Tag Archives: Panos Kammenos

The trip to Washington was short and effective. Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos cannot hide his enthusiasm about the Trump administration. He was in the White House and heard President Donald Trump saying “I love Greeks! Oh, I love the Greeks!” He had thorough talks with his counterpart Defense Secretary …

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Wednesday morning, Greece’s Defense Minister Panos Kammenos flew on a helicopter and threw a wreath in the sea to honor the three pilots who lost their lives during the Imia/Kardak conflict in 1996. Turkey’s response was to send a set of F-16 fighter jets in the area and violate not …

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Greeks are stunned. Possibly, also some members of the Independent Greeks, Tsipras’ junior coalition partner, wonder about the appointment of Dimitris Kammenos from ANEL as deputy minister in the new cabinet. The ANEL lawmaker has been known in the local tweeter-sphere for his antisemitic, racist and homophobic stance as well …

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Greece’s National Defense Minister and leader of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks Panos Kammenos warned the country’s creditors that the debt-ridden country might seek alternative sources of funds. Speaking at the Economist conference, Panos Kammenos said: “If the lenders decide to economically smother Greece in order to overthrow a government …

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For a second time within a couple of weeks, Greek Defense Minister and leader of coalition government junior partner Independent Greeks, Panos Kammenos warned that if the European Union keeps undermining the coalition government and the country exit or is forced to exit the Euro “waves of migrants: will stream …

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Greek police arrested a policeman who was ‘following’ Panos Kammenos, leader of nationalist party “Independent Greeks”. According to media reports, Kammenos sought the aid of police after his personal security men realized a man on a motorcycle was following his car when he left his home to go to the …

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