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Εvery member-state must abide by the European acquis, says President Pavlopoulos
All European Union member-states and peoples must abide by European law and the European acquis, President of Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos said on Monday, in response to an Athens-Macedonian News Agency question concerning developments in Spain and Catalonia and whether there will be consequences for Europe.
PM Tsipras: Everybody acknowledges that Europe must have its own institutions
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, in statements he made upon his arrival at the EU Summit held in Tallinn on Friday, noted that the EU heads of state and government “had a very interesting discussion” during their meeting on Thursday.
Prime Minister Tsipras to present Greece’s proposals for social Europe in Tallinn
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will present Greece’s proposals for a social Europe during the European Summit in Tallinn. An informal summit will be held on Thursday afternoon to discuss the EU programme up to the summer of 2018.
The most difficult part of my political career was when everyone was asking for Greece to exit the Eurozone
The most difficult part of my political career was when everyone was asking for Greece to exit the Eurozone, the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said in reply to a question from the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA).
“Would you accept the “invader” to keep troops on you land and to guarantee your citizenship and rule of law”?
Last Monday, 21 August 2017, four Cypriot Members of the European Parliament, Lefteris Christoforou – EPP, Costas Mavrides – S&D, Demetris Papadakis – S&D, and Eleni Theocharous – ECR, sent a joint letter to their colleagues in the European Union.
Prime Minister Tsipras meets Oettinger, calls for strong EU budget emphasising growth
During his meeting with European Commissioner for budget and human resources Gunther Oettinger at the Maximos Mansion on Monday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked that there should be a strong budget for promoting growth.
The Aegean must be a sea of peace and stability, Prime Minister Tsipras says
“It is now becoming more imperative than ever to face challenges and solve longstanding problems that divide us,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday shortly after his meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.
Pavlopoulos’ message to Turkey: ‘Greece and EU desire friendship, good neighbour relations’
Greece and the European Union actively desire and seek friendship and good neighbour relations with Turkey, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Sunday, sending a message to Ankara from the island of Chios.
Valdis Dombrovskis: Important to conclude Greek review as soon as possible
The Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis stressed the need to conclude Greece’s second program review as soon as possible to ensure the country’s economic recovery, during a speech at a conference of the American Enterprise Institute titled “Transatlantic cooperation – key for jobs and economic growth”, held in Washington DC.
Travel receipts down in 2016, despite more tourist arrivals, central bank report says
Travel receipts in 2016 totalled 13.207 billion euros, or 6.5 pct lower than the previous year, in spite of 7.5 pct increase in tourist arrivals, according to a Bank of Greece report on the travel services’ balance in 2016.