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Greek PM Tsipras and Tusk: Effective Management of Refugee Flows Is an International and European Issue

The effective management of the refugee and migratory flow is an international and European issue and it requires a common European approach with respect to the principles of international law and the EU, solidarity and the need for fair...

Farmers Intensify Their Struggle Cutting Greece in Two

Farmers from central Greece decided to toughen their stance by setting a new roadblock at the 200km point at Bralos interchange. According to ANA MPA information, "seventy tractors are already at the spot and have closed the entrances and exits...

The Visegrad States’ Posture on Europe’s Refugee Crisis Poses a Real Threat to Greece

Virtually since the start of Europe’s refugee crisis, the Visegrad states have adopted a posture on the issue that is antithetical to Europe’s values and poses a real threat to European integration. The Visegrad group consists of Poland, the Czech...

Syriza-led Government Has Lost Legitimacy: What's Next?

In politics, there is a huge structural gap between rhetoric and action, and, if the Italian Renaissance political philosopher and historian Niccolò Machiavelli is correct, fortuna has to be tamed for the desired outcomes to be achieved. That is...

H1N1 Virus: 100 People Dead in Six Weeks

Six more people lost their lives due to the H1N1 virus, raising the death toll to 100 people in six weeks. According to the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention (KEELPNO) in the last 24 hours 102 new cases...

Defense Minister to Visit Hotspots in Lesvos, Chios, Leros on Tuesday

Defense Minister Panos Kammenos will visit Lesvos, Chios and Leros on Tuesday to inspect the registration and identification centers on the islands which are almost complete, the ministry said in a press release. Before his visit, he will hold a...

Abandoned Historic Train Station Turns into a Tavern in Greece

Vyroneia, a small village of the Serres prefecture in northern Greece, is steeped in history. Standing at the foot of the Belles mountain and near the rare biotope of Kerkini, Vyroneia went into the history map as the place...

Developments in Cyprus and the Refugee Crisis the Focus of Omirou-Mokbel Meeting

President of the Cyprus House of Representatives Yiannakis Omirou and Vice Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Lebanon Samir Mokbel expressed on Tuesday their willingness to further bilateral ties on all levels. Mokbel, who is on an official visit to...

Island of Chios' Hotspot Welcomes First 70 Refugees

The hotspot of Chios has officially commenced its operation as 70 refugees arrived and registered today. Executives of UNHCR led the refugees inside the building in order to register and identify them by handing them numbered bracelets and bottled water....

Two Suspects of Paris Terrorist Attacks Linked to Greece

Two men being held in Austria on suspicion of links to the Paris terrorist attacks in November passed through the Greek island of Leros, according to a Kathimerini newspaper report. The two suspects are French citizens of Algerian and Pakistani...

Athens Concert Hall to Ηost 'Hamlet' to Μark Shakespeare Year

The Athens Concert Hall, or “Megaron” as it is known in Greece, is participating in the worldwide commemoration events to mark the 400th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) by hosting an innovative version of...

Privatization Agency Denies Reports on New Concession Deal for Athens Airport

The head of Greece’s privatization agency (HRADF) on Monday dismissed media reports claiming the agency has started negotiating a 20-year extension of the concession agreement with the managing company, Athens International Airport S.A. (AIA), which will be paid for...

Defense Minister: Some Countries Will Shut their Borders to Greece

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said that "it is a given that some neighboring countries will close their borders with Greece," referring to the migrant flow in Europe. The closing of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) border to...

Turkish Warplanes Violate Greek Airspace Ahead of NATO Sea Operations

Turkish jet fighters entered Greek airspace several times on Monday, as NATO was preparing to deploy ships to the Aegean Sea to tackle migrant smugglers. Specifically, six Turkish fighter jets and a CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft entered successively in the Athens...

German Chancellor: Greece Doesn't Fulfill Obligations on Migrant Issue, But Fences Won't Solve the Problem

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Greece did not sufficiently fulfill its obligations so far on the migrant issue, but added that a border fence will not solve the problem. "To raise a protective fence in Former Yugoslav Republic of...