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Wikileaks: FYROM wanted name “North Macedonia” already in 2008

September 3, 2018 Greece, Politics 1

For 10 years, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was struggling to get the name “North Macedonia” but also to reach an agreement with Greece that would grant them Macedonian language and identity. This is understood from a confidential document published by Wikileaks. The document has apparently compiled by then …

Wikileaks: Gov’t source confirms Tsipras-Clinton contact in July 2015

October 13, 2016 Politics 2

The office of the Greek Prime Minister confirmed the Wikileaks revelations about contact between PM Alexis Tsipras and former US President Bill Clinton in July 2015. Asked by the Athens News Agency, a government source said that was a contact between Tsipras and Clinton however before the referendum. After the …

Wikileaks: Obama asked Bill Clinton to pressure Tsipras on 3. bailout in July 2015

October 13, 2016 Politics 2

One of the messages in the latest WikiLeaks publication of Hillary Clinton emails is a July 2015 request from John Podesta, a close Clinton ally who is now Hillary’s campaign chairman, to the office of Bill Clinton, asking him to pressure Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras into accepting the European …

Cold War: Greece tells IMF Lagarde “nonsense is the delay of review talks”

April 4, 2016 Politics 1

In a sharp tone the office of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras replied to the letter of IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde that was uploaded on the IMF’s official website on Sunday evening. “Nonsense is indeed the delay of the Review talks,” the PM’s office said in a statement issue …

Lagarde tells Tsipras: credit event is “simply nonsense”, asks guarantee for IMF’s team “personal safety”

April 3, 2016 Politics Comments Off on Lagarde tells Tsipras: credit event is “simply nonsense”, asks guarantee for IMF’s team “personal safety”

Managing Director of International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, replied to the letter sent on Saturday by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras not with a letter but with a Press Release posted on the IMF’s official website. In order to “enhance transparency of dialogue”, you know. Christine Lagarde defends the view …

IMF comments on WikiLeaks, Greece’s PM sends letter to Lagarde

April 2, 2016 Politics 1

The International Monetary Fund did not dismiss the WikiLeaks transcript of a conversation between IMF Europe Desk, Poul Thomsen and IMF’s Greek program responsible Delia Velculescu. Speaking to Washington correspondent of Greek state broadcast Lena Argiri, an IMF source said: IMF:we do not comment on leaks or supposed reports of …

Explosive! WikiLeaks exposes IMF’s strategy of delays in Review Talks aiming to trigger Greece’s Default

April 2, 2016 Politics 15

WikiLeaks and Julian Assange published today the records of a 19 March 2016 teleconference between the top two officials of the International Monetary Fund who in charge of managing the Greek debt crisis – Poul Thomsen, the head of the IMF’s European Department, and Delia Velkouleskou, the IMF Mission Chief …

Wikileaks Revealed Stratfor Knew About Greek Debt Crisis … In Advance

February 28, 2012 Economy 1

The economic crisis in Greece and the possible financial support by International Monetary Fund was been monitored by the US think tank Stratfor long before the country officially sought the aid of IMF and before then PM George Papandreou had relevant talks with then IMF Head Dominique Strauss-Kahn in December 2009, shortly after he won …

Wikileaks: Turkey had agreed on expansion of 6 miles in some areas

May 17, 2011 Turkey-GR Comments Off on Wikileaks: Turkey had agreed on expansion of 6 miles in some areas

Wikileaks is still alive. And it released some confidential documents, embassy reports concerning Greece and Turkey. According to TO VIMA Sunday edition, “Turkey was bargaining on extension beyond the six nautical miles in the Aegean.” Ankara had proposed already in September 2009 the selective expansion of Greek territorial waters beyond …

Wikileaks: US diplomatic pressures on Greek Politicians

April 4, 2011 Politics Comments Off on Wikileaks: US diplomatic pressures on Greek Politicians

I am so grateful sometimes that I am late on reporting about some issues as other journalists are quicker and sum up what I am kind of lazy to write about. This is the case of the latest Wikileaks diplomatic cables about Greek politicians and the media. American diplomats put pressure …

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