Greece will impose localised lockdowns on its second-largest city of Thessaloniki and two other regions (Larissa and Rodopi) from Friday, after a spike in coronavirus cases. “You see what is happening all…
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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…
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…
The European Commission on Wednesday revealed a new migration plan that stresses mandatory burden sharing and sending illegal migrants back to their home countries. Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, called…
“We will always love you and never be far. Long live Europe” were the closing remarks by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen as the United Kingdom’s Withdraw…
The President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos congratulated on Friday the European Commission’s new President Ursula von der Leyen and Vice President Margaritis Schinas. In his congratulatory letter to both…
The European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen President for the next European Commission in a secret ballot yesterday, 16 July with 383 votes in favour. Ursula von der Leyen is set…
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave conditional guarantees for his support to the new nominees for the positions of President of the European Council, European Central Bank and European Commission on Wednesday…
German Defence Minister, Ursula von der Leyen and her Greek counterpart, Evangelos Apostolakis held meetings at the Greek Ministry of Defence on Tuesday evening where they reaffirmed their strong relations and co-operation.…