September 24, 2022
Greece, Politics
Addressing the 77th United Nations General Assembly, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis focused on Turkey’s escalating rhetoric, the European Union’s response to authoritarianism and the threat of climate change. Mitsotakis described Turkey’s aggressive rhetoric as one that was “combined with a massive disinformation campaign, and multiple violations of Greece’s sovereignty …
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September 12, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greece’s economy will grow 5.9% during 2021, far more than the original 3.6% estimate, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Saturday at the at the Thessaloniki International Fair, where heads of government traditionally announce the coming year’s economic policies and relief measures for the society. Mitsotakis justified the growth revision based …
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December 4, 2019
Greece
Frozen faces, tense smiles, ice-cold hands: Strangers in the room where Greeks and Turkish delegations met in London on the sidelines of the NATO Summit. The meeting between Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President,Tayyip Erdogan, including Foreign and Defense Ministers from both countries lasted exactly 1.35 hour. The …
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November 6, 2019
Economy
Laudatory speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, for Dr Wolfgang Schäuble at the VdZ Publishers’ Night, Berlin, 4 November 2019. The English philosopher John Stuart Mill once observed that “a great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere to …
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June 25, 2019
Sports
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo won the NBA award for the Most Valuable Player 2018-2019. Upon receiving the MVP Award, the “Greek Freak” gave an incredibly moving and emotional speech in his second language. The 24-year-old player thanked God, his family, his coach, the Bucks, the Greeks who stayed out …
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February 17, 2019
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his North-Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev were awarded the Ewald-von-Kleist-Prize at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. They were honored with the Award for their contribution to peace and conflict management. For almost one minute the audience applauded the two statesmen who managed to solve …
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October 11, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greece’s war reparation demands from Germany are “legally active and judicially enforceable,” President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said in his address at the official dinner held in honor of visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Budenbender. Pavlopoulos said that Greece’s demands were not unilateral or …
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September 12, 2018
Greece, Politics
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker praised Greeks’ Herculean efforts and urged members of the European Parliament to hail these efforts. Addressing the EP on Wednesday morning and delivering his annual State of the Union speech, Juncker noted that Greece has succeeded in concluding the stability program and can stand on …
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September 12, 2018
Greece, Politics
Europe will have no future if the bloc does not admit mistakes in handling the financial and the migration crisis, Prime Minister warned the European Parliament on Tuesday. Alexis Tsipras said Europe could face an existential crisis over nationalism unless the bloc admits mistakes and its failure to handle a …
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August 21, 2018
Greece, Politics
“Ithaca is just the beginning,” Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in his address to the nation on the occasion of the country exiting the bailout program. He practically confused the Greeks who always believed that Ithaca in the Ionian Sea is the symbol for the end of the 10-year …
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July 3, 2018
Economy
EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Pierre Moscovici, said that Greece firmly stands by its own feet after the Eurogroup decision on June 21 and that the post-bailout surveillance will help the country to return to the markets. During his 2-day visit in Greece, Moscovici delivered a speech at …
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March 26, 2018
Economy
“As a high-risk state, Greece should even pay more than twice the fixed contributions to a future European Financial Mechanism Fund,” the International Monetary Fund said in a report released on Monday. But if this mechanism existed in the years of the crisis, Greece would receive much more money (as …
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March 23, 2018
Greece, Politics
US President Donald Trump hosted the traditional celebration at the White House in honor of Greece’s Independence Day.”Good bless Greece and America” the US President said in his remarks adding “We will face any challenge together.” He promised to “honor the 25th March for the next 7 years.” Present were …
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September 28, 2017
Greece, Politics
A Misdemeanors Court in Athens sentenced far-right Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris to six months imprisonment for inciting crime. The court found that a speech delivered by Kasidiaris was inciting others to commit crimes. Kasidiaris’s speech in Aspropyrgos in 2011, West Attica, was recorded and the video was uploaded on …
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September 13, 2017
World
The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker revealed his vision of a European Union in full integration. In his speech about the State of the EU 2017, Juncker called to speed up the EU integration. His speech at the European Parliament lasted more than one hour. Below some quotes …
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September 10, 2017
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Saturday that the country’s Grexit status had changed into Grinvest as it was now attracting investors in droves. Inaugurating the 82nd International Fair of Thessaloniki (TIF), he was not able to announce measures to benefit the society – as Greek prime ministers usually …
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September 8, 2017
Greece, Politics
French President Emmanuel Macron opened his keynote speech on the hill of Pnyx with a lengthy paragraph in Greek. “Two and a half thousands years ago, Athenians invented democracy here on hill of Pnyx,” Macron read. “The fact that I speak on this hill in front of you is a …
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May 20, 2017
Economy
“The EU and the euro always commanded the support of the majority of European citizens.” President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi said on Thursday. Draghi was speaking during a ceremony where he received a honorary doctorate form the University of Tel Aviv. Key highlights from Mario Draghi’s speech: …
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March 25, 2017
Greece, Politics
President Donald Trump has marked the Greek Independence Day together with representatives from Greece Defense Minister Panos Kammenos and members of the Greek community in the US. At the White House reception, President Trump said that in the years to come “we don’t know what will be required to defend …
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March 24, 2017
Economy
Greeece will need at least twenty years to have its GDP return to pre-crisis levels. This message full of … spring optimism was transmitted by Poul Thomsen, in charge of the European program of the International Monetary Fund. Speaking at a conference in the University of Oxford, Poul Thomsen said …
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