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Despite warnings from the international community and particularly the United States, Turkey is determined to proceed with the purchase of the Russian missiles defense system S-400. And not only that. Ankara threatens its neighbor Greece to install the S-400 along the Turkish coasts on the Aegean Sea in order to …

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Deputy Minister for Citizens’ Protection, Katerina Papacosta has submitted her resignation to  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday evening, after receiving life threats due to her intention to vote in favor of the Prespes Agreement. Tsipras did not accept the resignation of the former New Democracy politician, expelled from the …

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81of the 120 lawmakers in FYROM’s Parliament voted on Friday evening in favor of the constitutional amendment to change the country’s name into “North Macedonia.” With FYROM to have fulfilled the majority of the terms and conditions of the Prespes Agreement, now the ball is in Greece’s court to ratify …

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Former Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has filed a lawsuit for defamation and dissemination of fake news aiming to undermine him and the Prespes Agreement. The former FM filed a 10-page lawsuit at the Prosecutor of Greece’s Supreme Court. The former minister believes that “legal suits for treason brought against him …

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He is beyond control and any possible fantasy. Yigit Bulut, economic adviser and close aide of Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan. Not only because he sees an international conspiracy against Turkey. And that those “major power” use Greece to achieve their goals. In an interview to a Turkish state broadcaster, …

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Thousands of households across Greece see technical teams of public power supplier PPC to disconnect the electricity supply on daily basis. Electricity disconnections to households and businesses due to debts to power suppliers have increased by 313% in the last three years. The official data of the Regulatory Authority for …

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Three policemen and one army officer are among the far-right group that has launched a coordinated online attack against  journalist Stratis Balaskas who covers Lesvos for Greece’s state news agency ANA-MPA and news website lesvosnews.net. Two of the policemen has been detained. Balaskas came under coordinated online and verbal threats …

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The news about the two Greek soldiers in the hands of Turkish authorities are not promising.  Information leaked by court sources in Greece’s neighboring country indicates that lieutenant Aggelos Mitretodis and sergeant Dimitris Kouklatzis are facing a prison sentence of up to two years. Although officially no charges have been …

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Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, has said that he received hundreds of threatening messages over the Macedonia name issue. But also bullets and “boxes containing blood and soil.” In an interview with 247 FM, Kotzias said that he has received more than 800 threatening messages and is still receiving threats against …

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Leader of ANEL and Tsipras’ junior coalition partner, Panos Kammenos, said on Wednesday, that he will ask the Prime Minister the Macedonia Agreement will pass through the Greek parliament with an enhanced majority of 180 votes. Kammenos statement comes the day the FYROM Parliament ratified the agreement. “We will do …

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No other than the deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and government spokesman threatened to abduct the 8 Turkish servicemen that were released from custody on Monday afternoon. Claiming that Greece is “protecting and supporting coup plotters and terrorists,” Bekir Bozdag said: “I want to be clear. Whatever they do, it …

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Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar has threatened Greece not to make “miscalculations”  in the Aegean and warned that Turkey can simultaneously conduct operations in the South [Syria] and the West [Greece] of the country. “We can conduct operations in Afrin [in northwest Syria]. We can conduct operations in [Turkey’s] …

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After the Pan-Macedonian organizations also the Cretan “Liberation Movement” came out of its deep hole and sent a threat letter to a member of the Greek Palriament over the Macedonia dispute. MP from center-left To Potami, Spyros Dannelis, revealed that the received an e-mail with threatening content. “We warn you …

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A bullet wrapped in a letter arrived at the Foreign Ministry, the envelope was addresses to minister, Nikos Kotzias. The letter was reportedly referring to the ongoing negotiations on the Macedonia name dispute and the latest developments. The bullet and the letter were immediately forwarded to Greek police. According to …

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The United States recognizes the right of Cyprus to develop the resources in its Exclusive Economic Zone, and discourages any actions or rhetoric that increase tensions in the region, a State Department official has said. The official did not comment directly on Turkish threats regarding the arrival of a research …

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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım threatened  not only hydrocarbon survey ships of oil giant Exxon Mobile but also the US 6th Fleet is participating in a naval exercise in the area 7-18 March 2018. little red arrow: US Naval exercise “The Republic of Cyprus would not be allowed to get …

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A serious incident took place at 10 a.m. on Friday morning, when five Turkish warships threatened to sink the drillship  SAIPEM 12000 commissioned by the Italian energy company ENI. The drillship had set to reach block 3 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in a new effort to reach Soupia …

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The revelations of Novartis-Gate and the publishing of the names of two prime ministers and eight ministers from New Democracy and PASOK have set the Greek political landscape on fire. One after the other those former ministers and prime ministers denied any involvement with statements to the media, some spent …

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Minister for Citizen Protection, Nikos Toskas, revealed that Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, received a letter threatening him and his family. “We have three bullets for you,” the anonymous sender wrote, Toskas said adding that the letter did not contain any bullets. Speaking to private ANT1 TV on Friday morning, the …

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The Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, A. Yennimatas, stressed the following in response to a journalist’s question concerning statements made, regarding Imia, by an advisor to the Turkish President: “Contemptible statements such as these that came from the advisor to the Turkish President are foreign to European political …

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