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Mitsotakis pledges for a stronger defense industry, Rutter sees Greece as a “staunch NATO ally”

November 26, 2024 FEATURED, Greece, Politics 0

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed the unwavering support for Ukraine and the need for even greater support from NATO in a meeting the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Mark Rutte, in Athens on Tuesday. In joint statements both Mitsotakis and Rutte refrained from commenting on the consequences …

Greek PM gets furious when asked by Dutch journalist on alleged “pushbacks”

November 10, 2021 FEATURED, Greece, Politics 9

A bold question on pushbacks posed by a Dutch journalist to Greek and Dutch prime ministers during a press conference had Kyriakos Mitsotakis “see red”. He felt insulted also in the name of the “Greek people” and losing his temper he furiously advised correspondent Ingebor Beugel that in Greece’s we …

“Bilateral relations are excellent” say PM Mitsotakis, Dutch counterpart Rutte

September 4, 2019 Greece Comments Off on “Bilateral relations are excellent” say PM Mitsotakis, Dutch counterpart Rutte

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday met with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in The Hague, where the two statesmen confirmed that “bilateral relations are excellent,” in joint statements after their meeting. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the two countries were working closely together in the EU, NATO …

Dijsselbloem party collapses, his successor in Eurogroup is getting ready

March 16, 2017 Politics, World 3

No shock result in Dutch elections. A clear victory against populism. Prime Minister Mark Rutte won, nationalist populist Geert Wilders took pleasure as the second largest party in the parliament of the Netherlands. Jeroen Dijsselbloem and his ‘social-democrat’ Labor party suffered a historic loss, crashed from 38 seats to just …

Merkel, Rutte promised Turkey to accept 250K Syrian refugees per year

March 13, 2017 Refugees 3

As more and more European countries ban Turkish rallies, several Greeks I spoke to in the last days are concerned that Ankara may start to push refugees and migrants towards Greece and consequently Europe as retaliation over the row. “I’m afraid, we will pay the price again,” a friend told …

“They are Nazis” Turkey lashes out after Netherlands denies FM’s landing permission

March 11, 2017 World 2

Turkey lashed out at Netherlands on Saturday after the Dutch government decided to deny landing rights for foreign minister Mevsut Cavusoglu. Immediate was the reaction of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who spoke of “Nazis and fascists” and wondered “let’s see how your flights will land in Turkey.” Several European countries …

Germany, Holland push for Asylum Registration so refugees remain stuck in Greece

March 2, 2016 Politics, Refugees, World 19

Germany and The Netherlands are setting up the agenda on the EU – Turkey Summit on March 7th 2016. based on statements made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte it comes down to this: refugees and migrants would have to apply for asylum in Greece …

EU’s Dutch Presidency wants to split the bill without paying its own share on Refugees

January 7, 2016 Refugees, Very Mix 36

It seems to be a decided issue: Refugees and migrants will be trapped in Greece. The new Dutch European Union Presidency vowed a tough line on refugees which translates into keeping refugees and migrants out of the central and north Europe. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the numbers of …

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