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April 6, 1941: Nazi Germany Attacks Greece

It was April 6, 1941 when Germany launched a massive attack on Greece's northern border after Italy failed to capture the country.

Germany Restarts Coal Plants After Russia Severs Gas Supply

Germany will reopen its high-polluting coal power plants after Russia cut off its gas pipeline to Europe. The emergency decision announced Sunday came as Germany tries to avert a supply shortage and as the continent struggles to respond to reductions...

Greece Gets New Arms from Germany, Sends Older to Ukraine

Germany announced on Tuesday that it will send a fleet of cutting edge infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to Greece, and then Athens will send its older weapons to Ukraine. The announcement came after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Greek...

Germany Rejects Greece's Demand for a Ban on Weapon Sales to Turkey

The German foreign minister on Monday expressed his country's opposition to Greece’s demand to impose an arms embargo on Turkey. Speaking to the Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), Heiko Maas said: “I do not find the demand of an arms embargo against...

Hundreds of Child Refugees Moved from Greece to Germany

More than 1,000 migrants and refugees, including 612 children, have been relocated from Greece to Germany over the last several months following an agreement between the two countries. According to a joint statement released by the Greek authorities and the...

The Heartbreaking Message to the Greek Family Killed by Drunk Driver in Germany

The relatives of the Greek man and his two-month old baby daughter who were killed in Trier, Germany on Tuesday after they were hit by a drunk driver, have shared a heartbreaking message they left on the sidewalk where...

Greek Father and His Baby Girl Killed After Car Hits Pedestrians in Germany

A Greek father and his two-month-old child are among the five people who died when a man plowed his car into a group of people in a pedestrian zone in the southwest German city of Trier on Tuesday. According to...

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...

Greece Urges Germany to Halt Military Exports to Turkey

Greece repeated a call to Germany over the weekend to suspend the exportation of military equipment to Turkey over Ankara’s aggressive policies in the Eastern Mediterranean. In an article in Die Welt newspaper, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias urged Germany...

France and Germany Give Turkey One Week to Halt Provocations

France and Germany accused Turkey on Thursday of continuing to provoke the European Union with its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, and gave it one week to clarify its positions, Reuters reports. “It’s clear to us that Turkey is permanently...

Five Ancient Greek Coins Saved From Auction, Repatriated From Germany

Five rare silver coins dating to the 5th and 4th centuries BC were returned to Greece before they could be auctioned off in Munich and Zurich, according to an announcement made by the Culture Ministry on Monday. Three of the...

Germany Agrees to Take Another 1,500 Refugees from Greece

Germany agreed on Tuesday to take in more than 1,500 refugees now living in Greece, on top of the 150 unaccompanied minors from the Moria camp which burned down earlier in the month on the island of Lesvos. The German...

Germany Launches Initiative for the Children of Greece's Moria Camp

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Thursday the launch of a German-French initiative for the reception of unaccompanied refugee minors who had lived at the Moria camp prior to the devastating fires that destroyed it. As thousands of asylum seekers...

Ankara Shuns Germany's Mediation, Continues Threats Against Greece

The efforts of German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to act as a mediator between Athens and Ankara did not seem to fear fruit as his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu continued his threats against Greece. The two foreign ministers met in...

Germany Warns that East Med Tension is "Like Playing with Fire"

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned on Tuesday that the current situation in the East Med, where Greek and Turkish navies are gathered, is "like playing with fire." Speaking after a meeting in Athens with Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and...