politics
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias sharply criticized foreign and Greek press reports on Sunday which blamed him for the breakup in Cyprus talks in Geneva saying that the Turkish side had interrupted the talks unexpectedly. Asked by the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) about reports published in the news website Politico, he …
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January 13, 2017
Politics
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday the Greek side was once again avoiding a solution to the Cyprus problem, warning that a solution without Turkey should not be expected. “We have told Cyprus and Greece clearly that they should not expect a solution without Turkey as guarantor. We are …
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January 13, 2017
Politics
Ankara shows its real intentions regarding a solution for the Cyprus problem. It not only opposes the idea of withdrawal of its troops from Cyprus and the abolition of the guarantor powers. It also opposes the idea of the European Union as a so-called “guarantor of Cyprus reunification”. Turkish Foreign …
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January 13, 2017
Politics
The conference on the Cyprus issue ended late on Thursday in Geneva. The talks will continue at a technical staff level on January 18 on the issue of securities. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias once again stressed the need for the withdrawal of the Turkish occupation troops with a continuous …
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