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Albanian Prime Minister Apologizes for Comments About Greece

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has apologized to his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, for comments he made about Greece. Rama accused Greece of "cheating" to enter the European Union. The comments were made just hours before the two leaders were...

EU Imposes Price Cap on Russian Oil at $60 Per Barrel

This Friday, the European Union (EU) agreed to introduce a price cap on Russian oil. The decision is intended to punish Moscow for the Russian invasion of Ukraine and limit potential profits. The cap will be set at $60 per...

Greece Growth Rate to Drop Dramatically in 2023

Greece unveiled its 2023 budget in Parliament which foresees a significant drop in growth rate that will reach 1.8 percent from the estimated 5.6 percent of the current year. The budget is the first Greece has posted in twelve years...

Inflation in Greece Eases as It Hits Record 10.6 % High in Eurozone

Inflation in the Eurozone areas hit a record high of 10.6 percent in October, up from 9.9 percent in September, according to the data released by Eurostat on Thursday. A year earlier, the rate was 4.1 percent. This represents the...

Greece, Italy, Malta, Cyprus Call on EU to Share Migration Burden

Greece, along with Italy, Cyprus, and Malta, issued a joint statement on Saturday calling on EU member states to share the burden of undocumented migrants arriving on their shores. The four Mediterranean countries say they are bearing the heaviest burden...

Greeks More Hesitant About Sanctioning Russia Than Other Europeans

Greeks, along with Hungarians and Italians, are less supportive of sanctioning Russia than other nationals of the EU member states and European countries, a YouGov Cambridge survey has shown. Since President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the West has responded...

Greece Ranks Last in EU Gender Pay Gap

The year 2022 has seen multiple challenges and crises come to life including a rising cost of living, increased rent, climate emergency, the ongoing pandemic, and slow progress in gender parity.  Global leaders are facing a series of economic and...

Greek Officer Assumes Command of EU’s Operation ‘Irini’ Off Libya

Greek commodore Stylianos Dimopoulos has taken over the command of the EU's Operation "Irini" deployed off Libya in the Central Mediterranean. Operation Irini was launched by the European Union on March 31, 2020 as part of the EU contribution to...

Greece on Alert Over Turkey-Libya Hydrocarbon Deal

Greece has expressed concern over a hydrocarbon deal struck by Turkey and Libya on Monday, saying that it may contain provisions that are based on the 2019 Turkey-Libya Memorandum that are illegal under international law. The details of the deal...