Dystopian 2020 was a year of revelation for the Greek political system and the domestic elites since they were surprised to discover the unacknowledged hostility of Germany towards Greece, as I will…
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In an interview with The Guardian in June, Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Germans grew up knowing that the U.S. wanted to be a world power. Despite Washington abusing its power against some of…
Germany and Bulgaria were the most vocal among the EU countries who blocked sanctions against Turkey at the EU summit on Thursday, diplomatic sources told EURACTIV. “German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Bulgarian…
The debate on Turkey ended at noon on Monday during the Council of Foreign Ministers and European foreign ministers, including Greece’s Nikos Dendias, once again discussed the European Union’s stance on Turkey…
The recent teleconference of European Defense Ministers ended in destruction as the European Union’s chief diplomat, Josep Borrell, was sitting in a safe room in Brussels in front of a screen connected…
Heartbroken family’s message to Greek expat and his 2-month-old baby killed by drunk driver in Trier
Giorgos Kompilidis and his two-month old baby daughter Virginia, are among the five victims killed by a ‘drunk’ driver in the German city of Trier earlier this week. Their relatives have left a heartbreaking…
Two members of a family of Greek expatriates living in Germany are among the five victims of the tragic event that took place in the German city of Trier. The 45-year-old Greek…
Germany’s EU Council Presidency has seen the greatest tensions in Greek-Turkish relations since 1974
Merkel’s failure to “tame” Turkey while it is occupying the EU presidency was explained by the associate professor of International Law and Foreign Policy at Panteion University and Member of Parliament of…
German newspaper Die Tageszeitung headlined German ‘weakness’ in the face of ongoing Turkish provocations in the East Med and the Caucus as Armenia and Azerbaijanagree to a ceasefire. “In the eyes of…
Yesterday, the President of France announced that he will double the staff assigned to border control to face “the intensified terrorist threat.” French President Emmanuel Macron said his country “should radically overhaul…
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…
A number of EU officials and member state leaders expressed solidarity with Greece and Cyprus on Thursday, as they convened in Brussels for the Special European Council that will discuss, among other…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel referred to the tension in the East Mediterranean in a speech to the German Parliament but continued to insist on EU-Turkey cooperation. “One can not imagine how thin…
At the moment, the signs point to a relaxation in the skirmish between France and Turkey. After a phone call between French President Emanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last…
A huge, bright Holy Cross, which was erected in a prominent position in the surrounding area of the Holy Monastery of Agia Skepi – Agia Paraskevi of Nea Vyssa on the Greek-Turkish…
The political influence of the Turkish population of Germany is one of the parameters that should be evaluated, as long as interpretations of the ambivalence of Berlin regarding the Greek-Turkish tension are…
As the Turkish research ship Oruç Reis enters and leaves Greek waters unhindered, Sputnik Hellas pieces the geopolitical puzzle that Europe is forming around the Greek-Turkish conflict. At a time when Greek-Turkish…
As tensions in the East Mediterranean have been escalating since Turkey began violating the continental shelves of Greece and Cyprus over two weeks ago, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said EU countries…
The situation in the eastern Mediterranean will be among the topics to be discussed by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their meeting on August 20 at the…
Germany expressed “concern” over “Turkey ‘s decision to conduct further seismic surveys,” stressing that “at this time it is definitely the wrong message” as “unilateral steps do not bring us a step…