January 27, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greek Parliament honored the memory of the victims of the Holocaust ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday evening by displaying the slogan “We remember” on its facade. The logo displayed a photograph of prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp. January 27 marks the 78th anniversary of the liberation …
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December 16, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s Foreign Ministry has issued on Friday a warning to Greek citizens in Peru due to the security situation in the South American country that is in tough political turmoil violent protests and protesters’ deaths. On Thursday, Peru declared a 30-day state of emergency. FM Announcement “In light of recent …
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November 13, 2022
Greece, Politics
“Greece unequivocally condemns terrorism and we extend our heartfelt condolences to the Turkish government and the Turkish people,” the Foreign Ministry in Athens said in a statement on Sunday afternoon, after a bomb exploded in Istanbul ‘s famous Istiklal Street killing at least 6 people and wounding over 80. The …
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September 5, 2022
Greece, Politics
The Greek Foreign Ministry congratulated newly elected British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday. “Congratulations to Liz Truss on becoming the next British PM. During her tenure as Foreign Secretary, our bilateral relations gained a renewed momentum by signing with Nikos Dendias the MoU on Strategic Bilateral Framework between Greece …
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August 31, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greece has expressed grief over the death of the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. “We express our sorrow for the loss of a great European,” the Foreign Ministry said in a tweet. “[Gorbachev] was instrumental in ending the Cold War, in promoting nuclear disarmament and the democratization of his country,” …
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July 20, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“Today’s sombre anniversary of the 48th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus on 20 July 1974 and the continued illegal occupation of more than a third of the island by Turkish troops is a reminder to the international community of Turkey’s flagrant violation of International Law and United Nations …
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July 17, 2022
Greece, Politics
The Greek Foreign Ministry on Sunday expressed its deep sorrow to the families of the 8 Ukrainian crew members of the Antonov cargo airplane that crashed near Kavala, northern Greece, late on Saturday night. In a post on Twitter, the Greek Foreign Ministry said: “Profoundly saddened by the news of …
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June 9, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s Foreign Ministry uploaded a total of 16 maps “in an effort to increase the wider public’s awareness of Turkish revisionism,” as it said in a statement. “The attached maps depict in a vivid and irrefutable way the Turkish illegal unilateral actions and claims,” the Ministry added. Greece-Turkey borders according …
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June 3, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“No one can give a logical answer as to why my name was deleted from the translation of the FBI Novartis document,” PASOK-KINAL MP and former Health Minister Andreas Loverdos told Skai TV on Friday morning. It was one more of Loverdos’ statements after documentonews newspaper and koutipandoras website published …
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May 27, 2022
Greece, Politics
Iran has seized two Greece-owned and -flagged oil tankers in retaliation for Iranian oil seized off Greece earlier by US authorities state broadcaster ERT reported early Friday evening. The tankers were approached by helicopters and members of the Iranian military have boarded on the tankers, the report noted. Prompt was …
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May 20, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR
An unprecedented violation of Greece’s national sovereignty by Turkish fighter jets on Friday: they reached 2.5 nautical miles off the port city of Alexandroupolis in north-eastern Greece. Angry reaction by the Greek Foreign Ministry that issued a statement condemning “the very clear escalation of Turkish provocations.” Foreign Ministry statement “We …
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April 6, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece has declared 12 Russian diplomats persona non gratae, the Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday. The Russian diplomats will have to leave the country. The ministry’s secretary general has informed about this decision the ambassador of the Russian Federation in Athens “earlier today,” the ministry said in a statement. According …
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March 7, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The statement by the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry are “unacceptable” the Foreign Ministry in Athens said late on Sunday. Greece ’s Foreign Ministry responded to the unprecedented statement by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova who lashed out against the country for its stance on the war in …
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March 6, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, World
Russia’s Foreign Ministry went one step further towards a deeper deterioration of the Greek-Russian relations, directly accusing the conservative government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis of “hypocricy” and a “defamation campaign against Russia.” The verbal attack was launched by Maria Zakharova, the information and press director of the ministry in Moscow. According …
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February 27, 2022
Greece, Politics, Tourism, Travel
Greeks should avoid traveling to the Russian Federation, the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry in Athens said on Sunday afternoon as more and more European countries close their national airspace to Russian planes. “Greeks are advised to avoid not necessary travel to the Russian Federation” spokesman Alexandros Papaioannou told state …
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February 26, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Four more ethnic Greeks are killed in eastern Ukraine raising the total fatalities to ten on a single day. The Greek Foreign MInistry announced late on Saturday that four more ethnic Greeks were killed in Sartana, eastern Ukraine. Another four were killed Saturday afternoon in the village of Bugas, some …
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February 22, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s Foreign Ministry advises Greek nationals to not travel to Ukraine for the time being. In an announcement issued early Tuesday afternoon, February 22, 2022, the Ministry encourages Greek nationals who are currently in the country to contact Greek diplomatic representations in Kiev, Mariupol and Odessa. Greek authorities in Ukraine: …
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February 22, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece needed some twelve hours to take official position on the Russia-Ukraine developments and Tuesday morning it announced that it will stand with its allies in the European Union and the NATO. At an emergency meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis early in the morning, the Council of Foreign …
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February 11, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greece’s Foreign Ministry urges Greek nationals who are or travel to Ukraine to be in contact with the Greek Embassy in Kiev. In a announcement issued late on Friday, 11. February 2022, the Foreign Ministry in Athens lists contact details such as emergency phone numbers, e-mails and other information. The …
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December 26, 2021
Greece, Politics
The Greek Foreign Ministry issued a brief statement on the death of South Africa’s Archbishop and historic personality in fight against the apartheid, Desmond Tutu. “Deeply saddened by the passing of South Africa’s Archibishop Desmond Tutu, a prominent civic & human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his …
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