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It is Unacceptable For Some EU Countries to Refuse to Accept Refugees, Says Europarliament President Tajani

The austerity can't reduce the public debt, said European parliament president Antonio Tajani in an interview with the Saturday edition of Nea newspaper. "Greece needs a growth strategy with a restart plan for the economy and the creation of new...

Greece Among EU Countries Registering Complaint About Ukrainian Education Bill

The foreign affairs ministers of Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania, have written to the Foreign Minister of the Ukraine, expressing their concerns over the country's new education bill, which excludes the use of minority language lessons. "We are certainly concerned,...

Avramopoulos: All Border Controls for 5 EU Countries Must Be Extended

Internal border controls imposed by five Schengen-area countries will have to be extended by an additional six months as there are still some problems with the external borders, European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos said on Wednesday. He noted that...

Merkel: ‘If Greece Quits Euro, All EU countries Will’

According to French newspaper Le Monde, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reported at the summit on December 19 that if Greece quits the euro, then all members of the monetary union would follow the same path. The French newspaper, invoking conversations...

Greece, EU Countries Face Brain Drain

Europe's continuing economic problems, which have especially hard hit countries such as Greece, Portugal, Italy and Spain, has resulted not only in record unemployment but many young and skilled people and professionals fleeing to other countries for a new...

Greece Ranked Among Highest Beer Taxing Countries in EU

New data shows that Greece's tax on beer is among the top five in Europe. Each European country is required to have a Special Consumption Tax on beer, the minimum of which is 1.87 euro per 100 liters. Greece...

Vice Media to Expand in Russia and Six More Eastern European Countries

The "Vice phenomenon" that has taken over the internet and television for the past few years, starting off from Canada and spreading rapidly all over the world with its alternative journalism, is about to add a few more partners...

New ELSTAT Data Shows Decline in Greek Exports to European Countries

Exports of Greek products in countries of the EU have declined significantly (except for oil products that have not yet been calculated, while exports in other foreign countries present satisfactory rates and are in some cases increasing. The Hellenic Statistical...

Greek Ouzo of Plomari Introduced In Seven European Countries

The traditional Greek cuisine was introduced at ‘Sympossio Greek Gourmet Touring’, accompanied by the Greek traditional beverage 'Ouzo' of Plomari. The ‘Sympossio Greek Gourmet Touring’ was a vivid way of getting acquainted with Greece and its culinary heritage, which includes...

Solidarity Protests For Greece Organized in Many European Countries

Solidarity protests for Greece are being organized in many European countries for this Saturday. People will protest against the economic crisis and its effects on Greek society. As noted in an online call to the international audience, the austerity measures...

‘Sympossio Greek Gourmet Touring’ Travels to 7 European Countries

'Sympossio Greek Gourmet Touring', lasting from the 30th of January until the 17th of February, is a journey of Greek gastronomy in the big cities of Europe. The aim of the event is the promotion of Greece through cuisine,...

Poland PM Urges Leaders to Ready for War in Europe

Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk has warned that all-out war is a strong possibility in the near future, and Russia must not defeat Ukraine. Otherwise, it could destabilize the whole of Europe. The Polish Prime Minister said war was...

Russia VS. NATO: Military Balance in Europe

The war in Ukraine has brought the military balance in Europe between Russia and NATO back to the forefront of geostrategic thinking. After the end of the Cold War and the demise of the USSR, Eastern Europe's geostrategic importance as...

Greece Joins European Missile Defense Project

Greece and Turkey on Thursday will formally join the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), a German-led missile defense project, according to Minister of Defense Nikos Dendias. ESSI is a project to build a ground-based integrated European air defense system that...