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Greece furious over north neighbor’s “Wines of Macedonia”

It came as expected and feared. Companies in North Macedonia omit the geographic term and sell their products with state labeling as simple “Macedonian.” And this despite the Prespes Agreement or because of it that apparently did not cover all issues between…

5 April, 2019

HEALTH·SCIENCE

Study: Brain drain is the biggest worry of Greeks and Europeans

A survey conducted recently by YouGov for the European Council on Foreign Relations shows that the nations of Southern and Eastern Europe worry more about emigration than immigration. The trend of millions of young, educated people leaving Southern and Eastern Europe to…

5 April, 2019

GREECE

Burgeoning ‘Athenian Riviera’ entails prospect of massive boost for Greek tourism

Two emblematic investments in the so-called “Athens Riviera”, the coastline extending roughly from Neo Faliro southeast all the way to renowned Cape Sounion, will have a significant impact on the recovering Greek economy, two top corporate executives and a former tourism general…

23 March, 2019

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Greek foreign ministry reacts to Erdogan comments on military flights in Aegean

Athens immediately responded on Friday to inflammatory statements a day earlier by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who, among others, said “we (Turkish military) scramble aircraft in the Aegean, as long as the Greeks do so”. Among others, the increasingly authoritarian Turkish…

20 March, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly·WORLD

Greece blasts BBC for report on non existant “Oppressed Macedonian Minority”

Greece’s Ambassador to the UK, Dimitris Karamitsos-Tziras, send a letter of complaint to the BBC on Monday, following a report which spoke of the existence of a “Macedonian minority” in the country. Karamitsos-Tziras said the report contains “important historical inaccuracies and distortions…

28 February, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Greece, Albania discussing EEZ, not land border

The land border between Greece and Albania is not among the issues being discussed between the two countries, sources from the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday, in response to suggestions to that effect on Thursday by Albanian Prime Minister…

22 February, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

More than 7,000 Turks have submitted asylum requests since 2016

An upward of 7,000 Turkish nationals have requested international protection in Greece since the failed coup attempt in their country in 2016, according to the data published by the country’s asylum service late last week. Based on the information, 186 Turks filed…

22 February, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

The fate of the treacherous Prespa Agreement

Last Sunday, the German Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office, Mr Michael Roth, in an interview, published by the Greek Sunday newspaper ΕΘΝΟΣ, warned any future governments of Skopje and/or Greece not to void the Prespa agreement,…

21 February, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Cyprus First, Greece Third in Reception of European Social Funds for 2018

The Republic of Cyprus ranked first, and Greece third, among EU member states in cumulative payments made from the European Social Fund in 2018. This disclosure comes from a statement made by the Cypriot Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance Ministry on Friday.…

15 February, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Proposed 350 Million Euro investment for Cannabis production in Greece

A total of thirty separate proposed foreign investments in medical and industrial cannabis production have been submitted to Greek authorities for approval, it was revealed on Sunday. According to sources quoted by the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) the total proposed investments exceed…

14 February, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Tsipra’s visit to Ankara: preparation of a painful compromise?

Recently there have been announcements by the Turkish National Security Council according to which not even a bird can fly in the Aegean and the South East. Mediterranean without Turkey’s approval. To defend Turkey’s interests, according to announcements, Military power will be…

11 February, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Greece warns Turkey ahead of Imia crisis anniversary

In what was seen as a thinly disguised warning against Turkey, newly appointed Defense Minister and former chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff Evangelos Apostolakis said Greece will staunchly defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity if it has to.…

1 February, 2019

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Greece furious over north neighbor’s “Wines of Macedonia”

Study: Brain drain is the biggest worry of Greeks and Europeans

Burgeoning ‘Athenian Riviera’ entails prospect of massive boost for Greek tourism

Greek foreign ministry reacts to Erdogan comments on military flights in Aegean

Greece blasts BBC for report on non existant “Oppressed Macedonian Minority”

Greece, Albania discussing EEZ, not land border

More than 7,000 Turks have submitted asylum requests since 2016

The fate of the treacherous Prespa Agreement

Cyprus First, Greece Third in Reception of European Social Funds for 2018

Proposed 350 Million Euro investment for Cannabis production in Greece

Tsipra’s visit to Ankara: preparation of a painful compromise?

Greece warns Turkey ahead of Imia crisis anniversary

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