March 9, 2023
Editor, FEATURED, Greece, Opinion, Politics
Broadcasting live the introduction statement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the start of the cabinet meeting on Thursday morning was rather a flop even though several ministers showed deep mourning and devastation ten whole days after the deadly train collision in Tempi on February 28, 2023.. Addressing the ministers …
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November 29, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was received by King Charles III at Windsor Castle on Monday evening. The Greek premier was accompanied by his spouse Mareva-Grabowski Mitsotaki. During the meeting that was described as “cordial” the two men discussed issues including environmental initiatives, and government plans to develop the former …
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July 28, 2022
Greece, Politics
The Greek Parliament’s Committee on Institutions and Transparency will meet in a closed-door session on Friday to discuss the allegations of an attempted phone bugging made by socialist opposition PASOK-KINAL party leader Nikos Androulakis. Androulakis, leader of Greece’s third-largest political party and a member of the European Parliament, filed a …
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June 16, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar met with his Greek counterpart Nikos Panagiotopoulos at the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Brussels, amid escalating tension between the two neighboring countries, media in both countries report on Thursday afternoon. According to state broadcaster ERT, meeting was of short duration and Minister Panagiotopoulos …
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April 22, 2022
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US President Joe Biden will meet at the White House on May 16, the prime minister’s office said Thursday. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki also announced the visit Thursday. “President Biden looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece to the White …
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March 8, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet in Istanbul on upcoming Sunday, March 13, and will have lunch at the presidential residence, government spokesman confirmed on Tuesday. The meeting follows an invitation by the Turkish president. Mitsotakis will be visiting the Ecumenical …
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December 8, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in the president’s house in Sochi on Wednesday and their talks focused on trade, energy, the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean. “There is room for improvement in Greek-Russian relations in economic affairs, bilateral trade and tourism,” the Greek PM, …
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November 16, 2021
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
The return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece was one of the key issues Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis intented to discuss with his British counterpart Boris Johnson at the meeting on Tuesday afternoon in London. It came as expected: the Greek PM made his request for the reunification of the …
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November 15, 2021
Greece, Politics
The entire spectrum of Greek-UK bilateral relations, from the significant prospects for deepening economic and trade ties and increasing investments, to the great margins for upgrading tourist traffic in 2022, the return and reunification of the Parthenon Marbles in Greece, the Cyprus issue and the resumption of Turkish aggression in …
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October 31, 2021
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
U.S. President Joe Biden met with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the G20 in Rome. The leaders met amid tensions between the two countries over defense and human rights issues. The two men discussed Turkey’s request to purchase F-16 fighter jets, which U.S. lawmakers have opposed on …
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October 26, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christian, met separately with United States President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday. President Biden and Bartholomew discussed ways to fight climate change and to end the coronavirus pandemic during an Oval Office session, as well as …
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August 23, 2021
Greece, Politics
“There are countries in our neighborhood that, even in contrast to the interest of their societies, are trying to revive old empires and old perceptions,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said after the Greece-Cyprus-Israel tripartite meeting held in Jerusalem on Sunday. “Literally buried in the sand of the past and they …
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June 24, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Ηead of Civil Protection, Greece’s top epidemiologist Sotiris Tsiodras are holding an emergency meeting with local authorities from Crete over the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 on the island. Τhe meeting takes place hours after the head of Greek National Health Care Organization EODY, Panagiotis Arkoumaneas warned of …
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June 14, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Brussels on Monday, on the sidelines of the NATO Leaders Summit. Citing government sources, state-run news agency amna reports that the one-hour-long meeting held after the conclusion of the summit broke the ice, and the two men …
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June 14, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold a face to face meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels on Monday afternoon. The two leaders will be alone with translators only.The meeting is considered as an opportunity to take a further step …
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June 11, 2021
Greece
A meeting of the Ministers of European and Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Malta (EU-Med7) will be held in Athens on Friday, with a focus on the preparations for the EU-Med7 Summit that will take place in Athens in September 2021. The issues on the meeting’s …
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May 31, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold a meeting on June 14 at the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Brussels. This was agreed during an official visit of Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Athens where he had talks with the prime minister …
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May 10, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greece’s Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis will have a series of meetings with top UK officials, representatives of airline companies and tourism market executives during his visit to London between Monday and Wednesday to promote the opening of the 2021 Greek tourism season on May 15. Aim of the Greek Tourism …
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April 15, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will be meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday afternoon following a last minute invitation on Wednesday. Dendias is in Ankara following an invitation by his counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. A higher level of contacts between Greece and Turkey implies Ankara’s move to invite …
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April 13, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will delay a planned visit to Turkey by one day to Thursday because of a scheduling conflict with a meeting of NATO ministers, the Foreign Ministry in Athens said on Tuesday. The visit comes amid tensions over territorial disputes between Ankara and Athens, underlined this …
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