May 12, 2023
Greece, Politics
“The government’s position on war reparations and the occupation loan is clear,” government spokesman Akis Skertsos said on Friday, revoking his own statement a day earlier that the government does not look in the past but towards the future. Among others, the spokesperson said that Greece’s position on the issue …
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December 13, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“Greece will not stop demanding the payment of German war reparations,” Foreign Minister Nikos Denias said on Tuesday on the occasion of the anniversary of the Massacre of Kalavryta. In a post on Twitter, Dendias said: “Today we honor the victims of the Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupation forces, …
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November 1, 2022
Society, Very Mix
A Turkish citizen was arrested in Thessaloniki, in execution of a European warrant issued by German judicial authorities, on charges of participating in telephone fraud in Germany. Sources said the suspect is a 22-year-old man who has already been taken to the Appeals Prosecutor’s Office of Thessaloniki to initiate procedures …
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October 20, 2022
Economy
Greece has submitted a proposal for the construction of a direct electricity interconnection with Austria and Germany, with an initial capacity of 3.0 gigawatts, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas revealed at the Renewable and Storage Forum on Thursday. “It is not an easy project but there is great need …
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October 18, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The first six German infantry fighting vehicles Marder 1A3 Armored combat Vehicles (TOMA) arrived on Monday in Greece, according to a Hellenic National Defense General Staff announcement. The first 6 out of 40 in total Marder 1A3 were delivered to Greece in the context of an agreement with Germany, a …
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September 16, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s National Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and his German counterpart Christine Lambrecht on Friday agreed to facilitate the consignment of armored vehicles to Ukraine. The tank-swap deal provides that Greece will send 40 tanks to Ukraine and receive corresponding number by Germany Greece will supply Ukraine with 40 Soviet-era armored …
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August 1, 2022
Greece, Politics
Firefighters from France have arrived in Greece to assist their Greek colleagues to combat the numerous wild- and forest-fires ravaging the country. The French contingent consisting of 25 firefighters will be stationed in Attica throughout the month of August. 27 firefighters from Norway and 48 firefighters from Finland are expected …
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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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June 16, 2022
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey lashed out at Germany over comments by its foreign minister expressing concern over the recent escalation of aggressive rhetoric against Greece and violations of the country’s airspace. Turkish government statements “do not help the constructive dialogue and stability in the region,” while “the aggressive rhetoric especially, as well as …
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June 7, 2022
Greece, Politics
Ahead of her visit to Greece and Turkey, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock issued a statement describing Greece as “one of our closest partners in Europe” and Turkey just as “necessary partner.” The Green politician also emphasized the importance she attaches to keeping alive the memory of the atrocities committed …
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June 3, 2022
Greece
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will travel to Thessaloniki next Friday, June 10, following an invitaiton by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. According to Wolfgang Büchner, Deputy Spokesperson of the Federal Government, Scholz will attend a dinner within the framework of the summit of the South East European Cooperation Process taking place …
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May 31, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that during his meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis they had agreed that Germany will supply Greece with tanks, so that Greece can send its weapons to Ukraine. Scholz and Mitsotakis met on the sidelines of the extraordinary EU summit in Brussels on Tuesday. …
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December 7, 2021
Economy
Germany’s finance minister-in-waiting said on Tuesday that “Germany must aspire to become as ambitious as Greece’s domestic policy.” Christian Lindner, head of the liberal Free Democrats (FDP), which will share power in Europe’s biggest economy with the Social Democrats and Greens, said he would watch inflation closely and that the …
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July 16, 2021
Tourism, Travel
Germany has declared all of Greece a coronavirus risk area, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Friday, which means that tourists and returning German nationals need to present a negative test to avoid quarantine. The RKI also listed all of the Netherlands, expect the overseas territories of Bonaire, Sint …
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June 7, 2021
Politics, World
Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday the European Union should abolish the right of individual member states to veto foreign policy measures as the 27-nation bloc arguing that could not allow itself to be “held hostage.” “We can no longer be held hostage by those who paralyse European foreign policy …
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June 3, 2021
Greece
Greece has expressed its strong dissatisfaction that Germany excluded Athens form the Berlin Conference on Libya. “We are extremely dissatisfied with the fact that Germany, insisting on a tactic, did not invite us to the Berlin Conference this time as well”, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Thursday. He underlined …
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May 13, 2021
Tourism
The German government has agreed to let travelers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or recovered from infection avoid testing and quarantine when entering the country, unless they come from areas where variants of concern are prevalent. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet on Wednesday reportedly approved a change to existing rules …
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January 25, 2021
Greece, Politics
Exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey resumed in Istanbul on Monday morning after they were interrupted in March 2016. The talks are not negotiations but a mere record of “bilateral disputes” they could discuss in the future even in the event of seeking a solution at the International Court of …
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December 22, 2020
Politics
Germany has rejected Greece’s request for arms embargo on Turkey amid the ongoing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. Speaking to German Press Agency (dpa) German Foreign Minister Heiko Mass said “I do not find the demand of an arms embargo against Turkey strategically correct. It is not easy to do …
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December 18, 2020
Greece, Refugees
The relocation program of Greece and Germany for refugee children with serious health conditions and their families has been completed, a joint statement released by the Migration and Asylum Ministry and the German embassy in Athens said on Thursday. Germany recognizes “the systematic efforts of Greece, as EU’s frontline border …
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