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The Greek government is pressing its international lenders to exclude the pension reform plan from the backlog of reforms that need to be completed before exiting the bailout program, Reuters reported. With the final review over its progress on the bailout...

Cyprus may proceed to block Turkey's European Union talks after its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) was violated by a Turkish seismic vessel earlier this week. The decision was put forth yesterday among party leaders invited to a National Council...

The European banking sector review expected this coming Sunday, October 26, will clarify Greece's funding needs, said European Stability Mechanism (ESM) head Klaus Regling earlier today. Regling also stressed that the Eurozone should keep the funds it is allocating for crisis...

The Greek Ministry of Infrastructure estimates that the first 4,000 free Wi-Fi hotspots will be ready in mid 2015. The wi-fi hotspots will be initially providing free internet connection to 100 archaeological sites and museums, as well as 200 ports and...

Turkish-Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu has sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, calling for the re-launch of negotiations with the Greek-Cypriot administration. According to a statement issued on Saturday, Eroglu called on the Greek-Cypriot side to return to the negotiating table. The...

International media flirt more and more with the scenario of opposition party SYRIZA being the next government in Greece, in a way “forcing” banks, economists and analysts to prepare reports and examine the positive or negative economic effects of such...

European Union's willingness to continue support Greece in order to ensure reasonable financing conditions after the end of the current program, was expressed today by European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Jyrki Katainen. "Greece has made immense progress in...

Greece is a key entry and transit point for African, Asian and Middle Eastern migrants desperate to get to Europe in search of security and a better life. Now more than ever, the Greek state is under enormous pressure...

Yesterday, the European Union warned Turkey about the need to respect the sovereignty of member states and their territorial waters. The announcement follows Turkey's publicized decision to reserve coastal areas immediately south of Cyprus for seismic surveys. In its recent annual report on countries...

AP - The U.N. refugee agency is urging the European Union to overhaul its policy toward Syrian refugees, warning that the number of fatal accidents at sea could rise further as winter approaches. The UNHCR also urged the 28-nation bloc...