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Greece's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos expressed deep grief over the death of six Greeks recently killed in a mortar attack in southeast Ukraine. He vowed that the Greek government will support the families of the victims. The...

During the visit of Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos to the capital of FYROM, Skopje, earlier on Thursday, the Greek minister was greeted by nationalists pertaining to the radical groups “World Macedonian Congress” and “Association of the Aegean Children,”...

Foreign Minister of Turkey, Professor Ahmet Davutoğlu, congratulated his Greek counterpart, Evangelos Venizelos by phone for assuming duties of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. The ministers “have known each other for many years,” was stated in the...

Greece must accept the terms as set by its partners since it’s made big mistakes, claims PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos in an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel, assuring our lenders that “they will have their money back.” “We are...

Uk newspaper Financial Times ranked Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos as the worst minister for finances in Europe for 2011. Venizelos got the worst rating in terms of political ability, economic performance and credibility in the markets and landed at...

The point that defines the end of the Ukrainian army is the community of Sartana in Mariupol, where soldiers control who comes and goes, and curfew starts at 8 pm. Many members of the Greek Diaspora live between Russian separatists...

According to Greece's Foreign Ministry, the Greek Consulate in Mariupol, Ukraine, will urgently be transferred from Mariupol to Dnipropetrovsk, due to the hostilities in the region, after the Consul General's request. "Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos has accepted the proposal of...

The diplomatic missions of Greece in Kiev, Mariupol and Odessa are in constant contact with the federation of Greek associations and their members because of the emergency situation that has developed in Ukraine. Evangelos Venizelos, Greece's Deputy Prime Minister and...

Greece's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Evangelos Venizelos on Wednesday, called those involved in the current crisis in Ukraine to return to dialogue. Tension and violence escalated on Tuesday evening in the Ukraine's capital as protesters clashed with...

Greece fully supports Serbia's bid to join the European Union, Greek Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos told reporters after meeting with Serbian Premier Ivica Dacic on Tuesday. Speaking in the Serbian capital, Venizelos said that during its six-month...

The recent incident that took place off the coast of the Greek island of Farmakonisi and led to the tragic death of illegal immigrants, seems to have triggered talks in the European Parliament, with MEP’s demanding an explanation from...

“Athens incites France to turn against Germany” This is the title of an article that was published in the German magazine “Focus” regarding Greece. Focus along with other German media reproduced the statements that were made by the Greek Foreign...

Greece is well aware that some European countries do not view a common migration policy as an immediate priority,  which is why the country will push for the implementation of a single asylum system and a more coordinated management...

The German magazine Spiegel compared Greece to a Banana Republic in an article published on the magazine’s website. The article entitle “Like a Banana Republic” refers to the intervention and evacuation of the ERT building in Agia Paraskevi by...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan now claims that Greece deprives Turkey of its Ottoman legacy, by refusing to open two mosques in Athens even though the Greek government is financing renovation of a building to create the country's...