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Greek Defense Minister: 'United States Ask for Our Support on Russian Sanctions'

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said that the United States attempted to encourage Greece to support a new round of Russian sanctions but Athens still enjoys sharing religious and economic bonds with its "friend" and "ally," Moscow. After his meeting with US Under...

U.S. Defense Secretary Cancels Meeting with Greek Counterpart

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos was snubbed by his U.S. counterpart Ashton Carter and Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work on his visit to the United States. The U.S. Defense Secretary cancelled the meeting over the weekend, claiming he...

Greek Opinion Poll: SYRIZA Holds Significant Lead Over New Democracy

SYRIZA leads by 21 percentage points over Greece's main opposition New Democracy in voting intention, according to an opinion poll conducted by Macedonia University. According to the survey, 36.5% of participants chose SYRIZA, 15.5% New Democracy, 6.0% "To Potami," 6.0%...

Greek Defence Minister: NATO, EU Should Cooperate to Eliminate Extremism in the Balkans

NATO and the EU should cooperate at a political level to limit extremism, fundamentalism and nationalistic ideaology in the Balkans, Greek National Defence Minister Panos Kammenos said at a meeting of EU’s foreign and defence ministers in Brussels on...

Holy Relics Cannot Help a Government in Confusion

The forthcoming transfer of the holy relics of Saint Barbara to the Saint Savvas Oncology Hospital and the reception of the reliquary with the ceremonial honors reserved for heads of state has created a new controversy within the leftist ruling...

Greek Army Officer Decorated For Rescuing 20 Migrants in Rhodes Shipwreck

Greece's Defense Minister Panos Kammenos has earlier today decorated an army sergeant of the Hellenic Army, whose photos rescuing a young migrant from Eritrea following a deadly shipwreck on the island of Rhodes last week made headlines across the globe. Sergeant Antonis Deligiorgis was...

Greeks in Ukraine

The first ancient Greek colonies appeared in the area of modern Ukraine in the 6th century, near the Black Sea coast and the Crimean peninsula. In the region of Mariupol there are 29 Greek villages and approximately 150,000 residents of Greek...

Greek Easter Feast for the Unemployed Held by Armed Forces

In a solidarity display toward the Greeks worst hit by the economic crisis, the country's Defense Ministry and Armed Forces organized an Easter feast for the unemployed and other vulnerable groups on Sunday in Athens, Greece. Among those attending was Archbishop...

Where Do Greek Politicians Spend Their Easter Holiday?

Greece's political leaders and ordinary citizens are preparing to celebrate Orthodox Easter on Sunday, with many planning to spend the holiday in their home towns with friends and family. President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos will visit his native Kalamata,...

Greek Defense Minister: We Cannot Keep ISIS Out if EU Keeps Bullying Us

In the weak of Greek officials' warning to Brussels yesterday that "consistent" attempts by various European officials and media to spread division among the SYRIZA-led coalition government, formed with the participation of right wing Independent Greeks (ANEL), may lead to...