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French FinMin Sapin: An Overall Agreement on Debt is Necessary
An agreement with the IMF on the Greek debt is necessary, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said on the sidelines of the Ecofin meeting in Malta.
"If there is no agreement on the sustainability of the Greek debt, markets will...
Greece
Mitsotakis Tells Tusk Greece Needs a Government that Believes in European Vision
Greece needs a reliable government that will believe in the European vision, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis told the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, on the sidelines of the European People's Party (EPP) meeting in Malta on...
Greece
EU Commissioner Avramopoulos and Maltese Home Affairs Min Abela to Visit Lesvos on Thursday; 41 Arrivals Recorded on Samos
European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos and Home Affairs and National Security Minister of Malta Carmelo Abela, who represents the country that holds the EU presidency, will visit the island of Lesvos on Thursday.
The aim of the visit is...
Greece
Is App Claiming to Help Save Refugees a Fake?
Apple's App Store has pulled a smartphone application claiming to scan the Mediterranean in real-time to allow users to assist in locating distressed refugee vessels on the vast sea.
The App called I Sea has been reported to not actually work...
Archaeology
James Cameron on a Documentary Mission to Find Lost City of Atlantis
James Cameron, director of Hollywood box office hits like Titanic and Avatar, is set to be the executive producer of a documentary about the mythical island of Atlantis. The famous filmmaker will work with National Geographic Channel to shoot...
Greece
Report: Over 800,000 Refugees Arrive in Greece by Sea in 2015
The International Organization for Migration says the number of migrants and refugees entering Europe in 2015 has gone over the one million mark, the largest influx of its kind since the end of World War II.
The Geneva-based organization issued...
Europe
Europe Pledges $1.9 Billion for ‘Root Causes’ of African Migration
At a summit in Malta attended by European and African leaders, the European Union agreed on a nearly $2 billion aid package aimed at tackling the root causes of migration. Hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the Mediterranean...
Economy
Greece Offered to Conditionally Suspend Referendum: Reports
Greece has offered to suspend its planned referendum said Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat according to a report by the Times of Malta.
"They are ready to suspend their referendum or ask the people to vote 'yes' instead of 'no'...
Europe
Elderly Greek Woman Flies to Malta Instead of Athens Due to Airline Mistake
An 84-year-old Greek woman was accidentally flown from Manchester to Malta, instead of Athens, by easyJet, reported British newspaper Daily Mail. The Greek pensioner, Argyro Aretaki, was driven to Manchester airport by her son on May 18. She was taken to...
Greece
Foreign Minister Kotzias Stresses Greece's Importance in Regional Stability
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias underlined the geopolitical importance of Greece in the meeting of Med Group diplomats. Mr. Kotzias underlined that a possible Greek economic collapse would have negative results in the entire region.
As he argued, Greece’s destabilization at...