EU States have to stop all transfers of asylum seekers back to Greece under the “Dublin II” regulation due to the extremely harsh conditions they face in the state, the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner has said. Thomas Hammarberg made the statement yesterday in his first oral intervention as a third party in a [...]

Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders will resume their negotiations aiming to find a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus controversy on Tuesday. President Dervis Eroglu of The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias would meet again at the buffer zone in Nicosia for the first time in three weeks. The last [...]

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said yesterday that he was ready to reach a settlement on a longstanding bilateral dispute with Greece regarding the Balkan country’s official name.  He stated Athens was seeking too much from Skopje.  “I still believe Greece’s demands are excessive,” Gruevski said. Earlier this summer it [...]

Belgium supports Greece concerning its financial crisis.  It is not just a Greek issue stated Belgian Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere during his two day visit to Athens on Wednesday. “Belgium stands in solidarity with Greece amidst the economic crisis from the beginning, supporting a solution in European level, since the crisis does [...]