Tag Archives: EUCO

The Euro leaders summit (EUCO) in Brussels started at 5 o’ clock Thursday afternoon. One by one the 28 Leaders entered the Summit hall and made statements in front of the press. Based on many of these statement, I can summarize my impressions: neither the 28 will agree with each …

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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande. The meeting took place at the side of the European Council Summit on Migration. According to Greek government sources, the three leaders agreed to give more time to Greece to implement the EU-turkey …

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A load of papers has been produced by officials and commissioners and presidents and vice presidents in Brussels just a couple of hours before the EU Leaders Summit meet to find solutions for the Refugee and Migration. One of these documents is a Six Principles draft aiming to strike a …

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After all this fancy stuff – Angelina Jolie, Government Crisis – in the last few hours, I am supposed to write a post about the perspectives of European Union leaders and national interests to strike a deal with Turkey at the European Council Summit tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday. The official …

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European Unions leaders needed 12 hours to buy the famous Turkish Carpet. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was in Brussels with a meter-long Wish List that he put on the table. Then… well.. we all know how a bargain in the bazar looks like: client asks for price, seller tells a …

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It’s certainly the biggest day in the political life of Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Aware that his country holds the key to the Refugee Crisis – and keep sending a thousand per day to Greece-, top bargainer of 2016, Ahmet Davutoglu plays with the European leaders the way he …

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European Union Leaders and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu share a working lunch on a long table. Main dish: The Refugee Crisis. But the full cannot understand the hungry. A block consisting of 8 EU countries insists that the EU Summit Conclusions clearly states that the Balkan Route will be …

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With the verbal reassurance of Germany and France that the northern borders of Greece will not be closed in the next two weeks, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras returns to Athens to deal with the country’s internal problems like the farmers and the pensions reform. The ‘guarantee’ was given to the …

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The powerful explosion triggered by terrorists in the heart of Ankara on Wednesday evening forced Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to cancel his trip to Brussels. Davutoglu was supposed to participate in the EU Summit and talk about solutions in the Refugee Crisis. Consequently, the three-party meeting between Greece, Germany …

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The presidents of the European Commission and the European Parliament cheer.  jean Claude Juncker called on Greece to accept joint Greek-Turkish patrols on the Aegean, and claimed – probably with solidarity tears in his eyes –  that the refugee crisis is “a European issue, it’s not an issue of Greek-Turkish …

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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijselbloem agreed on the sideline of the EU Leaders Summit in Brussels, that a team of Greek technocrats will cooperate with representatives of the EuroWorking Group until Monday to prepare the Eurogroup meeting of 16 February. According to newspaper To Vima, Tsipras …

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A “historical moment”, frustrated Greeks would say today: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the EU Leaders Summit in Brussels. The meeting was short and painless, and lasted just a few seconds. A hand shake, a few smiles…. and lots of reservation and arrogance. …

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