The four European Union countries on the front line for migration – Greece, Italy, Spain and Malta – sent a joint memorandum on Wednesday, outlining their positions regarding the bloc’s new pact…
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It will resume its program on December 26
The 65 asylum seekers that disembarked from the Nemo boat in Katakolo were originally believed to have been all Turks and Kurds escaping the regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as…
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a message on the occasion of OXI Day, which you can read here- Eighty years ago, Greece ‘όχι answered fascist Italy’s hostile advances with a resounding!’…
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew took part in an Interfaith Meeting on “No one is saved alone – Brotherhood and Peace”, organised by Sant’Egidio Community in Rome. He is accompanied by the…
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…
Last week, Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) published the results of the 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards survey. Four Greek islands – Folegandros, Zakynthos, Crete and Mykonos – dominated the Europe list of the…
“Greece is steadily seeking dialogue with Turkey,” President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said while meeting with her Italian counterpart and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte as part of the official visit to Rome. “I gladly…
Greece continues to draw in international projects to its shores. One of the latest filming productions focuses on the unique wildlife of the Mediterranean and is being produced on the Greek island…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to visit Athens, the northern port city of Thessaloniki and the island of Crete next week in the context of a trip starting on…
Italy and Spain were certainly countries that were indifferent to Turkey’s aggression against Greece that began in November 2019 when Ankara signed an illegal maritime deal with the Muslim Brotherhood Government of…
No surprise. Greece is among the 10 most searched countries for post-lockdown holidays worldwide. The absolutely stunning country in southeastern Europe country, was ranked seventh on the list compiled by ESTA, an automated…
The Italian multinational energy group ENI in February 2018 withdraw its research ship Saipem from the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the face of threats from Turkey. The following year, on…
The Greek parliament ratified the Greece-Egypt agreement on the delimitation of an Exclusive Economic Zone on Thursday. It is recalled the deal was ratified by Egypt’s parliament last week. “The riches of the…
Greece’s Parliament on Wednesday night approved the agreement between Greece and Italy, on the delimitation of their respective maritime zones. It is recalled in June, following a meeting between Foreign Ministers Nikos Dendias…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday said that the government will soon submit a bill extending Greece’s territorial waters in the Ionian Sea from 6 to 12 nautical miles. Mitsotakis said…
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams arrived at the US Naval Base at Souda Bay, in Crete, early on Tuesday morning. The ship, which is the second of a new class of sea-basing ships, set…
Once seen as the world’s worst hotspot, Italy managed to bring its daily Covid-19 toll down. However, officials are worried by a gradual resurgence. At the time of writing Italy recorded 252,235 coronavirus cases and 35,231 related…
US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt tweeted that USS Hershel “Woody” Williams will be arriving in Greece in the coming days. The ship, which is the second of a new class of sea-basing ships,…
Greece and Egypt appear to be close to signing an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) deal. “The agreement between Greece and Egypt on the definition of the EEZ is nearing completion,” Greek Ambassador…