Greece
Farmers from Central Macedonia disappointed after meeting with gov’t officials
Farmers from Central Macedonia said they were very disappointed by their meeting with government ministers on Wednesday, during which they discussed their grievances concerning the increased taxation and social security contributions imposed by the government.
We can’t consider Greece outside Europe, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos says
Setting Greece’s position in the eurozone at risk is as if setting the unity of the eurozone itself at risk, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Wednesday said during the decoration of EU Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix.
Chancellor Merkel will intervene, estimated government’s top official
A government’s top official estimated that German Chancellor Merkel at some point will intervene because she would not want to go to elections with the Greek issue pending.
Prime Minister Tsipras: 2017 will be a crucial year for Europe and Greece
“As long as Europe remains weak-willed, powerless and weak the powers of Euroscepticism will become stronger. Our country will turn page. The crisis belongs to the past” stated Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in his opening address to the meeting of SYRIZA central committee that is held on Saturday and Sunday in Athens.
This is why Macedonia’s name matters! Thank you Mr. Tajani!
By Ilias Kouskouvelis * The “Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (hereinafter FYROM) and Greece are in dispute over the former’s name, since the time of its independence (1992). FYROM insists on using its communist era name (“Macedonia”), while Greece reacts.
Challenging the Lausanne Treaty is like challenging the EU borders, President Pavlopoulos says
Challenging the Lausanne Treaty is like challenging the borders of Greece and the European Union, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said in Lisbon.
ESM clarifies IMF should contribute in Greek program’s funding
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) issued a clarification on a report published in Reuters on Tuesday, in which Director General Klaus Regling was quoted as saying that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not have to contribute with funds in Greece’s program and could remain as an adviser.
Tsipras urges ‘new architecture’ for Balkan economic cooperation
BELGRADE (ANA/ N. Papadimitriou) The excellent ties between Greece and Serbia could form a foundation to build “a new architecture for economic cooperation in the Balkans,” Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, addressing a Serb-Greek business forum in Belgrade.
Opposites Attract: May and Tsipras ideal Trump allies in Europe
By Vassilis Kopsacheilis* Donald Trump’s anti-systemic rhetoric and his focus upon America’s domestic economic problems combined with promises for a protectionist foreign and economic policy agenda in order to bring back jobs in the country, led him to the White House.
Greek Supreme Court refuses extradition for eight Turkish servicemen that fled to Greece
The eight Turkish military servicemen that fled to Greece after the July coup are to be released and not extradited to Turkey, the Greek Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.