June 24, 2022
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis briefed the European partners on Turkey ‘s actions and the escalation of its aggressive rhetoric towards Greece on Thursday. The briefing took place at the European Council (EUCO) meeting on Thursday. Mitsotakis reiterated that it is up to Turkey to de-escalate the tension. According to government …
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August 17, 2020
Greece, Politics
European Council President Charles Michel proposed that the situation in the East Mediterranean be discussed during a special Council meeting on September 24-25, in a letter on Monday. In a brief letter to the European Council members ahead of their video conference on August 19 on Belarus, Michel said: “Our …
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December 14, 2019
Turkey-GR
Turkey has lashed out at the European Union claiming it has no any “jurisdiction over the maritime boundaries” and its accord with Libya. In a statement issued on Friday, the Foreign Ministry in Ankara called the EU “a mouthpiece of Greek and Cypriot claims.” On Thursday, the European Council said …
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October 14, 2019
Economy, World
With two conclusions the European Council condemned Turkey on Monday for both the military operation in Syria and the illegal drilling in Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone. For the latter it also announced sanctions, even though it did not specify when these could go into effect. The EU condemns #Turkey’s military …
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June 21, 2019
World
The 28 European leaders have threatened Turkey with sanctions if it continues its illegal actions in the Eastern Mediterranean and [interesting to note] in the Aegean Sea. In the Conclusions statement following the European Council Summit in Brussels, the European leaders “strongly condemn” and express “serious concerns” about Turkey’s illegal …
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March 23, 2018
Turkey-GR, World
Turkey condemned as “unacceptable” statements by EU leaders bitterly critical of Ankara’s policies towards EU member Cyprus and Greece, raising tensions days ahead of the key EU-Turkey Summit in Varna. “The statement that was issued contained unacceptable comments against our country that serve the interests of Greece and the Greek …
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March 23, 2018
Greece, Politics
The European Council took a historical decision. For the first time, it condemns Turkey for its illegal actions in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea and underlines its full solidarity with Cyprus and Greece. Surprisingly, the European Council made a special reference to the two Greek soldiers in Turkish …
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December 12, 2017
Politics, World
European Council president Donald Tusk is to tell the EU summit on Thursday that the mandatory quotas for refugees relocation have been ‘divisive and ineffective’ and they should be abolished. The plan comes just days after the EU took three member states, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland to court …
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April 11, 2017
Tourism, Travel
The leadership of the Greek Police (ELAS) has decided to suspend stricter border controls at airports and entry points into country – as part of tighter rules introduced within the Schengen area – after travelers suffered serious delays on the measure’s first day of implementation on April 7. Besides citizens …
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June 26, 2015
Economy
Croupier and European Council President Donald Tusk told Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during the EUCO Summit on Thursday”Gave over.”Prompt and tough was the answer by the PM. “Greece has 1.5 million jobless, 3 million poor and thousands of families that living on grandparents’ pension. This is not a game”. …
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April 20, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
They are shocked. The EU leaders, the EU officials. But, No, they are not shocked by the loss of lives in the deep waters of the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea on a daily basis. They are shocked by the number <700>. That is the lives that disappeared at once off …
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November 26, 2012
Mixed Grill
I’ve always told you that the President of European Council is an inspiring and inspired man. Monday’s struggle of EU and IMF to seek a solution Greek debt apparently deeply touched a sensitive cord of Rompouy’s soul, gave wings to his fantasy and urged him to do something creative: put down some words, full …
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June 26, 2012
Economy
Top officials from the European union and the Euro Zone revealed their grand vision about the common currency, the EURO. In the European version of the Chinese “Gang of Four*”, van Rumpuy (EC), Barroso (EC), Juncker (EUROGROUP) and Draghi (ECB) called EZ member countries to proceed to tighter fiscal control and to “grant …
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October 10, 2011
Economy
UPDATE: Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou had a telephone conversation with Herman van Rompuy and the two men agreed to meet as soon as possible, most likeley this week in Brussels. After a round of consultations last week and over the weekend, inter alia with the Presidents of the Commission …
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July 1, 2011
Politics, World
I had been thinking during the last hours to post something “light” to escape from the misery of the last days in Greece and the depressive posts in KTG. It was hard to find a cute stuff topic though… Until He came to save me! Herman van Rompuy, President of the …
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