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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September 1, 2021
Greece, Politics
Pope Francis is planning to visit Greece and Cyprus as part of a tour taking in Malta and Slovenia that will possibly take place later in the autumn, according to reports on Wednesday. “Slovakia is on the program, then Cyprus, Greece and Malta,” the pontiff told Spain’s Cope radio, confirming …
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August 23, 2021
Greece, Politics
“There are countries in our neighborhood that, even in contrast to the interest of their societies, are trying to revive old empires and old perceptions,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said after the Greece-Cyprus-Israel tripartite meeting held in Jerusalem on Sunday. “Literally buried in the sand of the past and they …
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July 28, 2021
Greece
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hosted a tripartite summit with the King of Jordan Abdullah II and the President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis in Athens on Wednesday. It is the second summit of the three countries since 2018. Aim of the meeting was expand partnership, strengthen cooperation and the coordination …
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July 23, 2021
Turkey-GR
The UN Security Council on Friday condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call for two states in Cyprus and a move to reopen a resort emptied of Greek Cypriots, calling for a “just” settlement with a united country under a “bizonal” federation, diplomats said. “The Security Council condemns the announcement …
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July 22, 2021
Greece, Politics
“There is no space for improvement of relations between Greece and Turkey or Turkey and the European Union if it continues unlawful conduct in Cyprus,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Thursday after a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides. Dendias rushed to the island state after Turkey announced …
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July 21, 2021
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkish Cypriot authorities announced on Tuesday a partial reopening of the abandoned ghost town of Varosha for potential resettlement, drawing a strong rebuke from the Greek Cypriots but also the international community, the EU, the UN and the USA. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, is rushing to the island state. …
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July 19, 2021
Uncategorized
Protesters against coronavirus measures and vaccines in Cyprus attacked television station SIGMA and torched cars outside the building in Nicosia on Sunday evening, the station said. So far, police arrested five people. Police confirmed the incident at Sigma TV and said around 2,500 protesters went to the network after a …
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July 8, 2021
Politics, World
The European Union will “never, ever” accept a two state deal on ethnically-split Cyprus, the head of its executive said on Thursday. Ursula von der Leyen, who was visiting Cyprus, said the European Union spoke with one voice on the conflict, which has dragged on for decades and is a …
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June 24, 2021
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated his government’s firm position that rejects a two-state solution to the Cyprus issue proposed by Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots. Mitsotakis made the statement during a working dinner of European Council leaders with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres held in Brussels on Thursday. In this …
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April 29, 2021
Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR, World
The informal 5+1 talks on the Cyprus issue ended as expected: in a deadlock. The talks on the initiative of Secretary General of United Nations Antonio Guterres and outside the UN mandate started in Geneva on Wednesday and ended Thursday noon. Guterres said after the talks that there was not …
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April 21, 2021
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades coordinated on Wednesday the efforts of Cyprus and Greece in the view of the informal five party talks on the Cyprus issue scheduled to take place in Geneva at the end of the month.. In a discussion held before their meeting …
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March 24, 2021
Greece, Politics
Cyprus has rejected the draft on Turkey prepared for the summit of European Union leaders as “totally unacceptable.” Also Greece has raised objections saying that it does not reflect the balanced report submitted on Monday by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. Both the Cypriot …
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February 12, 2021
Turkey-GR
Turkey will only join talks to resolve decades of dispute over Cyprus with a proposal to establish two states on the island, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Thursday, adding previous failed proposals should not be on the agenda. On Monday the leaders of Greece and Cyprus said they would …
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February 3, 2021
Politics, Turkey-GR
Reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus in line with the long-established formula of federation is off the table in any future peace talks and any deal should be negotiated between two equal sovereign states, Turkey’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Mevlut Cavusoglu’s remarks after talks with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar could further …
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January 29, 2021
Tourism
Not a single bid was submitted for the tender for the ferry connection between Greece and Cyprus which expired on Friday, Cypriot Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Demetriades has said. The tender, launched December 11, concerned the selection of a contractor to operate passenger services between Cyprus and Greece. The …
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January 23, 2021
Greece, Politics
Nominee for the position of the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has expressed his desire to work to further strengthen security link between the United States and Greece. Responding to a written question by US Senator Robert Menendez, the nominee described the US-Greece relationship as important for Washington’s interests …
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December 7, 2020
Politics, World
The situation regarding Turkey has worsened, stated High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell after the completion of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on Monday. “The ministers believe that we have not yet seen a fundamental shift in …
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November 30, 2020
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey’s seismic exploration vessel Oruc Reis returned to port of Antalya on on Monday morning from disputed Mediterranean waters, less than two weeks before a European Union summit where the bloc will evaluate possible sanctions against Ankara. Turkey withdrew Oruc Reis from contested waters ahead of a previous EU summit …
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October 18, 2020
Turkey-GR
Illegally and deliberately Turkey expanded the Search and Rescue responsibility area in the Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Sea with a post on …Twitter on Saturday. The move not only covers areas of Greek and Cypriot jurisdiction areas, it also brings the Greek-Turkish dispute over maritime zones at a new, …
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