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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January 12, 2017
Politics
Crunch time for Cyprus. Representatives of the guarantor powers Greece, Turkey and Britain will join Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Thursday for crucial talks. The UN says are the best chance to reunify the island after four decades of division. Guarantor powers will be represented …
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January 11, 2017
Politics, Refugees
As the Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot side exchange maps in Geneva, Switzerland, the Greek side threatens to cancel the firth-party Conference, should the Turkish Cypriots ask for more than they should. According to Cyprus News Agency: If the map that the Turkish Cypriot side presents at the UN-led talks …
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January 9, 2017
Politics
Talks to reunite the two sides of Cyprus are set to resume in Geneva on Monday. The Mediterranean island and EU member state has been separated since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded the North of the state island and kept it under occupation ever since. A new phase in the …
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December 12, 2016
Economy
A report published by the charity non-governmental organization OXFAM exposes the worst offenders in the ‘race to the bottom on corporate tax.’ Luxembourg, Ireland, Cyprus, and the Netherlands are among the world’s 10 worst tax havens, despite an ongoing EU crackdown on tax avoidance and profit shifting across the bloc. …
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November 29, 2016
Politics
For one more time, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan used the usual “diplomatic” language to take position in crucial issues like the European Union membership and the Cyprus issue. This time it was the Cypriot flag that became his target. “Without shame they come to EU sessions with the flag …
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November 25, 2016
Turkey-GR
Turkish journalist and senior advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Yigit Bulut, has suggested that Turkey annexes the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus. Speaking on A Haber news channel on November 20, Bulut argued that Britain was attempting to control the northern part of Cyprus. His comments came two days before …
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November 24, 2016
Politics
Despite the EU sanctions, Russian tankers have alleged smuggled jet fuel to Syria through EU waters and thus through Cypriot and Greek ports. According to an exclusive Reuters report based on anonymous intelligence sources, “at least two Russian-flagged ships made deliveries – which contravene EU sanctions – via Cyprus,” while …
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November 22, 2016
Politics
Negotiations to reunite the divided island of Cyprus have failed to strike a deal, the United Nations said early on Tuesday. In the latest round of U.N.-brokered talks in Swiss resort of Mont Pelerin, Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci had been negotiating for two days. …
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November 15, 2016
Politics
Barack Obama is the fourth American president visiting Greece after Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959, George W. Bush in 1991 and Bill Clinton in 1999. From the Cold War to the present day, the Greek governments hope for a statement by each American president that can give the much needed …
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