Greece
Greece
Mitsotakis: 'No Confidence' in Government Handling of New-Generation Terrorism
The present government is not equipped to handle the new generation of terrorism, main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, attacking the government's record on terrorism issues in statements at a book launch in Athens.
"I have...
Cyprus
Greece, France Cement Common Front Against Turkey's Aggression
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron said they were in "complete agreement" regarding the direction to take in response to Turkey's repeated incursions and infractions in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to government sources in Athens.
The...
Diplomacy
US Report Says Anti-Americanism On the Wane in Greece
A U.S. State Department report drafted last August but released in early January of 2019 states that Greece is "a pillar of stability in a complicated region."
The State Department's "Integrated Country Strategy" (ICS) for Greece recognizes the country’s position...
Cyprus
Cyprus President Tells UNGA he is Ready to Resume Talks – Transcript
The President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades announced today that during tomorrow’s meeting with the UN Secretary-General, he will convey his readiness to immediately resume negotiations for a settlement on the island, in accordance with the SG’ framework and the...
Crime
Greece Fears for Major Terrorist Attacks
The Greek Counter-Terrorism Unit is examining the possibility that an organized network of old and new guerrillas is behind the disappearance of Greek terrorist Christodoulos Xeros on Tuesday.
During the last months a strange partnership between terrorists of the old...
Crime
Leaked Photo of Ilias Kasidiaris Holding a Kalashnikov Rifle
The Greek newspaper "Ethnos" published a photograph of the Golden Dawn MP, Ilias Kasidiaris, holding a kalashnikov rifle. The photograph has raised questions, concerning the action of Golden Dawn, as these weapons are illegal in Greece.
According to "Ethnos," the...
Crime
Terrorists Seen Behind Golden Dawn Killings
The investigation into the killing of two Golden Dawn members outside a party office has led authorities to think that a terrorist offshoot group may be behind the murders, which have also been seen as revenge for the stabbing...
Greece
What Greek Anarchists Really Want: Nothing
It should come as no surprise that the four young punks who robbed two banks in northern Greece and reportedly are involved in yet another terrorist offshoot in Greece were anarchists, the type who believe there shouldn’t be a...
Economy
Samaras: No Citizenship for Immigrants, Water Cannons for Protesters
ATHENS – Reaching out to Right-Wingers who are leaving his Conservative party ahead of the May 6 elections, New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras said he would get tough on crime, repeal laws giving citizenship to second generation immigrants born...