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The president of the EU executive said on Wednesday she looked forward to having a friend in the White House who could work with Europe on fighting climate change, quashing the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuilding multilateralism.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will on Monday meet with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels.

The meeting, which will coincide with the launch of the 61st round of exploratory talks between Athens and Ankara in Istanbul, will take place on the sidelines of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will pay a two-day visit to Brussels to discuss the future of Turkey-EU relations with senior EU officials, including matters concerning visa waiver to Turkish nationals, updating customs union and renewing of migrant deal.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet with European Commission Vice President for promoting the European Way of Life Margaritis Schinas in Brussels Thursday, Kathimerini has learned.

Sources told Kathimerini that the meeting was requested by Turkish officials.

The heads of the diplomatic missions of EU Member States in the Republic of North Macedonia, led by EU Ambassador David Gere, at their regular annual meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev showed particular interest in resolving open issues with the Republic of Bulgaria, which resulted in no consensus on the negotiating framework for North Macedonia in Brussels, reports the "Sloboden Pecat", qu

The European Commission recommended on Tuesday to vaccinate against Covid-19 at least 70% of the European Union's adult population by this summer, in an attempt to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

Plans submitted by EU member states so far for spending a record 1.8 trillion euros to rebuild economies wrecked by Covid-19 fall short on reforms and must be improved, in the view of the European Commission, three diplomatic sources said.

Plans submitted by EU member states so far for spending a record 1.8 trillion euros to rebuild economies wrecked by Covid-19 fall short on reforms and must be improved, in the view of the European Commission, three diplomatic sources said.

The European Commission on Monday gave the Greek Infrastructure Ministry the nod for the construction of the northern part of European route E65 the runs from Trikala to Grevena.

Turkish and Greek military representatives have come together as part of a de-confliction mechanism launched by NATO, a week before the much-anticipated exploratory talks for the resolution of the problems stemming from the Aegean and Mediterranean seas.