Ankara is trying to set its own terms, in view of the start of exploratory contacts between Greece and Turkey, once again calling for the demilitarization of the Aegean islands . Athens…
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Each state pursues the policy dictated by its geography and history. For Greece, this is especially true due to the prominent and at the same time sensitive geographical position of the country,…
Belgrade and Pristina have resumed dialogue in Brussels, but the recent delivery of American-made armored vehicles to Kosovo could make the talks difficult and signifies Washington is once again attempting to destabilise…
With the coronavirus out of control in “North Macedonia” and Turkey provoking Greece where and how it can, Greeks continue to go back and forth between these two countries. The reason for…
Mayors of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace are requesting the immediate opening of the Nymfaia border station and the gradual reopening of the other border stations with Bulgaria, after a conference held on…
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias spoke to Ethnos and discussed the Turkish provocations, the position of Greece in the Balkans and trilateral cooperation schemes that have been forged on the basis of common…
International flights to Greece will be able to land at Thessaloniki Airport, in Northern Greece, as of June 15 instead of July 1 as originally planned, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced…
The Romanian Senate has allowed the Latin-speaking Greek minority in southern Albania, known as the Vlahoi (Βλάχοι), to get Romanian citizenship. According to this law, in order to obtain Romanian citizenship, in…
Archaeologists and historians have long wondered where the final burial place of Ancient Greek king Alexander the Great lies – but when one researcher claimed to have found his tomb, a diplomatic…
Following the upgrading of the USA-Greece Defence Agreement between Mike Pompeo and Greece’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias, Monday saw a second round of strategic meetings take place. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias…
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras raised the issue of Turkey’s long standing provocations relating to Greece’s and Cyprus’ sovereignty at the 6th South EU Summit, held in Valletta, Malta on Friday. The summit…
The European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas, called for a focus away from Brussels and instead put it on EU citizens, during an interview with Greek news agency ANA. Schinas said Europe is…
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, congratulated his Greek counterpart on the Prespes agreement and Greece’s strategic role in the Balkans, during his official visit to Athens. During their joint press conference…
The impending visit by Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to North Macedonia on April 2, was seen by the Government of Skopje as a positive move to building bridges between the two…
The Prime Minister’s of Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, and Serbia held a joint press conference on Friday in the Snagov Palace in Romania, following their meeting where they discussed issues of economic collaboration…
Greek pop singer who lit the stage up on fire representing Cyprus with her hot performance of “Fuego” at the 2018 Eurovision song contest, Eleni Foureira was born on March 7, 1987. Foureira started her…
The US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt on Tuesday said he was convinced that Thessaloniki will once again play a pivotal role in the region as ‘capital of the Balkans’. Pyatt made…
Greece’s Prime Minster, Alexis Tsipras stated while addressing a cabinet meeting on Monday that the government’s goal was that by October 2019, Greeks will be able to see that “Greece is a different country…in which…
“Today marks a historical day. Greece safeguards an important part of its history, the heritage of Ancient Greek Macedonia” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stated after the Greek Parliament on Friday ratified the Prespes Agreement,…
Greece’s new National Defence Minister, Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis has called on Greece’s neighbours to “to work with us to get the Balkans out of the corner and onto the international stage, as…