Categories EU Greece Expresses Protest Over Turkey’s Seismic Research in Territorial Waters, Appeals to UN, EU Posted on Posted onJuly 22, 2020July 22, 2020By Editor Greece has expressed protest over Turkey’s plans to conduct seismic research in Greek waters, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, adding that Athens had raised the issue in the EU, NATO, and the United Nations. … Read More >Greece Expresses Protest Over Turkey’s Seismic Research in Territorial Waters, Appeals to UN, EU
Categories World Greece blasts Turkey’s conversion of Hagia Sophia into mosque as ‘petty’ move by ‘regional troublemaker’ Posted on Posted onJuly 15, 2020July 15, 2020By Editor Greece has slammed Turkey’s decision to convert the iconic Hagia Sophia back into a mosque as “petty” and urged the European Union to take a tougher stance on Ankara’s plans to drill for gas in contested Mediterranean waters. … Read More >Greece blasts Turkey’s conversion of Hagia Sophia into mosque as ‘petty’ move by ‘regional troublemaker’
Categories Business The newest battlefield in the European gas war Posted on Posted onJune 21, 2020June 21, 2020By Editor The closing of a long-term deal with a major Greek gas buyer firmly positions Russian Gazprom on the Greek market, which is turning into a battlefield for LNG exporters. … Read More >The newest battlefield in the European gas war
Categories EU 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Crete, Greece – EMSC Posted on Posted onMay 2, 2020May 2, 2020By Editor A powerful 6.5-magnitude quake struck the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, about 140km south of its capital, Iraklion, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reports. … Read More >6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Crete, Greece – EMSC
Categories Middle East ‘Open your gates’: Erdogan tells Greece how to ‘fix’ migrant standoff Posted on Posted onMarch 8, 2020March 8, 2020By Editor Greece should follow Turkey’s suit and simply “open the gates” for migrants amassed at the Turkish-Greek border, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, insisting that thousands of people would simply go to other EU countries. … Read More >‘Open your gates’: Erdogan tells Greece how to ‘fix’ migrant standoff
Categories EU EU will not yield to Turkey’s ‘blackmail,’ bloc’s borders remain closed to migrants – French foreign minister Posted on Posted onMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020By Editor French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says “the EU will not yield to… blackmail” by Turkey after Ankara’s recent decision to lift its controls for migrants entering the EU, reneging on a 2016 agreement with the bloc. … Read More >EU will not yield to Turkey’s ‘blackmail,’ bloc’s borders remain closed to migrants – French foreign minister
Categories EU Almost 10,000 migrants ‘stopped at Greek border’, but some have managed to slip through (VIDEO) Posted on Posted onMarch 1, 2020March 1, 2020By Editor The Greek government said almost 10,000 people were prevented from crossing into the country from Turkey on Saturday. Though stopped at the gate, the migrants are attempting to cut through the border fence or cross the river. … Read More >Almost 10,000 migrants ‘stopped at Greek border’, but some have managed to slip through (VIDEO)
Categories EU Doors SHUT: Greek police stop wave of refugees with closed border gates & tear gas (VIDEOS) Posted on Posted onMarch 1, 2020March 1, 2020By Editor Greek police used tear gas to turn back 4,000 people at the border with Turkey who flooded the checkpoint after Ankara announced it will no longer stop people from crossing into the EU. … Read More >Doors SHUT: Greek police stop wave of refugees with closed border gates & tear gas (VIDEOS)
Categories EU WATCH protesters hurl stones at police during second night of riots against migrant camps in Lesbos Posted on Posted onFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 2020By Editor Scores of angry Greeks clashed with police on Wednesday night as violent protests continued over plans to build a new detention center for irregular migrants on the island of Lesbos, with dozens reported injured. … Read More >WATCH protesters hurl stones at police during second night of riots against migrant camps in Lesbos
Categories EU Europe on brink of new refugee crisis ‘EVEN GREATER’ than 2015 – German Interior Minister Posted on Posted onOctober 7, 2019By Editor Europe may soon face a massive inflow of refugees and migrants that will be even bigger than at the peak of the infamous crisis, Germany’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has warned, urging to assist Greece and Turkey. … Read More >Europe on brink of new refugee crisis ‘EVEN GREATER’ than 2015 – German Interior Minister
