November 14, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Monday that he is “fully satisfied” by the Prime Minister’s pledge to shed light on the wiretapping scandal, after two newspapers alleged he was among those targeted via phone malware. “I would also like to say that my cooperation with the Prime Minister is …
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July 28, 2022
Uncategorized
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock began her first visit in Greece with paying respect to two memorials directly connected with the disaster caused by the Nazi Germany: the “Kommandantur”, the “city command” where thousands of Greeks were held and tortured during the Nazi occupation 1941 -1945 and the Holocaust Memorial. …
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September 19, 2020
Greece
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias appealed to his European counterparts for the creation of a list of potential sanctions to be imposed on Turkey if necessary. “We don’t want them to be imposed now on Turkey, but to be there so it is clear what will happen if Ankara returns to …
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May 22, 2020
Greece, Politics
Athens submitted a demarche, a protest note, to Ankara over “the issue at a point of southern Evros the occasion of the change of the riverbed” diplomatic sources told media on Friday evening, without mentioning what exactly “the issue” at the land border between the two countries was. “The issue” …
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October 14, 2019
Greece, Politics
Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, welcomed the decision of the European Council on Monday to impose economic sanctions against Turkey for its illegal drilling in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus and to restrict arms exports to Turkey for its military operation to Syria. The European Union today spoke in a …
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September 9, 2019
Greece, Politics
Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Denias, has stressed the New Democracy government commitment to implement the Prespes Agreement pointing out that it is harmful’ but not traitorous, as ND used to claim when it was in the opposition. “In any case, at this time talking about betrayal, I don’t think it …
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February 15, 2019
Greece, Politics
Government spokesman Dimitris Tsanakopoulos announced the mini government reshuffle Friday noon. The reshuffle was expected after SYRIZA managed to pass its proposal for the Constitutional revision. New ministers in important posts: Foreign Ministry: Giorgos Katrougalos – he replaces PM Alexis Tsipras who took over the office after Kotzias’ resignation last …
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June 28, 2018
Greece, Politics
Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, has said that he received hundreds of threatening messages over the Macedonia name issue. But also bullets and “boxes containing blood and soil.” In an interview with 247 FM, Kotzias said that he has received more than 800 threatening messages and is still receiving threats against …
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May 31, 2018
Greece, Politics
The President of the Pan-Hellenic Federation of Macedonian Associations has filed a lawsuit against Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, for treason over the Macedonia name issue. The lawsuit has been filed as Greece and FYROM seem to be very close to an agreement based on component name that includes the term …
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March 17, 2018
Greece, Politics
A bullet wrapped in a letter arrived at the Foreign Ministry, the envelope was addresses to minister, Nikos Kotzias. The letter was reportedly referring to the ongoing negotiations on the Macedonia name dispute and the latest developments. The bullet and the letter were immediately forwarded to Greek police. According to …
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February 2, 2018
Greece, Politics
Minister for Citizen Protection, Nikos Toskas, revealed that Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, received a letter threatening him and his family. “We have three bullets for you,” the anonymous sender wrote, Toskas said adding that the letter did not contain any bullets. Speaking to private ANT1 TV on Friday morning, the …
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March 23, 2017
Politics, Refugees
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias sent a strong message to the European Union partners: “Greece will not take back refugees from northern Europe,” he said adding that “a new wave this summer would overwhelm us.” In an interview to German daily Die Welt, Kotzias said Greece does not have the capacity …
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March 17, 2017
Politics, World
“In the EU, we have a deficit in leadership,” Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said in an interview with the US magazine National Interest. His remarks about Germany, Turkey, Russia, the refugee crisis and the conflict in Syria are “noteworthy for their clear stands,” the magazine notes. With the European …
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February 15, 2016
Refugees, Very Mix
Few days before the European Council Summit Tuesday and Friday in Brussels and the Europeans emerge for one more time divided as to how to deal with the Refugee Crisis. Alliances have been built and the EU member states seem to be trapped in their own fences, fences they erected to …
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January 27, 2015
Politics
Greece’s new cabinet of SYRIZA-Independent Greeks coalition government has been announced on Tuesday. Left-wing SYRIZA decided to merge several ministries and establish so-called “super ministries” staffed with several alternate and deputy ministers. Media reported earlier of a 10+10+10 scheme that is: 10 ministers + 10 alternate ministers + 10 deputy …
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July 17, 2013
Very Mix
Golden Dawn MP Ilias Panayiotaros called German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle “Mrs.”. During a speech in the Greek Parliament, Panayiotaros referred to the visit of finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and said he was not in charge of the German WWII reparations to Greece. Addressing the Parliament, Panayiotaros said: “The government …
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March 26, 2013
Economy
Luxembourg’s foreign minister accused Germany on Tuesday of “striving for hegemony” in the euro zone by telling Cyprus what business model it should pursue. Like Cyprus, Luxembourg has a large financial sector, whose comparatively light-touch tax and regulatory regime has long irked its much bigger neighbors Germany and France. “Germany …
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