Greece
Strong condemnation of Turkey’s actions in draft conclusions of European Council
European leaders will strongly condemn Turkey’s “continued illegal actions” in the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean, while expressing full solidarity with Greece and Cyprus, according to the draft conclusions of the European Council leaked ahead of the summit on Thursday.
Clean exit ‘another dirty lie’ by the government, ND leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis says
Accusing the government of endangering Greece with its stance on international issues, main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for a national rally of all forces to help the country, on Wednesday.
Greek state budget shows primary surplus of 2.752 billion euros in Jan-Feb
Greek state budget showed a primary surplus of 2.752 billion euros in the January-February period, up from a budget target for a primary surplus of 1.307 billion and a primary surplus of 2.135 billion euros in the corresponding period last year, the finance ministry said in a report released on Wednesday.
Prison can’t diminish the dignity of our boys, parents of Greek soldiers held in Turkey tell ANA
“What matters is the immediate return of our children, who have been imprisoned for 12 days now. They know that they have done nothing wrong and that’s why they are not worried, because they believe in justice and cannot be punished for something they did not do,” the parents of the two Greek soldiers currently […]
‘Portugal a positive example for Greece,’ PM Tsipras tells visiting Portuguese president
“In August 2018 we will be done with the programme; we already see a big difference in the economic figures and we seek to transfer this difference to the social indicators and to people’s sense of the real economy as well, exactly as happened in Portugal, for the benefit of society,” stated Prime Minister Alexis […]
Greece, institutions on ‘tight deadlines’ to complete 88 prior actions of fourth review, says Regling
Greece and the institutions are running on “tight deadlines” to complete the 88 prior actions required by the fourth program review, finalize talks on debt relief and discuss post-bailout supervision by August, the head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Klaus Regling said in a press release after the Eurogroup meeting on Monday.
Greek Superleague indefinitely suspended, Deputy Sports Minister says
The Greek Superleague has been indefinitely suspended following the events in the Greek football league’s game between PAOK Thessaloniki and AEK Athens, Deputy Sports Minister Giorgos Vasiliadis announced on Monday after a meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Greece to present post-memorandum development plan at Eurogroup on April 27
The government will present the new development plan for the post-memorandum period at the next Eurogroup on April 27 in Sofia.
Police seek Savvidis as PM holds meeting over events at PAOK and AEK football game
Thessaloniki Security Police on Monday announced that they are seeking PAOK Thessaloniki football club owner Ivan Savvidis in order to arrest him for violating sports laws, using procedures for those caught in the act of committing a crime.
New Democracy leader Mitsotakis visiting the US: First stop at Boston
Boston will be the first stop of main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ visit to the US, which begins on Monday.