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Russia sanctions: Malta and Greece bring up rear
Malta and Greece are significantly behind other countries in the European Union in freezing Russian assets in the wake of sanctions over the war against Ukraine, according to an internal EU document. According to the document, Malta has so far frozen a total of €147,000. Greece is also well behind other countries with €212,000 frozen, […] continue reading →
Baerbock: two-state solution not an option for Cyprus
Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock (Greens) has promised Cyprus support in its efforts to reunify with the northern part of the island. “Germany stands firmly by your side here,” she assured her Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides at a joint press conference in Berlin on Monday. There can only be a solution on the basis […] continue reading →
Immunity of further Greek deputies lifted
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has filed a request to lift the immunity of Greek MEP Maria Spyraki. Spyraki belongs to the Christian Democratic EPP group. However, there is said to be no connection with the Kaili corruption case. Spyraki herself has requested the lifting of immunity. This step was necessary so that she […] continue reading →
Eurogroup: Greece to receive debt relief
The finance ministers of the 19 euro countries want to give the green light for a final package of measures to relieve Greece’s debt at the next meeting of the Eurogroup on Dec. 5. According to a high-ranking EU official, this underlines the appreciation and respect of the euro partners regarding the reforms carried out […] continue reading →
EU looks on: spyware scandal in Greece
Greece is rocked by a wiretapping scandal: The Predator spyware was allegedly used against members, employees and opponents of the government. After the Pegasus revelations in Poland, France, Spain and Hungary, this is the next big scandal. The EU institutions are helpless. continue reading →
Mitsotakis: historic day for Greece
Greek head of government Kyriakos Mitsotakis has welcomed the end of the EU Commission’s increased monitoring of his country’s finances after nearly 12 years. August 20, 2022, is a “historic day for Greece,” Mitsotakis said on Saturday on state television. He emphasized that Greece should by no means repeat the mistakes that had led to […] continue reading →
Greece will regain fiscal self-determination
For the first time since the debt crisis, Greece will no longer be subject to increased monitoring by the EU Commission as of August 20. This was announced by Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras in Athens on Wednesday. The release from curatorship has now been approved not only by the finance ministers of the euro […] continue reading →
Turkey sends gas drill ship to the eastern Mediterranean Sea
Turkey has once again sent a gas drilling ship to the eastern Mediterranean. The ship “Abdülhamid Han” will “continue to search [for gas] until she finds it,” Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday in the southern Turkish city of Mersin. In 2020, Turkish natural gas exploration in waters disputed between Greece and Turkey […] continue reading →
Mitsotakis on Athens wiretapping scandal: ‘I knew nothing about it’
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has rejected any responsibility for the months-long wiretapping of an opposition politician’s cell phone by the Greek Intelligence Service (EYP). “What was done, may have been in accordance with the letter of the law, but it was wrong – I was not aware of it and obviously I would have […] continue reading →
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed travels to Athens
Just over a week after US President Joe Biden visited Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman plans to travel to Greece. A meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is planned for Tuesday evening, a Greek government spokesman told dpa on Monday. It is the crown prince’s first visit to the EU since the […] continue reading →