Tag Archives: EU

Greece has completed all prior actions needed to conclude the fourth and final review of the Greek programme, according to a compliance report posted by the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs on Wednesday. This opens up the path for approving the disbursement of the final tranche of loans …

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European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, announced an informal mini summit on migration and asylum issues. The meeting is scheduled for Sunday, June 24th, in Brussels. In a tweet Juncker announced the informal summit, however without revealing who is to participate.  Howver, he tagged the prime ministers of Greece, Italy, Bulgaria …

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French Emmanuel Macron agreed on Tuesday to create a budget for the euro zone. They met at Meseberg by Berlin  and agreed also on some other EU reforms like reducing the number of EU Commissioners and take again steps on the migration crisis. The meeting, …

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The European Commission and European institutions will continue to use the name “Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” for Greece’s northern neighbour until the agreement signed by Athens and Skopje on Sunday is fully implemented, a spokesperson for European Commission Vice President and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security …

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The European Union hits back at the tariffs imposed on steel and aluminium by the US and the Trump administration. The EU College of Commissioners decided on Wednesday to adopt a a tic-for-tat duties strategy:  a 25% duty on several products imported from the US, including food items like rice …

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In a groundbreaking decision, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that same-sex couple have the same residency rights as heterosexual couple, regardless of whether an EU member state recognizes. The same-sex spouse of an EU citizen is entitled to reside with his or her partner regardless of whether …

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Greece and Bulgaria were the top two countries among all EU members, with the highest share of their population in arrears with mortgage, rent, utility bills or hire purchase payments in 2016, the bloc’s statistical office said. Almost half (47.9%) the population in Greece were in arrears, followed by Bulgaria …

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The longest sandy beach of the European Union is full 25 kilometers long and is in western Greece, along the Ionian Sea on the Epirus mainland. The beach of Monolithi extends along the west coast of the Prefecture of Preveza. The area took its name Monolithi  – “Single Stone – …

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A bad day for world trade: US moves forward with imposing tariffs on steel and aluminium, without exception for Canada, Mexico and the European block. The new measures 25% percent on steel and 10% on aluminium go into effect on 1. June 2018, US time. The European Union threatens with …

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The hell broke out on Tuesday afternoon, when European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources. Gunther Oettinger from German CDU claimed that “European voters should not vote for right populists or left parties.” Reason for this unprecedented ‘teaching’ was the political turmoil in Italy and the prospect of new elections. …

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The European Union is proposing a total ban on ten single-use plastic products and fishing gear that account for 70% of litter in EU waters. Single-use plastic items such as straws, cutlery, plates, bottles,  cotton buds, drink stirrers, balloon sticks  in a bid to clean up the oceans. 500,000 tonnes …

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Cyprus, Greece and Malta on Friday enhanced already-close cooperation on shipping matters, at their 6th trilateral meeting, in Nicosia, aiming to strengthen their collective voice in the EU and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Natasa Pilides, Deputy Minister of Shipping chaired the meeting with her two counterparts, Greece’s Shipping and …

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The European Union Commissioner for Migration has warned that Greece is receiving more and more refugees from Turkey this year, pinpointing the need for more budget and personnel to police the borders. Commissioner, Dimitris Avramopoulos, said on Wednesday that the arrivals in Greece had increased nine times in March this …

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) needs to reach an agreement with Greece and its European creditors by next week to ensure that the fund has enough time to give money to the embattled nation. Speaking to CNBC Tuesday, Poul Thomsen, the IMF director for Europe, said that there needs to …

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Brussels and the European Commission reportedly urge the Greek government to have any agreement between Greece and FYROM on the Macedonia name dispute will pass with not just a parliamentary majority of 150+1 but with a enhanced majority of 180 votes. According to an exclusive report of SYRIZA-affiliated daily Avgi, …

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The European Union needs to retain its focus on citizens, not on some abstract forms, or be afraid of taking some bold steps,” Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias said after the Visegrad-4 Balkan-4 Plus meeting in Sounion on Friday. In a joint press conference with Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjártó, Kotzias said …

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European Commission technocrats must have been in a trolling mood when they wrote the Pensions Adequacy Report 2018. They raise concern about the cuts in pensions and low-pensioners benefits they demanded from Greece to implement in the context of the 3. bailout as “all these provisions are expected to have …

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The International Monetary Fund is urging the European Union, it must give Greece “upfront and unconditional debt relief” or it will refuse to part-find the latest bailout program. Without immediate action the financial plight of the recession-ravaged country would deteriorate dramatically over the coming decades, the IMF warned in a …

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In a delirium out of control, the Turkish Foreign Ministry launched a fierce attack against the European Union, Greece and Cyprus after the Commission report 2018. In an completely unacceptable and  provocative statement, Ankara claims that the islets of Imia “their territorial waters and airspace above them are exclusively under …

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In one of its more critical reports towards Turkey, the European Commission urged Ankara to improve relations with EU member-states, lift the state of emergency as soon as possible and improve human rights. Turkey is taking “major steps” in the wrong direction and it is shifting towards authoritariarism, the Commission …

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