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Greek PM Mitsotakis: EU’s Credibility at Stake on Turkey
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the credibility of the European Union is at stake, depending on how they choose to react to the ongoing provocations from Turkey, as he arrived at the December meeting of the European...
Diplomacy
Greece Slams Germany for Not Agreeing to Tough Sanctions Against Turkey
Germany is not standing up to its leadership role in the European Union when it rejects Athens' call for an arms embargo to be imposed on Turkey, Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview with Politico...
Europe
EU to Purchase 300 Million Doses of Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine
The European Commission announced that they will sign a deal to purchase up to 300 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotech company BioNTech on Wednesday.
This comes after early data from...
Europe
EC President Condemns Erdogan’s Comments, Vows to Assess Turkey’s Behavior
In a Wednesday interview with RTL Radio, European Council President Charles Michel pledged that the European Union will assess Turkey's behavior before the end of this year.
Michel also described as "unacceptable" the recent comments of Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
Europe
European Leaders Blast Erdogan after Tirade
Leaders from around Europe condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's inflammatory statements against French President Emmanuel Macron.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis condemned Erdogan's assertion that Macron need psychiatric treatment...
Diplomacy
Greece Warns Europe of Turkey's Serious Escalation of Tensions After New Provocations
On Monday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke again with European Council President Charles Michel about Turkey's most recent provocative acts in the region, according to reports in the Greek press.
Turkey's latest illegal maritime research expedition for energy resources...
Diplomacy
EU Leaders Give Turkey a Slap on the Wrist
The Greek government hailed the outcome of Thursday's EU Summit as positive for Greece and Cyprus in regards to Turkey's aggressive moves in the Eastern Mediterranean. Indeed, the EU warned Turkey that sanctions will be imposed unless Ankara stops...
Cyprus
EU Threatens Turkey With Sanctions, Calls for Dialogue in Dispute With Greece
Facing rising tension over Turkey's energy exploration efforts in Greek and Cypriot waters, the EU called for dialogue and an end to the continued acts of aggression by Greece's neighbor on Monday.
If Turkey does not heed the warning, European...
Diplomacy
EU Mulls Turkey Sanctions Following Greek Request
European Union Foreign Ministers decided on Friday to begin discussions on imposing sanctions on Turkey in response to the country's provocative actions in the eastern Mediterranean.
EU Minister for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell called on Turkey to abstain from unilateral...
Greece
Greece Records Lowest Percentage of Illegitimate Births in EU
According to a new study conducted by the European Union's statistical authority, Greece ranks as having one of the lowest percentages of illegitimate births from all the nations surveyed.
The data was compiled by Statista, an online German database for...