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Tiny Village in Poland Stands in Solidarity with Evia Fire Victims
The community of Niedyszyna, a small village in Poland near Lodz, has expressed their solidarity with those who lost their homes and possessions in the catastrophic fires that blazed across Evia, Greece in August.
The group sent a letter of...
Diplomacy
Fire-Ravaged Turkey Sends Message of Solidarity to Greece
Turkey, which is still fighting to contain its own massive wildfires, sent a message of solidarity to Greece on Friday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had a phone call with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias on Friday afternoon to express...
Greece
Turkey, Israel Show Solidarity with Greece after Strong Earthquake
The international community expressed its support after central Greece was hit by an earthquake measuring 6.0 Richter on Wednesday.
Diplomacy
Greek PM Expresses Solidarity with France After Erdogan's Insults
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed on Sunday his solidarity with French President Emmanuel Macron, who was recently at the receiving end of insults by his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"Personal insults against President Macron and hate speech targeting France...
Diplomacy
Greece to Affirm Friendship, Solidarity with Armenia in FM's Visit
The Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will offer the country's solidarity to Armenia which is under attack by Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh during his visit to Yerevan on Friday.
Dendias has started his visit by visiting the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial...
Diaspora
Greek Island Opens School for Refugee Children in Solidarity Gesture
The Greek island of Tilos in the Dodecanese archipelago has recently opened its arms to welcome refugee children and their families in a gesture highlighting the Greek philoxenia.
Eleven young students from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Palestine, and...
Diplomacy
EU Chief Says Greece and Cyprus Should Count on Europe's Full Solidarity
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that the withdrawal of Turkish exploratory vessels from the eastern Mediterranean was "a positive step."
During her "State of the Union" speech at the European Parliament she stressed, however, that...
Diplomacy
France's Macron Expresses Solidarity With Greece After Moria Inferno
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his country's solidarity with Greece on Wednesday following the fire at Lesvos island's Moria refugee camp, which was almost entirely destroyed by Tuesday night's inferno.
On Facebook, Macron wrote in Greek: "The burning of a...
Diplomacy
France's Macron Reaffirms Solidarity with Greece, Says Turkey Respects Actions Not Words
French President Emmanuel Macron once more expressed his country's solidarity with Greece saying on Friday that he had taken a tough stance with regard to Turkey’s actions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
“When it comes to Mediterranean sovereignty, I have to...
Diplomacy
Greece Shows Solidarity to Suffering Lebanon with Shipment of Food, Medical Supplies
Greece has vowed to continue its support for the Lebanese people who are struggling to return to normalcy following the deadly explosion in Beirut earlier in August.
Authorities in Athens announced recently that they are sending a Greek Navy vessel...
Diplomacy
France's Macron States His Solidarity with Greece, Cyprus in Symbolic Message in Greek
In a symbolic post written in Greek on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron, through his official Facebook account, reiterated his solidarity with Greece and Cyprus.
At a time when the sovereignty of Greece and Cyprus are questioned by Turkey, Macron...
Diplomacy
Greece Flies Spanish Flags in Solidarity to the Coronavirus-Stricken Country
Greece has shown on Friday its solidarity and support to the Spanish people who are suffering from the coronavirus pandemic by hoisting the Spanish flag at the Greek Parliament and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The symbolic act came as...
Greece
MEPs Call for Solidarity, New Measures to Prevent Coronavirus Outbreak in Refugee Camps
As Europe grapples with the challenges of the coronavirus crisis, concern is also growing over the living conditions of migrants and asylum-seekers living in camps on the Greek islands, particularly among members of the European Parliament (MEPs).
On Friday, the European Parliament...
Diplomacy
Greece Flies Italian Flags on Public Buildings in Solidarity With Neighbor
Greek authorities raised the flag of Italy on public buildings in Athens on Friday, including the Parliament of the country and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a rare move of solidarity with their suffering neighbors in Italy.
Speaker of...
Greece
Poland, Austria to Send Hundreds of Border Guards to Greece as EU Solidarity Grows
Following the recent dramatic developments along Greece's eastern borders, one EU member state after the other is announcing additional support for Greece to protect the EU's border with Turkey.
EU member states have reached several bilateral agreements with Greek authorities on...