US Ambassador Jeffrey Pyatt reiterated Washington’s position that the Greek islands are entitled to EEZs and continental shelves, as the mainland, and in accordance with the international law. His comments were made…
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US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, in a video message addresses US citizens living in Greece discusses the reopening of consular services. He begins the message by commending Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis…
US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt stressed that all islands have the same rights as continental territory as established by the International Law of the Sea, at the 5th Delphi Economic Forum…
A few hours after the signing of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between Greece and Italy, Greek Parliament President Constantine Tassoulas met with US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, reported CNN Greece. “The…
The Mitsotakis government is set to introduce a new law to Parliament concerning the future of protests and marches. According to government sources, the aim of the draft law is to ensure…
Greece’s Parliament ratified on Wednesday the tabled contracts for hydrocarbon exploration in four areas, off Crete and Ionian Sea region. Government MPs KINAL and Greek Solution voted in favour the proposed concessions…
Greece’s Prime Minister announced the complete removal of the capital controls during Monday’s session in Parliament. The controls restricted the amount of monies citizens could withdraw from their own accounts and had…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the establishment of a National Transparency Authority, which brings together six public bodies of administrative control. Mitsotakis made the announcement in Parliament during the…
Athens anti-corruption prosecutor Eleni Touloupaki, summoned former PASOK Health Minister Andreas Loverdos to testify on May 3, as a suspect in the Novartis pharmaceuticals giant bribery scandal. According to the announcement, Loverdos…
Greece’s Deputy Finance Minister Katerina Papanatsiou, said on Tuesday that the Tsipras government is considering a package of tax relief measures, such as lowering the minimum tax rate and VAT. During an…
Experts from the Greek government’s Interior and Foreign Affairs Ministries presented on Monday a final proposal to Interior Minister Alexis Charitsis, which will allow Greeks living abroad to vote in Greek elections.…
The Secretary General for Lifelong Learning of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs Pausanias Papageorgiou announced in a statement on Wednesday the gathering of Greek and Israeli students under the…
The constitutional amendments made by FYROM on Wednesday have met with approval in Athens. According to Greek government sources, changes made in the Skopje parliament by Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)…
European Parliament Budget Committee approves €2.3 million aid for 550 redundant Greek media workers
The European Parliament’s Budget Committee approved €2.3 million to help assist 550 Greek media workers made redundant to find new jobs. The aid will be used to finance a series of measures…
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this week that a vote in FYROM’s parliament that passes the country’s name change was rigged through a combination of blackmail, threats, and vote-buying by the…
FYROM parliament approved a proposal to change the country’s name to “North Macedonia”, which brings the deal with Greece a step closer. A total of 80 deputies in the 120-seat parliament voted…
As reported last week by GCT, the debate on the Zaev government’s proposal to start procedures for changing FYROMs constitution based on its recent Agreement with Greece, starts today in the Plenary…
The European Parliament’s Budget Committee MEPs yesterday agreed to cancel €70 million in pre-accession funds earmarked for Turkey, as conditions to improve the rule of law were not met. Last November, during…
The Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Zoran Zaev addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France on Thursday about his country’s dream of joining the European Union. Securing…
Article 8 of the draft law on adoption and fostering that gives the opportunity to couples of the same sex living under a civil partnership to become foster partners was passed in…