November 13, 2019
Greece
The Turkish military had allegedly prepared to bring back the eight soldiers who fled to Greece in the aftermath of a failed coup in Turkey, the website of Nordic Monitor Research Center claims. Having obtained secret documents, the Center that is run by Turkish journalists in exile, claims further that …
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October 20, 2019
Greece
The architect of the Prespes Agreement, former Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, has slammed the “irresponsible” European Union leaders for failing to give the Balkan state a date to start accession talks. “I admit I believed I had thought of all possible scenarios regarding the Prespes agreement,” Kotzias tweeted on Saturday …
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February 18, 2019
Greece, Politics
Former Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias filed a lawsuit against ex Defense Minister and Independent Greeks president Panos Kammenos. Kotzias sued his former colleague in the SYRIZA-ANEL government for a series of offenses, such a physical and moral incitement, defamation and direct synergy to a threat, spreading false news also against …
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November 6, 2018
Greece
Former Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has filed a lawsuit for defamation and dissemination of fake news aiming to undermine him and the Prespes Agreement. The former FM filed a 10-page lawsuit at the Prosecutor of Greece’s Supreme Court. The former minister believes that “legal suits for treason brought against him …
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October 20, 2018
Greece
Greece is poised to expand its sovereignty after 70 years, ex Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias revealed on Saturday during the handover ceremony to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who has been sworn in as Foreign Minister as well. He said that Greece will extend its territorial waters from 6 miles now …
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October 19, 2018
Greece
The head of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Athens First Instance Court Court has launched an investigation into the leakage of information with regards to the latest distribution of “secret funds” by the Foreign Ministry. A day after the resignation of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, a news website published information …
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October 18, 2018
Greece
Defense Minister Panos Kammenos fired unbelievable allegations against now former Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and practically forced him to resignation after the Prime Minister and other first-class ministers failed to support him. Tsipras’ junior coalition partner Kammenos alleged Kotzias mismanaged funds for the Prespses Agreement, he was involved in issuing …
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October 17, 2018
Greece
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias resigned early afternoon Wednesday after a cabinet meeting the previous day where he clashed with Defense Minister and junior coalition partner Panos Kammenos over the Prespes Agreement and as it seems also other issues. Nikos Kotzias considered that the Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers …
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September 4, 2018
Editor, Politics, Turkey-GR
The inauguration of the renovated Greek Consulate in the coastal city of Izmir was anything but a well prepared show by Turkey to challenge Greece. Not only did they stage a “show of power” with Turkish aircraft; the chief of Turkish diplomacy dared challenged Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias who …
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September 3, 2018
Greece, Politics
For 10 years, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was struggling to get the name “North Macedonia” but also to reach an agreement with Greece that would grant them Macedonian language and identity. This is understood from a confidential document published by Wikileaks. The document has apparently compiled by then …
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August 6, 2018
Greece, Politics
Russia has expelled two Greek diplomats and forbade entrance to the country to the director of the political office of Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. Moscow’s retaliation comes almost a month after Athens expelled two Russian diplomats for promoting protests against the Macedonia Agreement with FYROM. Greek ambassador to Moscow …
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August 2, 2018
Greece, Politics
The first minister apology for the Athens wildfires came by the deputy defense minister on Thursday morning. Even though with a delay of eleven days. The ministers of Foreign Affairs and the deputy for Citizen Protection and Public Order followed. Almost. Deputy Defense Minister, Fotis Kouvelis, said during a live …
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July 22, 2018
Greece, Politics
“The time when being chicken-hearted was considered diplomacy is over. This is diplomacy for the coop not for the foreign police,” Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said in an interview on Sunday. His message was clear and was defending the latest policy of eternal ally Russia and the expulsion of …
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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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June 5, 2018
Turkey-GR
No other than the deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and government spokesman threatened to abduct the 8 Turkish servicemen that were released from custody on Monday afternoon. Claiming that Greece is “protecting and supporting coup plotters and terrorists,” Bekir Bozdag said: “I want to be clear. Whatever they do, it …
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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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May 29, 2018
Economy
When Greek politicians are outside …Greece, ‘Greece worries about the impact of the financial problems in Italy.’ When Greek politicians are inside …Greece, ‘everything is under control.’ Two contradictory statements on Two contradictory statements on the same day: one by Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, and one by Economy Minister, Yannis …
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May 28, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, told media on Monday, that the mission of the foreign ministers of Greece and FYROM on Macedonia name issue has been accomplished. “Now it is time for the prime ministers of the two countries,” he said adding “today and possibly also tomorrow negotiations at experts …
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May 22, 2018
Uncategorized
Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, met with US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo at the Department of Sate in Washington on Monday. Regional issues, especially those in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, Cyprus, Turkey were high on the agenda, while also the issue of two Greek soldiers in …
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May 12, 2018
Greece, Politics
The European Union needs to retain its focus on citizens, not on some abstract forms, or be afraid of taking some bold steps,” Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias said after the Visegrad-4 Balkan-4 Plus meeting in Sounion on Friday. In a joint press conference with Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjártó, Kotzias said …
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