September 20, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece will begin negotiations for the procurement of a fourth Belharra-type frigate, in addition to the three built by France’s Naval Group, National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced on Thursday during the launch of the second such frigate in France on Thursday. Three of the four Belharra will be able …
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January 29, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece is in talks with the US to co-produce US-designed Constellation-class frigates, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Monday. “We are discussing with the US the joint design and co-production of the new generation of Constellation frigates,” Dendias said after a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart, Vasilis Palmas in Athens. …
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March 25, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greece and France signed a new arms deal on Thursday with Athens to buy three Belharra frigates and six more Rafale fighter jets. The Rafale fighter jets will be sold to Greece by Dassault Aviation and would be delivered from the summer of 2024, bringing the Hellenic Air Force’s fleet …
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March 15, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, World
The largest concentration of naval forces in the world is seen at the moment in the northern Aegean Sea: the US aircraft carrier Harry Truman, modern Russian frigates and a number of nuclear-powered escort ships are sailing in the area, while the French Charles de Gaulle is currently south of …
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September 27, 2021
Greece, Politics
The leaders of Greece and France are expected to announce a major, multibillion-euro deal in Paris on Tuesday involving the acquisition by Greece of at least six French-built warships, Greek state ERT TV reported. ERT said Monday that Greece was planning to acquire three French FDI frigates — with the …
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January 25, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greece and France signed on Monday a 2.3 billion euro deal for the purchase of 18 Rafale fighter jets, as tensions with Turkey remain high. Florence Parly, the French defense minister, signed the agreement in Athens to deliver 12 used and six new aircraft built by Dassault Aviation over two …
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September 7, 2020
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Corsica on September 10, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Monday morning. The meeting will take place before the Summit of the countries of European South, MED 7, where leaders from France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Cyprus, …
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January 29, 2020
World
Two Turkish frigates have been spotted off Libya as Turkey ramps up its military support for the U.N.-recognised government in Tripoli against an offensive by the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), website Drive reported on Tuesday. The frigates were spotted, as emerging reports claim that Turkish troops and heavy armor …
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September 2, 2019
Greece
Greece wants to shield the country in the face of Turkish challenges and provocations and will buy two French frigates, media reported over the weekend. The deal was fixed during the visit of Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to Paris and his meeting with President Emmanuel Macron on August 22. The …
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November 14, 2018
Greece
“Investigation is welcomed, I have nothing to hide,” former Prime Minister Costas Simitis said in a short statement issued on Wednesday just hours after daily Ta Nea revealed that the anti-money laundering authorities have ordered the opening of Simitis’ and his close relatives. “Relevant publications focus on slander. And I …
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October 24, 2018
Greece
After a marathon deposition of 20 hours, former Defense Minister Yiannos Papantoniou was remanded in custody late on Tuesday. Handcuffs were passed also to his wife Stavroula Kourakou. Both face charges for money laundering of 2.800.000 Swiss Francs (2.4 million euros) from kickbacks from the time he was Defense Minister …
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April 25, 2018
Greece, Politics
Amid great confusion over the alleged leasing of two French FREMM frigates, Defense Minister Panos Kammenos organized a press conference to clarify the issue. Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, and French President, Emmanuel Macron, have discussed the possible construction of frigates in Greece, Kammenos said on Wednesday morning. The Defense …
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April 24, 2018
Greece, Politics
The two French frigates FREMM will not come to Greece. French media reported on Tuesday morning that the French Defense Minister had dismissed Greek reports of last week that the French Navy would lease two FREMM frigates to Greece. According to what Greek Alternate Defense Minister, Fotis Kouvelis, said last …
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April 20, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greece is to acquire two frigates of multi-mission type FREMM from France among tension with neighbor Turkey. The plan is revealed just a few days after French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his support to Greece against threats in the East Mediterranean Sea. According to Greek media, the frigates will be …
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February 16, 2016
Politics, Refugees, Turkey-GR, Very Mix, World
“The NATO ships have already started informal patrols in the Aegean,” Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos told the media on Tuesday morning short before he left Athens on a Chinook helicopter in order to festively inaugurate four hot spots on the islands of Lesvos, Chios, Leros and Samos. According to …
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October 22, 2015
Politics
French President Francois Hollande is expected to land in Eleftherios Venizelos airport at 4:50 pm Thursday, rush to Athens downtown, lay a wreath at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier and start talking “business”. Investments in Greek public assets that currently enjoy an extended Sales period. It is not coincidence …
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February 20, 2012
Economy
As Greeks wait for a second eurozone rescue package to finally be agreed in Brussels today, many are blaming Germany and France for encouraging and benefiting from some of the much-criticised profligate spending which reduced Greece to near bankruptcy. Do France and Germany have a share on the Greek …
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November 23, 2011
Economy
What’s hidden behind EU immense pressures on Nea Dimokratia leader Antonis Samaras to sign a letter of guarantee and send it to Greece’s lenders? Why are German Chancellor Merkel and French President Sarkozy so keen to get Samaras’ signature? For a second time since October, a report claims that military …
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October 17, 2011
Economy
It’s high time to start a post with a Greek saying. “Two donkeys gave been quarreling inside a foreign barn”. In our case the ‘barn’ that is Greece is empty and yet. Berlin and Paris have been quarreling on weapons deals and warships to be sold to broke Greece. It …
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March 28, 2011
Politics
We have been reporting since last week that the Greek frigate “Limnos” has been patrolling in the waters between the island of Crete and Libya. Today the news came in, that “Limnos set sail from the Souda Bay, bound for waters between Libya and Crete”. Furthermore it has been said that “the …
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