September 21, 2018
Politics, World
The European Union Summit in Salzburg was supposed to bring leaders together, tackle the Migration crisis and reach consensus. A very difficult task given the fact that Austria that runs the EU’s rotating presidency and its Chancellor Sebastian Kurz have a strong anti-migrants policy. A few months ago, the Summit …
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September 18, 2018
Greece, Politics
After repeated appeals for asylum-seekers relocation from overcrowded Moria camp in the island of Lesvos, the European Commission reportedly plans to finally take take action. A total of 3,000 people are to be relocated to the Greek mainland. An EU source told New Europe that “the European Commission, having repeatedly alerted …
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September 12, 2018
Politics, World
In a historic vote, the European Parliament decided on Wednesday to initiate Article 7 and sanction one of its members, Hungary. Reason for the voting were a series of laws passed by Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban that tighten control over independence of the judiciary, freedom of unions, academics and …
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September 12, 2018
Greece, Politics
A nationalist and quasi-fascist force is rising up in Europe, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has warned. In an exclusive interview with Euronews’ new Raw Politics programme, he said the continent was heading for a return to 1930s fascism. “We are going to unleash demonic political forces that will …
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September 2, 2018
Politics, Refugees
With central slogans “Sea-rescue is not a crime” and “Build bridges not walls” refugees and solidarity groups gathered at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens on Saturday afternoon. Protesters were wearing orange t-shirts, the official color of the campaign against the criminalization of sea rescues and the anti-migration policy in some …
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August 31, 2018
Editor
Greece insists that the austerity measure to further pension cuts as of 1. January 2019 is not necessary. Creditors try to avoid commenting on that, although the usual “Euro Sources Anonymous” claim that the euro finance ministers are against abolishing of the measure. “Greece’s budget 2019 will not include pension …
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August 23, 2018
Politics, World
“EU-imposed austerity is finally over for pauperised Greece – and it’s time for a rethink of the whole European project,” writes political theorist Marina Prentoulis on her opinion article “Greece may still be Europe’s sick patient, but the EU is at death’s door. Greece has entered a new, “normal” phase …
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August 17, 2018
Economy
Greece has sent a shock warning to European Union bosses that they risk the economic and political stability of the bloc’s poorer countries while jousting with Britain over a possible no-deal Brexit. Athens said Brussels failing to deliver a Brexit deal would leave the country facing “increased financial and political …
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August 17, 2018
Economy
Relations between US and Turkey took a further turn for the worse, as Washington warned Ankara with more economic sanctions in the last hours unless the latter releases US pastor Andrew Brunson. The US ‘will pay nothing’ to Turkey for the release of detained pastor, President Donald Trump tweeted on …
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August 6, 2018
Refugees
Europeans are no longer shocked by pictures of drowned migrants and refugees children.Their pictures no longer make it to headlines. The urgency Europe felt following the death of 3-year-old refugee boy Kurdi washed ashore a Turkish shore in 2015 appears to have dissipated. Just look at the direction in which …
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July 30, 2018
Turkey-GR
Amid the havoc and the despair in Greece’s wildfires, a joke comes from Turkey. In all seriousness. Chief aide of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a notorious provocateur, opened his mouth and started telling fairy tales right from the darkest corridor of the Anatolian bazaar. From snoozing story teller to hypnotized …
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July 20, 2018
Refugees
The European Union has struck a deal with FYROM to deploy border guards at the south border of the Balkan country to curb migration. European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos and Oliver Spasovski, Minister of Interior of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, signed a status agreement that will allow teams from …
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July 15, 2018
Politics, World
A day before the meeting with Russina President Valdimir Putin, US President Donald Trump continued to attack Europe. In an interview with “CBS Evening News” anchor Jeff Glor in Scotland, Trump named the European Union as his “biggest foe globally right now.” Prompt was the response by European Council President …
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July 12, 2018
Greece, Politics
The Greek Ministry of Defence has announced two programmes for the acquisition of surveillance equipment, to be co-funded by the European Union (EU). The first programme, managed by the Hellenic Navy, concerns the acquisition of up to six electro-optical sensor systems for the service’s eight Sikorsky S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk helicopters, …
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July 8, 2018
Politics, World
With a couple of days delay, the European Commission public consultation on summertime arrangements and daylight saving time has been finally uploaded on the EC website. Consulting EU citizens on the issue follows a European Parliament decision last February that has called for a review of the twice-yearly hour changes …
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July 7, 2018
Politics, Refugees
The Migration Agency of the United nations, the European Union and Greece’s authorities helped a total of 2,800 refugee and migrant children go back to school in the year 2018. The UN Migration Agency IOM announced on Friday that almost 2,800 children living in Greece in open-accommodation centres for migrants …
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July 2, 2018
Politics, Refugees
The European Commission has awarded an additional €45.6 million in emergency assistance to support Spain and Greece respond to the migratory challenges they face. Spain will receive €25.6 million to improve the reception capacity for arrivals at its southern coast and in Ceuta and Melilla as well as to help …
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July 2, 2018
Politics, World
Switzerland has rejected a second asylum seeker relocation programme proposed by the European Union to relieve the burden on frontier countries like Italy and Greece. According to the SonntagsBlick paper, a spokesperson from the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has confirmed that currently Switzerland has no plans to renew its commitment to …
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June 29, 2018
Greece, Politics, World
After a long sleepless night and a session that lasted approximately 14 hours, the 28 European Union leaders managed to reach a compromise and agreed to adopt the conclusions on the hot potato that is called: Migration. The rift within the EU on the issue is bigger than ever before …
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June 28, 2018
Politics, World
The first day of the EU Summit did not go according to plan. The EU Council has cancelled the press conference at the end of Day 1 of the summit and in a very diplomatic statement, make it clear, it’s Italy’s fault… The European Council this afternoon had an exchange …
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