Greece
German-born historian: I hope that the road leading to German WWII reparations will open
German-born professor of history Hagen Fleischer expressed the hope that the road of German World War II (WWII) reparations to Greece will open, but also expressed his concern about the refugee problem of Europe. He did this in a public lecture in Ioannina. Fleischer has studied extensively the historical events of WWII.
Farmers in northern Greece to continue and step up protests into next week
Protesting farmers in western and central Macedonia were on Friday gearing up for continued mobilisations and more coordinated action heading into next week.
Greece and Israel sign joint declaration for cooperation in tourism
Greece and Israel signed a Joint Declaration for Cooperation in Tourism, on the sidelines of the prime minister’s recent trip to Jerusalem at the head of a government delegation.
Avramopoulos: Greece’s ‘eviction’ from Schengen was not raised or discussed
The issue of ‘evicting’ any member-state from the Schengen zone was neither raised nor discussed, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said on Friday, while speaking at the Economist’s ‘The World in 2016 Gala Dinner’ in Athens. He criticised such reports as “exaggerations, conjecture and rumours that do only harm.”
Share Responsibility for Asylum Seekers: End Political Squabbling, Focus on Rights
(Athens, January 29, 2016) – Calls to quarantine Greece and to prevent the onward movement of asylum seekers put their rights at risk, Human Rights Watch said today. Asylum seekers and migrants in Greece face chaotic registration procedures, serious obstacles to applying for asylum, and inadequate reception conditions.
Mouzalas: “Greece will be consistent with its commitments to the refugees issue “
“Greece will be consistent with its commitments in relation to the refugees issue and will fight so that suggestions for exiting the Schengen zone are not on the table”, Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas on Friday said in statements to Mega TV.
Cyprus – Israel – Greece Trilateral Summit Declaration
We, Nikos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus, Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel, and Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, having met in Nicosia today, 28th January 2016, have agreed to strengthen the cooperation between our three countries in order to promote a trilateral partnership in different fields […]
Tsipras: Greece will be fully prepared to deal with refugee crisis in February
JERUSALEM (ANA-MPA/ N. Lionakis) – Greece will be fully prepared next month to deal with the refugee flows and it remains to be seen if Europe too will live up to its commitments, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday, during a joint press conference with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv.
Avramopoulos: Greece has started complying with the Schengen rules
BRUSSELS (ANA-MPA/ M. Spinthourakis) – Migration and Home Affairs Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said the draft Schengen evaluation report on Greece “showed serious deficiencies” but that the situation has started to improve, following the discussion of the report by the College of Commissioners in Brussels.
Greek, Israeli defence ministers urge Turkey to join ‘axis of good’ against terrorism
Greece’s Defence Minister Panos Kammenos on Tuesday met his Israeli counterpart Moshe Ya’alon in Athens, during the Israeli defence minister’s visit to Greece. They discussed cooperation between Greece, Israel and Cyprus and the possibility of adding Bulgaria, Jordan and Egypt to an “axis of good” that will counter terrorism and fundamentalism in the region.