September 13, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis shared a joint message against Turkey’s provocations. In short statements to journalists ahead their working dinner in Elysse Palace in Paris on Monday evening, the two leaders stressed the importance of the strategic partnership agreement between Greece and France. “This …
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September 28, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece and France signed a major defense deal and a strategic partnership deal on Tuesday morning. In the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the French and Greek foreign and defense ministers signed the deal of 3+1 Belharra frigates estimated to be worth 5 …
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September 27, 2021
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Paris on Monday for a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron and the inauguration of the exhibition “Paris-Athens: Birth of Modern Greece” at the Louvre Museum. The exhibition is organized on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution and aims to highlight …
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June 25, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism
Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron blasted Greece and other tourism-dependent nations for freely accepting visitors who were inoculated with less effective Chinese and Russian vaccines, signaling the possibility of additional curbs on travel ahead of the peak tourist season. During a summit of European Union leaders behind closed doors in …
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March 3, 2021
Greece, Politics
French President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse Brigitte will attend the annual military parade in Athens on March 25 that this year coincides with the bicentennial celebrations for the beginning of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Daily kathimerini reported the news adding that as …
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October 26, 2020
Greece
Greece said Monday that Turkey plans to carry out a maritime military exercise on Oct. 28, a Greek national holiday, just hours after NATO’s secretary general said both Greece and Turkey had called off war-games on each other’s national holidays. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said Ankara’s move showed it was …
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October 25, 2020
Greece
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his full support and solidarity to Emmanuel Macron following the insults by Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan against the French President. “Personal insults against President Macron and hate speech targeting France by the Turkish leadership is unacceptable, fuels religious hatred and undermines peaceful coexistence,” …
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September 10, 2020
Politics, World
French President Emmanuel Macron appeared fierce against Turkey, urging the members of the European Union South MED7 that “Europe must unite on the unacceptable behavior of Turkey.” Addressing the leaders of Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Malta and Cyprus gathered in Corsica’s capital Ajaccio for the MED7 Summit on Thursday morning, …
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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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August 31, 2020
FEATURED, Politics, World
France is deploying the flagship of its Navy, the nuclear-powered surface vessel, aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The deployment comes in the wake of Turkey’s war threats. Citing sources of the French General Staff, French media report that the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is …
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August 21, 2020
FEATURED, World
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that Europe must protect its members’ sovereignty in the Eastern Mediterranean when it is cast into doubt. He said that France and Germany would act in a coordinated way and that both countries want a de-escalation of tensions and respect for sovereignty. Macron …
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August 20, 2020
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece managed to draw the attention of its European partners to the tense situation in the East Mediterranean Sea and Turkey’s aggressiveness and to press them to take position on Turkey. After the extraordinary teleconference of the European Council focusing on the situation in Belarus on Wednesday, Greek Prime Minister …
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August 12, 2020
FEATURED, Politics, World
France will increase its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, calling on Turkey to halt oil and gas exploration in disputed waters that has heightened tensions with Greece. The French leader voiced concern over “unilateral” exploration by Turkey in a call with Greek Prime …
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July 23, 2020
Greece
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his solidarity with Greece and Cyprus in a message on social media written in Greek. “Europe needs to take a thorough look at security issues in the Mediterranean. I will soon convene a conference of the countries of the European Union’s South,” he wrote on …
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February 16, 2020
World
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he would allow North Macedonia and Albania to begin talks on joining the European Union if the bloc’s executive gave them a positive review next month. Macron’s comments at the Munich Security Conference look set to end his freeze on the two Balkan …
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January 29, 2020
Greece
“France supports Greece and Cyprus in terms of respect for their sovereign rights, condemning Turkey’s challenge of these,” President Emmannuel Macron said during a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at Elysee Palace in Paris on Wednesday. “We repeated our concerns and condemned unequivocally the Turkey-Libya agreement,” …
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November 29, 2019
Turkey-GR
French President Emmanuel Macron should check his own “brain death” before describing NATO “brain dead”, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday in a rebuff of the French leader. “Look Mr. Macron, I am calling to you from Turkey, but I will tell you again at NATO. First, have your …
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October 19, 2019
World
North Macedonia Prime Minister, Zoran Zaef, has called for early elections just a day after French President Emmanuel Macron blocked the start of European Union accession talks with the country as well as with Albania. “Citizens must decide which path we will take in the future – the correct, progressive …
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October 18, 2019
Politics, World
French President Emmanuel Macron blocked on Friday the begin of EU accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania. In support of French position were also the Netherlands and Denmark. The EU Summit deeply disappointed the two Balkan countries, as unanimity is required for new EU member states. Macron said the …
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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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