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Greek Foreign Minister George Katrougalos: Greece committed to Cyprus issue solution and Turkey’s EU future

21 Mar 2019, 12:13 pm

Greece is committed to the resolution of the Cyprus issue and the restart of talks between the two communities on the island, Greek Foreign Minister George Katrougalos told Anadolu news agency on Wednesday, ahead of his meeting on Thursday with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

Trilateral Summit: Joint statement on collaboration in East Mediterranean

21 Mar 2019, 12:06 pm

Greece, Cyprus and Israel, along with the United States, confirmed on Wednesday their commitment to promoting peace and stability in the eastern Mediterranean region, in a joint statement following the 6th trilateral Summit Meeting in…

Greece and Kuwait boost trade relationship

20 Mar 2019, 8:12 pm

Greece and Kuwait signed several agreements on Friday during the 1st Greece-Kuwait Joint Interministerial Committee (JIC), which was held in Athens during 13-15 March 2019.

Deal to loosen cozy church-state ties falls apart

20 Mar 2019, 6:31 pm

A tentative agreement between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Archbishop Ieronymos to move Greek clerics off the state payroll, ceasing to characterize them as civil servants, appeared to have all but collapsed on Tuesday following a…

Greece to submit foreclosure bill on Friday with or without lenders’ approval

20 Mar 2019, 6:23 pm

Greece is planning to submit a bill to parliament on Friday to protect borrowers from home foreclosures, a government official said on Wednesday, though it is yet to secure the agreement of its lenders on its terms.

Citizen Protection Minister Gerovassili condemns racists’ attack on refugees

20 Mar 2019, 11:42 am

Citizen Protection Minister Olga Gerovassili, in statements on Wednesday, condemned the racists' attack on juvenile refugees hosted in NGO facilities.

Tzanakopoulos stresses protection of primary residence is a priority

20 Mar 2019, 11:38 am

In the period 2008-2015, Greece's GDP fell by 30 pct, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakonopoulos said late on Tuesday.

Dourou charged in connection with Mandra floods in 2017

19 Mar 2019, 6:49 pm

An Athens prosecutor has brought charges against Attica Regional Governor Rena Dourou and another nine officials in connection with the flash floods in Mandra, western Attica, in November 2017 which resulted in the death of 25 people and…

FM Katrougalos: Relations between Greece, Cyprus are ‘brotherly’ with full agreement

19 Mar 2019, 6:37 pm

Greece and Cyprus enjoy "brotherly relations" and identifical views on their interests, Foreign Minister George Katrougalos said on Tuesday, following his meeting with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and his Cypriot counterpart Nikos…

Return of Parthenon Marbles highlighted in meeting between Pavlopoulos, human rights advocate Kerry…

19 Mar 2019, 6:32 pm

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos on Tuesday received Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights advocacy organisation, and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Marianna Vardinoyannis at the presidential…

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