Greece

Relations in the East Mediterranean, between Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey, were at the center of Thursday's meeting of the Special European Council in Brussels. However, after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made it clear that provocations against members of the...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has some stern words of warning before he went in to today's meeting of the Special European Council in Brussels. "Turkish aggression, whether expressed through unilateral actions or extreme rhetoric, can no longer be tolerated,"...

The Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will represent Greece and its Premier Alexis Tsipras at the European Council meeting on Tuesday, as the Greek Prime Minister has to return to Greece for his pre-election obligations ahead of the...

The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) issued a statement on Friday regarding the living conditions of migrants in camps in Thessaloniki, in northern Greece. The statement notes that ''newly-arrived asylum seekers in mainland Greece live in a makeshift...

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed satisfaction with the June15 Eurogroup's decision on Greece during a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the sidelines of the European Council on Thursday. Tsipras later posted comments and photographs of the meeting...

"We are close to completing the second review... but we are far from talking about a success story in Greek economy," European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. The European official spoke with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in...

On Thursday at a the European Council meeting in Brussels, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will focus on the completion of the second program review and progress in providing debt relief for Greece during his meetings with counterparts. EU leaders will...

The Athens Declaration adopted by the European Union's seven Mediterranean countries, during last week's meeting in the Greek capital, will form the basis of the Greek positions at Friday's informal European Council in Bratislava, government sources informed the Athens-Macedonian...

A European Council report on protection from Islamic terrorism says that there are security gaps making Europe vulnerable to Islamic State attacks. The report was completed on March 1, weeks before the ISIS terrorist hits in Brussels that left 31...

The Greek government reacted to the comment by European Council President Donald Tusk that the closing of the Balkan route for refugees was a joint decision of the European Union 28. The European official posted another comment on twitter where...

President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, departs Wednesday afternoon for Brussels to participate in the European Council Summit on February 18 and 19. On the sidelines of the Summit, Anastasiades will have a meeting with the Chancellor of Germany,...

Turkey may be a key partner concerning counter-terrorism but the EU needs better cooperation regarding Syria and the Cyprus issue, EU Council President Donald Tusk said on Sunday. Speaking to the press on his arrival to the EU – Turkey...

European Council President Donald Tusk signaled Europe's willingness to assist in the development of peace talks between the two sides of Cyprus's 41-year-old division and highlighted the significance of the following months for a successful resolution. Following his meeting with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday,...

The President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos invited European Council President Donald Tusk to Greece to discuss Europe's refugee crisis on Tuesday, September 8th. Tusk had said that the inflow of migrants and refugees to Europe could go on for years. European...

Europe came close to catastrophe for over 2.5 billion euros as the talks between Greece and its creditors for a new bailout deal last weekend almost failed, European Council President Donald Tusk said. Tusk gave an interview to Greek newspaper...