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President Prokopis Pavlopoulos: Europe needs unity, not multiple speeds
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Sunday voiced his disagreement with the idea of a “multiple-speed Europe,” stressing that Europe needs to protect its unity and that this “does not have speeds.”
Good riddance, Milo Yiannopoulos… Right-wing extremist and provocateur
by Georgia Logothetis, Managing Director, HALC “Is Anyone Honestly Surprised That Greeks Don’t Pay Their Debts?” That’s the title right-wing extremist and provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos used to reflect on the Greek debt crisis.
Greek and Cypriot foreign ministries condemns ‘heinous murder’ of Russian ambassador in Ankara
Greece’s foreign ministry on Monday strongly condemned the murder of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey Andrey G. Karlov by a gunman at an art gallery in Ankara, and extended its “sincerest condolences” to his family, friends and the Russian foreign ministry with a tweet posted on the ministry’s twitter account @GreeceMFA.
Santorini emerges as one of the world’s top tourism destinations
With two million visitors arriving each year – or nearly 10 pct of the total number of tourist arrivals for the whole country – as well as frequent first-place rankings in surveys of favourite holiday destinations, the Greek island of Santorini has emerged as one of the top tourism destinations worldwide.
Austrian minister: Greek-Turkish borders must close, refugees sent back
VIENNA (ANA-MPA / D. Dimitrakoudis) – The borders between Greece and Turkey must close and refugees caught trying to cross over into Europe should be sent back to Turkey, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner was reported as commentnig to the Austrian daily “Der Standard”, in statements published on Monday.
EU includes Greek energy projects in list of ‘common interest’
The European Commission announced on Wednesday a list of key energy infrastructure projects (Projects of Common Interest, PCI) in Greece and around the EU whose completion is considered important for the development of the bloc’s energy market and the diversification of its energy sources and transport routes.
Greece gives a 40-million-dollar deposit for “aging planes”
Proto Thema newspaper revealed that the government gave secretly last week a 40-million-dollar deposit to US for activating the contract for upgrading aging maritime planes originally manufactured by Lockheed Martin setting off a firestorm of controversy and opposition criticism.
Greece: Chaos, Insecurity in Registration Center Information, Attention to Vulnerable Groups Urgently Needed
(Athens, October 12, 2015) – Poor organization and a lack of personnel is creating chaos and insecurity at a police registration center and surrounding informal camp for asylum seekers and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos, Human Rights Watch said today.