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The European Union is best suited to help stop the war in Syria and promote peace in the Middle East, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said during a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Athens on Thursday. The President...

Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has said on Monday the Cyprus issue is an issue of occupation and violation of international rules and laws and supported the reunification of Cyprus through a federal, bizonal, and bi-communal state. For this to...

Greece agreed to accommodate 50,000 asylum seekers but not in a single refugee camp as originally proposed by the European Union, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said. The decision was taken after an emergency mini-summit on the migrant crisis in Brussels on...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras underlined the need for a European solution to the refugee crisis, upon his arrival at the leaders EU Summit in Brussels on Sunday. "I hope common ground can be found for this difficult problem. I believe we are before a...

A report by Crashonline.gr has compiled data that sheds light into the extent of human trafficking within Greece and the Europe. There are 20,000 women who are currently being trafficked in Greece, including 1,000 minors aged between 13 and 15, the report notes....

The exhibition "Bridges: The European Language of the Comics" will open on Saturday, October 24, at the city of Larissa, central Greece, with the participation of young and acclaimed Greek and European artists at the Ouil Municipal Theatre. Larissa, candidate...

New Democracy Interim President Evangelos Meimarakis has called for the establishment of a European Union Coast Guard. The European Union does not have an established common border patrol body. Frontex is a coordinating body that helps member states cooperate in...

Greece will continue to participate constructively in the work of the UN and particularly in the processes for further democratization upgrading its role with a view to strengthen its ability to respect the international law and to pursue the...

The UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has told the House of Commons that he is “cautiously optimistic” that a settlement to the Cyprus issue may be possible, during a foreign policy questions and answers session on Tuesday. The Conservative north...

German government spokesperson Steffen Seibert clarified Germany's stance on how Greece and Turkey must approach the refugee crisis. Seibert addressed the urgent leader's summit that European Commission President Jean Claude-Juncker has convened for this upcoming Sunday. The meeting must consider how it can...