The Turkish economy is in freefall and the local currency dropped to its lowest ever exchange rate today, yes, despite this, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has invented a crisis by portraying Ankara as…
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The European Commission announced an additional set of actions to contain the coronavirus pandemic which has hit the EU in a second wave more severe than the first one. “Concretely, the measures…
The European Union saw a 70 percent drop in migrants illegally entering from Turkey in the first nine months of 2020, German daily Welt reported Tuesday. “The number of arrivals from Turkey…
Charles Michel spoke about the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, when the vaccine will be available, but also about Turkish provocations and the EU’s possible response. The European Union will assess Turkey…
Greece recorded a new daily peak of 1,259 confirmed coronavirus infections on Tuesday. Infectious diseases expert Sotiris Tsiodras called on citizens to avoid mass gatherings and wear face coverings at all times.…
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades on Monday was presented with Athens municipality’s Gold Medal of Honour, in recognition of his efforts for the reunification of the island. The medal…
Greece’s Government Spokesperson Stelios Petsas on Monday noted that the second covid-19 wave was well underway all over Europe and that, according to the latest assessment by the ECDC, most European countries…
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority issued a new aviation directive (NOTAM), extending travel restrictions to foreign travellers as cases of coronavirus continue to rise. It includes the following: Flights between Greece and Catalonia…
Athens says 12 mile maritime extension is Greece’s right but refuses to indicate when it will happen
Greece’s Minister of Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis started an internal political crisis that is attempted to be cleaned up by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and government spokesperson Stelios Petsas. Chrysochoidis accused opposition…
Varoshia and Political Ineptitude! The political heat is on – and it’s blazing hot! During the EU’s Special Foreign Affairs Summit in Brussels (October 1st – 2nd) both Cyprus and Greece have…
U.S. Democrat Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has been on a whirlwind campaign in an attempt to defeat President Donald Trump in next month’s election. Published policy papers has shown Biden’s strong support…
Turkey resides in a perilous neighborhood surrounded by historical rivalries, stemming back from the Ottoman, which pose a constant threat to the country’s geopolitical imperatives. There is the Balkan peninsula, which consists…
Germany has responded to a Greek request that it suspends the export of military equipment to Turkey because of Ankara’s aggressive policies in the region, with the country’s Foreign Ministry saying that…
Military expert and professor of strategic studies, Admiral Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip “Erdoğan is losing consensus internally and is putting the economy in crisis. The Admiral also…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke about a change in the European perception of Turkish challenges against European Union member states during his meeting with the Cypriot President, Nikos Anastasiadis. Mitsotakis had…
Days before the two years commemoration of the assassination of Konstantinos Katsifas in the village of Vouliaratis (Βουλιαράτες, Albanian: Bularat) by an Albanian police commando, Greece and Albania have agreed to draft…
The President of the European Parliament announced that immunity for a former Golden Dawn Member of the European Parliament could be waivered. Giannis Lagos, a former Golden Dawn member but now an…
Greek Member of the European Parliament Eva Kaili has submitted a request to the European Union to remove the Schengen Visa for Azeris holding diplomatic passports and to draw up a visa…
In July I hypothesized that “Germany’s presidency over the EU may be the most important junction in the bloc’s history since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The world is on the cusp of…
The EU leaders’ summit on Friday did not bode well for Greece, especially as five countries are blocking sanctions against Turkey. More precisely, it had a worse ending than the previous Summit…