September 14, 2023
Politics, Turkey-GR
“Turkiye’s EU accession process cannot resume under the current circumstances,” the European Parliament’s (EP) said in its annual report for 2023. The EP also urged Turkiye and the EU institutions and member-states to “break the current deadlock” and seek a “realistic framework” for EU-Turkiye relations. In matters of Greek interest, …
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August 29, 2023
environment
Τo tackle the biggest wildfires ever recorded in the EU, the Commission’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre – rescEU – has mobilized 11 firefighting planes and 1 helicopter from the rescEU reserve, stationed in 6 Member States. In addition, 6 European countries have contributed with 6 ground forest fire fighting teams …
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August 24, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
Greek consumers still pay a high price for dairy products compared to the rest of the Europeans, even though the prices of fresh milk, yogurt and butter have fallen – even marginally – in the seven months of this year on the shelves of domestic supermarkets. However, it seems that …
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August 22, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany and Sweden will deploy firefighters and engines to Greece to assist its battle against the wildfires.Additional European aid is at the disposal of Greece in the battle with the wildfires, European Commission spokesperson, Balazs Ujvari said on Tuesday. Ηe noted, Greece activated the civil protection …
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August 21, 2023
Greece, Politics
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen uploaded a message on social media from Athens focusing on European enlargement on Monday ahead of the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on the issue. “We need to bring our friends, the aspiring members of the EU much closer …
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August 20, 2023
Economy
Greece trails other Mediterranean EU countries in per capita wealth, according to the 14th edition of the Global Worth Report issued by Swiss Bank UBS, joined this year by Credit Suisse, which it acquired a few months ago. However, in contrast to other southern European countries, namely Italy and Spain, …
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July 18, 2023
environment
Copernicus, the EU’s Earth observation program, has been activated for the immediate mapping of the areas in Eastern Attica, Western Attica, Viotia and Corinth (Loutraki) that has been burned in wildfires since Monday. The purpose of the activation is the production of maps and data of the affected region, to …
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July 18, 2023
environment
Four water-dropping aircraft Canadair from France and Italy are expected to arrive in Greece to help put out the fires. The aircraft will arrive following a request of the Civil Protection to EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic. “Following Greece’s request for assistance to tackle wildfires in the Attica …
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July 10, 2023
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in an unexpected move, said on Monday the European Union should open the way for Ankara’s accession to the bloc before Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance. Turkey’s bid to join the EU has been frozen for years after membership talks …
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July 7, 2023
Greece, Politics
Over 25 people involved in the ErgOSE Contract 717 on signaling and tele-management on the Greek railroad network have been summoned by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) to testify as suspects of fraud. The office, which has prosecutorial authority over the misuse of EU funding, also sent a case …
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July 5, 2023
Greece, Politics
Greece has made progress in four of five recommendations on improving the rule of law in the country, the European Commission noted in its Rule of Law Report for 2022, released on Wednesday. Specifically, Greece made significant progress in following recommendations in these areas: – Ensuring the effective and systematic …
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June 22, 2023
Greece
European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, aimed at stopping other countries and companies from circumventing existing measures. The new package, tweeted by Sweden as EU president, forbids transit via Russia of an expanded list of goods and …
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June 9, 2023
Greece, Politics
The EU Council of Interior Ministers that met on Thursday in Luxembourg came to an agreement on key asylum and migration laws. After a long and difficult negotiation, the Swedish EU presidency announced: “The Council today took a decisive step towards a modernization of the EU’s rulebook for asylum and …
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May 31, 2023
environment
Greece’s Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection welcomed the European Commission’s doubling of the rescEU’s aerial firefighting fleet for this year’s fire season, pointing out that this decision was an official Greek proposal and an important step for protecting the country against fires. The ministry underlined, Greece welcomes the …
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May 22, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The European Commission has called on Greek authorities to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into fresh allegations of illegal migrant deportations, stated Ylva Johansson, the EU’s Home Affairs Commissioner, on Monday. Video footage published by the New York Times on Friday shows the Greek Coast Guard rounding up asylum …
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May 3, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
For a second year in a row, Greece ranks as the worst EU country for media freedom. According to Reporters Without Borders 2023 Press Freedom Index released on Wednesday, Greece ranks 107th in the world, even below Qatar and Thailand. Norway ranks 1st, Ireland ranks 2nd and Denmark 3rd. At …
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May 2, 2023
Greece, Politics
Recent statements by foreign officials in the previous days, with the most indicative interventions of Jens Ploetner, diplomatic adviser to the German chancellor, and George Tsunis, US ambassador in Athens, have reinforced the general realization that after the elections in Greece and Turkey, Athens’ main Western partners will push toward …
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April 18, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
The European Union on Tuesday proposed making it harder for states to pour billions of euros of aid into an ailing bank, as Italy did with Monte dei Paschi di Siena six years ago. Proposals from the EU’s executive seek to ensure that banks hold enough resources, in particular debt …
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April 18, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The Greek government is actively engaged to evacuate Greek citizens from Sudan, however, the current circumstances in the country in the bring of civil war are grim. Nonetheless, there joint European Union efforts to evacuate some 1,000 European citizens once the conditions allow it. “If a safe way out is …
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April 4, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into the use of illegal Predator spyware in a wiretapping scandal that has shaken Greek politics, EURACTIV has learnt in an exclusive story.. Several sources confirmed to EURACTIV that upon the request of the European Parliament’s PEGA Committee, the inquiry …
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