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European Commissioner Vestager in Parliament: Competition conditions have improved in Greece
“I am very respectful of all the achievements of the government, the Parliament and especially the Greek citizens,” EU Commissioner responsible for Competition Margrethe Vestager said on Thursday in Greek parliament.
EU’s Hahn launches screening process for 2019 accession talks with FYROM, Albania
The European Union officially launched the preparatory work towards the opening of accession negotiations in June 2019 with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and Albania, when Johannes Hahn, commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, met with officials in Skope and Tirana on Tuesday.
FM Kotzias: FYROM name issue agreement will contribute to development in Balkans
The agreement of Greece with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) over the name issue was not signed in order to facilitate FYROM’s accession to the European Union and NATO, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias told Sto Kokkino FM on Tuesday.
Council of Europe commissioner for Human Rights visits Greek president Pavlopoulos
Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos received Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic at the presidential mansion on Thursday.
FM Kotzias: EU’s future must include a focus on its citizens
Fifteen countries, ten of them members of the European Union, sent their foreign ministers to the “Visegrad-4 plus Balkan-4” meeting in Sounio, southern Attica, which concluded on Friday.
President Pavlopoulos: Turkey must respect Greek borders if it wants EU membership
Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos sent on Wednedsay a clear message to Turkey regarding the respect for borders, stressing that “we always want to have good relations, we favour its European perspective but this requires respect of the European Union and Greece’s borders and we are not willing to make concessions.”
FM Kotzias: FYROM should “get serious” about name negotiations
BRUSSELS (ANA/M. Aroni) ? The leaders of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should “get serious” about the name issue talks instead of conducting negotiations through statements to the media, Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Kotzias said in Luxembourg on Monday.
Greece’s future is promising despite the difficulties, says President Pavlopoulos
President of Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos underlined the need to remain united in these difficult times for the country, is his address in Lefkada during his declaration honourary citizen of the island on Monday.
The Missing Scenario for Europe: there are alternatives for Europeans
Article* by Guillaume Balas (MEP, S&D), Sergio Cofferati (MEP, S&D), Eva Joly (MEP, Greens/EFA), Curzio Maltese (MEP, GUE/NGL), Florent Marcellesi (Greens/EFA), Emmanuel Maurel (MEP, S&D), Dimitrios Papadimoulis (MEP, GUE/NGL), Georgi Pirinski (MEP, S&D), Ernest Urtasun (MEP, Greens/EFA) – Progressive Caucus
‘Greece can help Europe find its path again,” President Pavlopoulos tells ERT
Greece will overcome the crisis and continue its progress within the European Union, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Sunday, in an interview with the state broadcaster ERT. He also noted that Greece could help Europe recover its unity and realise that it must correct the “shortcomings” revealed under the pressure of […]