Greece
Greece’s absorption of EU funds a source of pride, says Regional Policy Commissioner
“Greece can be proud because it has the highest absorption rates of funds in 2014-2020,” EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu said on Wednesday responding to an intervention by the Vice-President of the European Parliament Dimitris Papadimoulis.
The US support Greece as a pillar of stability in SE Mediterranean and the Balkans
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell, sent a message late on Tuesday that the United States of America counts in its strategic planning as a pillar of stability for the wider region of the Southeastern Mediterranean and the Balkans.
Greece first in rate of new diagnoses of Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Greece has the highest rate of new cases of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a lymphocyte cancer, diagnosed relative to its population in the world.
Greece has made significant progress on the refugee issue
“Greece has made significant progress on the refugee issue,” executive director of Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, said on Saturday in a statement to Der Spiegel.
“We should solve political problems for stability in the Balkans”, Deputy Economy minister says
The solution of the political problems in the Balkans is a prerequisite for the region’s growth, Deputy Economy Minister Stergios Pitsiorlas noted at the Balkans and Black Sea Cooperation Forum on Friday.
UNESCO to hold meeting about the return of the Parthenon sculptures, Culture ministry says
A UNESCO committee for the return of cultural property “recognised for the first time the historical, cultural, legal and ethical aspects of the return by Britain of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece,” the Ministry of Culture said on Thursday.
The United States continue to support negotiations for FYROM naming dispute, State Department says
The US once again expressed its support for the ongoing negotiations to resolve the issue of FYROM’s name, in a U.S. State Department announcement on Friday.
PM Tsipras: Greece survived through hard times and is now on the rebound
Greece and its people and economy went through hard times, but are rebounding, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in an address at the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) annual meeting in Athens.
Agreement with FYROM is in Greece’s interests, says Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias
Greece is striving for an agreement with FYROM because this is in its own national interest and not because the neighbouring country wishes to join the European Union and NATO – though this is something that Athens supports – Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias stated during a joint press conference on Tuesday, after a meeting […]
Significant progress; negotiations at most crucial turning point, says government’s official
Greek and FYROM’s Foreign Ministers made significant progress, however the negotiations are not concluded, on the contrary they are at the most crucial turning point, said a high Greek government official on Monday on FYROM name issue negotiations.