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Fifteen Nobel laureates sign petition urging EU, US to help Greece recover
Fifteen Nobel laureates have co-signed a petition urging European authorities as well as the United States to help Greece recover from the financial crisis and return to growth, in an activity initiated by Dr. Harald zur Hausen, who won the Nobel in Physiology or Medicine in 2008.
CPJ joins calls for Brussels to push for release of jailed journalists in Turkey
Brussels, December 15, 2015–The European Union must not allow the challenges of the refugee crisis to deter it from confronting Turkey about its poor press freedom record, the Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, and the European Federation of Journalists said at a joint press conference today at the Press Club Brussels Europe.
EU membership requires respect for EU values, President Pavlopoulos warns from Sofia
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Monday warned both Turkey and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) that membership of the European Union demanded respect for European values and principles, in statements after meeting Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev in Sofia, where he is on an official visit.
key must respect commitments towards EU, says FM Kotzias
BRUSSELS (ANA-MPA/ M. Aroni) –Turkey needs to meet the commitments it has undertaken towards the EU by respecting European law and European procedures, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Monday, during the EU-Turkey Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels which opened negotiations on Chapter 17 in the country’s accession talks.
CPJ: “EU must stop its double standards with Turkey”
The Committee to Protect Journalists will take part in a joint press conference on Turkey’s press freedom record, alongside Reporters Without Borders and the European Federation of Journalists. The press conference, “EU must stop its double standards with Turkey,” will be held in Brussels on December 15, 2015.
EU includes Greek energy projects in list of ‘common interest’
The European Commission announced on Wednesday a list of key energy infrastructure projects (Projects of Common Interest, PCI) in Greece and around the EU whose completion is considered important for the development of the bloc’s energy market and the diversification of its energy sources and transport routes.
Greece will play leading role in EU-Turkey deliberations on the refugees issue
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ imminent visit to Turkey on Nov. 17-18 will focus on international and regional developments, while special emphasis will be given to the refugee issue and bilateral relations.
Tsipras to stress refugee crisis is European problem in Valletta
VALLETTA (ANA-MPA/N. Lionakis) – Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will reiterate his position that the refugee crisis must be seen as a joint European problem and not as one that concerns only the country of entry when he attends the Valletta Summit on Wednesday and Thursday which will focus on action for migration. The summit will […]
Moscovici: The review of Greece’s economy comes before talk of debt
EU Economics and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici met with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on his two-day visit to Athens on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mass surveillance: We are being watched
Too little has been done to safeguard citizens’ fundamental rights following revelations of electronic mass surveillance, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Thursday. They urge the EU Commission to ensure that all data transfers to the US are subject to an “effective level of protection” and ask EU member states to grant protection to […]