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US President Donald Trump called his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to talk about developments in Libya and Syria as well as about Turkey’s differences with Greece. Greece and Turkey should resolve their disagreements in the East Mediterranean Sea, Trump reportedly urged Erdogan. “President Trump also highlighted the importance of …
Read More »Greece launches 15-year bond to improve debt outlook
Greece on Monday announced the launch of a 15-year state bond, Public Debt Management Authority said in an announcement to the stock market. The book offers opened on Tuesday morning. The announcement came 48 hours after Fitch upgraded the country’s credit rating to BB from BB-. It is the first …
Read More »German ruling party criticizes Greece’s low deportation rate of refugees
German ruling party CDU has criticized Greece over a low rate of deportation of migrants to Turkey. The criticism came by Thorsten Frei, vice-chief of the conservative CDU/CSU parliamentary group and spokesman on migration issues. He accused Greece of “administrative failure.” “The previous year, the number of arrivals in Greece …
Read More »Turkey-Libya deal is “bogus” says France’s ambassador to Athens
French Ambassador to Athens, Patrick Maisonnave, described the Turkey-Libya deal as “bogus” on Monday and underlined the interest of his country to boost defense ties with Greece. Referring to Turkey’s provocations in the region, which he described as “activism,” he said, “we shall see how we respond to this behavior.” …
Read More »Corona Virus: Greece’s authorities on high later, checks at Athens airport
Organized tours from China to Greece have been stopped and local authorities are on alert due to the corona virus. The Greek Education Ministry is preparing instructions for the protection of students and the health authorities at the Athens International Airport are on alert. The Greek National Health Organization is …
Read More »Greek athletes say Good-Bye to Kobe Bryant on social media
The sudden death of NBA legend “Black Mamba” Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash on Sunday shocked not only his family, his friends, colleagues and supporters in the US. The shock spread like a wildfire all over the world. The wave of grief grabbed also Greek athletes who used the …
Read More »Greece to deploy 65-140 personnel together with Patriot to Saudi Arabia
A team consisting of 65-140 military personnel of the Greek Air Force and Land Forces will be deployed together the Patriot PAC-3 long-range anti-aircraft missile array to be dispatched to Saudi Arabia, sources of the Greek Prime Minister’s office told media over the weekend. The number of personnel will depend …
Read More »Juncker endorses crisis-narrative about “lazy and corrupt Greeks”
Former president of the European Commission endorsed the narrative of “non-working, lazy and corrupt Greeks,” a slogan massively used during the Greek economic crisis. In an interview with the Greek service of euronews, Juncker said: “There were a few. They were enough. Mostly in the so-called “Orthodox north” of the …
Read More »Angry elderly shoots dead municipality supervisor over water problem
With three bullets in the head, an elderly citizen shot dead the supervisor of Dionisos Municipality over a water leakage in his home.The perpetrator was arrested by police. The furious 77-year-old man went to the depot of Municipality of Dionysos, North Athens, at 8:45 Monday morning. He demanded a solution …
Read More »Policemen suspended for having slapped 11-year-old boy (video)
Four policemen have suspended from duty after a video caught one of them slapping an 11-year-old boy in Menidi suburb of western Athens. The incident became known after the father brought the beaten and terrified to a hospital and a medical worker posted the case on social media. According to …
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