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EU, US engagement needed for key Cyprus conference
The Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders, Mustafa Akıncı and Nikos Anastasiades, will meet in Crans-Montana, Switzerland on June 28. The meeting comes after strong pressure from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres to hold another conference in order to bring the two parties closer to a breakthrough with the participation of three guarantor countries: Turkey, Greece and the United Kingdom.
Sports Digest: Greece sees off Russia in women's Eurobasket
BASKETBALL: Greece triumphed over favorite Russia 62-58 in the women's Eurobasket on Tuesday and has qualified to the quarterfinals, where it will face Turkey on Thursday. This was the first time ever Greece has beaten Russia in a competitive encounter.
Brussels warns on Greek debt sustainability
The European Commission expresses serious concern over the sustainability of the Greek debt in an analysis attached to its report on the completion of the second bailout review.
Current account deficit shrinks in April
Greece's current account deficit contracted in April compared to the same month a year earlier, thanks to a lower trade gap and an increase in the primary income surplus, the Bank of Greece said on Tuesday.
The data showed the deficit at 462 million euros from 872 million euros in April 2016.
SPD delays Bundestag's Greek tranche hearing
Germany's parliamentary budget committee will discuss paying the next tranche of aid to Greece next week, a senior lawmaker from the Social Democrat Party (SDP) said on Tuesday, prolonging uncertainty over whether the deal needs parliamentary approval.
EU Commission: The Greek debt will be 241% of GDP in 2060!
A report on the sustainability of Greek debt was filed by the Commission at the ECOFIM last week, part of which reveals Bloomberg and probably hides several unpleasant surprises for Greece.
Police in Larisa seeking suspect in murder of 91-year old woman
Police in Larissa, central Greece, Tuesday were seeking the perpetrator behind the brutal murder of a 91-year-old woman who was found tied to a chair in her home in the village of Vounaina with multiple head wounds.
More than 60,000 migrants and refugees still stranded in Greece
A refugee speaks on his phone inside his shelter that stands next to a fishing boat near the Souda refugee camp, on Chios island, in a picture made available Tuesday.
Crete: Discover magical Rethymno! (PHOTOS)
Crete’s smallest prefecture located between White Mountains and Mt Psilorítis (also called “Ídi”), is synonymous with gorgeous mountainscapes, marvellous beaches, Cretan lyre melodies, tsikoudiá spirit served with “oftó”, legendary caves, historic monasteries and monuments, traditional mountain villages and luxurious holiday resorts.
Gendarmes detain 4 Turks attempting to flee to Greece
Four people have been detained in the Keşan district of Edirne province while attempting to flee to Greece in a bid to escape a post-coup witch-hunt currently ongoing in Turkey, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on Monday.
Main opposition CHP leader defies gov't calls to end 'justice march'
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu continued his "justice march" from Ankara to Istanbul on the sixth day on June 20, defying calls from the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to end the "illegal" action.
Bulgaria and Macedonia Close to Neighbourhood Treaty
Bulgaria and Macedonia are very close to signing their good-neighbourhood treaty, Prime Ministers Boyko Borisov and Zoran Zaev said after a meeting in Sofia. Zaev said he is confident that the signing will occur as soon as August 2, FOCUS News Agency reported.
President Prokopis Pavlopoulos accepts Erdogan’s request to visit Greece
The Greeks always wanted and will always want relations of friendship and good neighbourliness with Turkey, as there are :more things that unite us than divide us,” Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Monday in a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim in Athens.
Progress in Switzerland depends on Turkey’s will, says Cyprus President Anastasiades
Any progress in Switzerland depends on Turkey’s will and now is the time for Turkey, said President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades. Speaking at a memorial service for the heroes of Spilion community on Sunday, the President said that the significance of the Switzerland talks do not alter key positions on the parameters for a just, viable and functional solution to the Cyprus problem.
Refugee cooks up taste of Syria in Athens
Barshank Haj Younes may not have much to celebrate, but the young Syrian is cooking up a feast.
His menu features hummus and moutabal - a smoky eggplant salad - and lamb and chicken dishes typically offered to guests at home, about 2,000 km away in war-torn Syria.