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Europe
Two Greeks Killed in Ukraine as Greece Urges Citizens To Leave
Greece announced on Monday that two ethnic Greeks were fatally shot and two others were seriously injured during an incident in Ukraine.
The fatal incident involving three Ukrainian soldiers happened in the village of Granitna, near the country’s eastern border,...
Diplomacy
Greece Nominates European Court of Human Rights for 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Friday announcing the decision taken by the country's current administration regarding their nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020.
''Greece, by the decision of the Greek government, proposes the...
Diplomacy
Greece Responds to Erdogan's Belligerent Statements
Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday issued a statement condemning the continuous provocative statements Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes, targeting Greece and Cyprus.
In the past two days and on different occasions, the Turkish president said that he...
Diplomacy
Turkish Foreign Minister Claims Greece Fired on Boats with Refugees; Greece Responds
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Saturday strongly refuting the claims made by Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that Greece has shot at boats carrying refugees.
''We categorically reject today's statements by the Turkish Minister of...
Culture
Greek University Calls for Maintaining the Hellenic Institute in Venice
A resolution adopted by the University of Crete Department of Literature calls on the Greek government to maintain and strengthen the Greek Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice.
The Hellenic Institute in Venice was established in 1951 and...
Art
Greek-Italian Exhibition in Athens
The exhibition "Classicism and Europe: The European destiny of Greece and Italy" aims to bring out the contribution of the Greek and Roman world in the developement of the European civilization and Europe’s contemporary cultural identity.
The exhibition will be presented at...
Africa
Explosion Near Greek Embassy in Libya
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that on the afternoon of May 18, a low power explosive device went off on the street where the Embassies of Greece, Saudi Arabia and Algeria are located. According to the announcement, the...
Greece
Turkish Frigate Trespasses Greek Territorial Waters Near Myconos
Another maritime trespassing case near the Aegean islands of Mykonos and Tinos by our neighboring country Turkey was reported late on Wednesday. The Turkish military frigate Gokova was found sailing on the Aegean violating the national territorial waters of...
Europe
Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Opinion of Inventory of Greek Minorities in Albania
The Representative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Grigoris Delavekouras stated on Thursday, that Greek minorities' inventory in Albania should serve as a motivation for better functioning of the Albanian Public Administration and protection of the rights of minorities in...