September 5, 2023
Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR
Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis’ meeting with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan was concluded in Ankara on Tuesday. The main objective the private meeting that lasted two ours was the preparation of the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the context of the …
Read More »
September 4, 2023
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has emphasized the significance of resuming talks to resolve the Cyprus problem in accordance with the United Nations’ resolutions. “Greece will consistently support this stance,” Mitsotakis affirmed ahead of the 9th trilateral summit involving Cyprus, Greece, and Israel, taking place in Nicosia on Monday. Mitsotakis, …
Read More »
May 19, 2022
Archeology, Culture
Greece and the United Kingdom have agreed to hold formal talks on the possible return of the Parthenon Marbles to the country of their origin, the UNESCO announced in a report on Tuesday. On the eve of International Museum Day, celebrated on May 18, UNESCO made the surprise announcement that Greece …
Read More »
March 3, 2022
Economy
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday had an online meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The talks focused on the implementation of the project for an electricity interconnector linking Greece and Egypt, which is a strategic priority for both countries. The basis of the power link is the Memorandum …
Read More »
April 29, 2021
Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR, World
The informal 5+1 talks on the Cyprus issue ended as expected: in a deadlock. The talks on the initiative of Secretary General of United Nations Antonio Guterres and outside the UN mandate started in Geneva on Wednesday and ended Thursday noon. Guterres said after the talks that there was not …
Read More »
April 14, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece and Libya have agreed to hold talks on marking out their maritime zones in the Mediterranean Sea, Prime Minister Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, after a meeting with the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi. In a statement after the meeting, Mitsotakis said the two leaders “agreed on …
Read More »
January 11, 2021
Greece, Politics
The Greek Foreign Ministry announced on Monday evening that the 61. round of exploratory talks with Turkey will take place in Istanbul on January 25, 2021. The Ministry tweeted: Ανακοίνωση ΥΠΕΞ: Ο 61ος γύρος Διερευνητικών Επαφών θα λάβει χώρα στην Κωνσταντινούπολη, στις 25/01 🔗https://t.co/mVtI0fbYwH — Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών (@GreeceMFA) January 11, …
Read More »
September 22, 2020
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece and Turkey have agreed to resume exploratory contacts in Istanbul, the Greek Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday afternoon, however without specifying the date. The two countries “have agreed to hold the 61st round of exploratory contacts in Istanbul, in the near future,” the ministry said in a surprisingly brief …
Read More »
September 13, 2020
Greece, Politics
“The return of Oruc Reis to Antalya is a positive first step. I really hope this first step be followed by others,” Greek prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday during a press conference in the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece. “If there are steps towards this direction, Greece is …
Read More »
September 8, 2020
Greece, Politics
Talks between Greek and Turkish officials at the headquarters of NATO on how to avoid military escalation in the eastern Mediterranean have been postponed by two days to Sept. 10, Turkish Defense Ministry sources said on Tuesday without explaining the reason. However, the postponement came after Greece requested the NATO …
Read More »
July 31, 2020
Turkey-GR
Turkish and Greek officials will meet in the capital Ankara in the coming days to address issues that have led to rising tensions, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Friday morning. “We try to solve problems with these [kinds of] meetings. Our work continues in this direction,” Akar said. …
Read More »
July 1, 2020
Greece
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias arrived in Tobruk on Wednesday morning for talks with the Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Akila Saleh. The visit with the Libyan opposition was not scheduled. Citing diplomatic sources, media report that the visit is part of Greece’s “unremitting efforts to actively contribute …
Read More »
February 22, 2020
Greece
Greek and Turkish military delegations completed talks on Confidence Building Measures aiming to ease tension between the two countries. The 5-day talks took place in Athens and completed on Thursday. The talks took place amid a series of daily provocations from Turkey that included violations of Greek air space and …
Read More »
November 26, 2019
Uncategorized
Head of United Nations, António Guterres,described the informal talks he had in Berlin with Greek Cypriot leader, Nicos Anastasiades, and the leader of the Turkish Cypriots, Mustafa Akıncı as “focused and frank.” In a statement, Guterres said among others that “both leaders welcomed my engagement and reaffirmed to me their …
Read More »
August 9, 2019
World
There is common basis for talks, but disagreements on serious issues remain, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday after a 3-hour informal meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, the first after long time. The meeting of took place at the residence UN Special Representative Elizabeth Spehar in the …
Read More »
March 13, 2019
Politics, World
The European Union should formally suspend Turkey’s negotiations to join the bloc, EU lawmakers said on Wednesday in a symbolic rebuke of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who Western governments accuse of widespread abuses of human rights. “Sitting in a cell for 17 months without knowing what you are being accused …
Read More »
June 26, 2018
Economy
Technical staff of the International Monetary Fund has arrived in Athens and will meet with Greek officials on Tuesday. The IMF officials will record the performance of the Greek economy and the government intentions after the end of the bailout agreements, amna reports. Citing sources, the state-run news agency notes …
Read More »
March 24, 2018
Greece, Politics
In his first historical visit to FYROM’s capital Skopje after the removal of Alexander the Great names and statues, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said he believes in a “honorable compromise” from which both countries will win. “You cannot get everything you have in your mind,” he said, following lengthy …
Read More »
February 27, 2018
Economy
Greece and its foreign creditors resumed talks on Monday over a set of reforms the country needs to implement before its multi-billion bailout program expires in August. Privatizations, electronic property auctions, an elimination of tax breaks in certain islands, labor and energy sector reforms, and measures to make Greek public …
Read More »
October 26, 2017
Economy
The intention of Greek government to start online foreclosures on November 29 was reiterated at a meeting between government officials and the technical experts of the country’s creditors in the Greek capital. According to previous reports, the online foreclosures will be held for properties worth more than 300,000 euros. The …
Read More »
