Greece

Greek member of the European Parliament Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou defended on Thursday what she considers "the right of European citizens to say 'Merry Christmas'" in response to a debate surrounding the word "Christmas" in the European parliament on Wednesday. EU equality...

On Thursday, the European Parliament agreed on a new proposal for a COVID 19 vaccination certificate ahead of the summer travel season.

By Andreas C Chrysafis The campaigns for the next elections for the European Parliament, scheduled for May 23-26, 2019, have already begun in earnest. A total of 751 parliamentary openings are currently up for grabs by those fortunate enough to...

The European Council and the European Commission must work urgently with Greece to prevent a humanitarian crisis this winter, according to the he Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Group in the European Parliament. The group called for a...

The Greek government has reacted against the decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque for the 30 days of ramazan. The Greek Foreign Ministry issued a statement: "We condemn as regressive the Turkish authorities’ announcement of the scheduling of...

A task force consisting of members of the European Parliament that belong to the European People’s Party met recently during a three day visit to Athens with various Greek officials, including Minister of Finance Euclid Tsakalotos, the Governor of...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave European Parliament President Martin Schulz a tour to Lesvos to inspect the refugee situation amid protests by locals and activists. The two officials visited the identification processing centers and refugee camps. They witnessed the...

European Parliament President Martin Schulz lamented on Monday the decision by new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to renew a coalition with the small right-wing Independent Greeks (ANEL) party. Speaking to French Inter radio, Schulz said he could not understand Tsipras'...

"We, as socialists, will never, ever accept a Grexit," stated president of the Progresive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Giani Pittella, after the Greek prime minister's speech in the European Parliament. "Mr. Tsipras, you don't belong in my party, but at...

European Parliament President Martin Schulz has yet again warned the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras endanger the common European policy towards Russia. Greece is hoping for Moscow’s help ahead of its International Monetary Fund (IMF) installment repayment on April...

The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz' visit to Greece, signals that the prime values of the European Union continue to be the acceptance and respect of popular sovereignty highlighted the Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras. The PM...

A few hours before arriving to Athens, President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz suggested to Greece not to deviate from the common European Union stance towards Russia regarding the crisis in Ukraine. "I noticed with dismay that Greece today...

Just 48 hours ahead of the critical Greek general elections, European Parliament President Martin Schulz called Europe for a fair treatment toward Greece. In an interview with German newspaper Hannoverschen Allgemeinen Zeitung, Schulz underlined that “in order to achieve a steady...

President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz commented that the austerity measures were imposed on Greek people by the Greek government, not by the European Union. Speaking on the show "Petit Journal" on French Canal+ television station, the EU official...

The Hellenic Federation of Journalists has decided to appeal to the Commission of European Parliament because of the closure of Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) and the amendment enactment which extend the transitional regime of Public Television. Federation has sent letter...