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Merkel ally says Turkey’s Erdogan ‘not welcome’ in Germany
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has crossed a line by comparing Berlin’s government to the Nazis and he and other officials are no longer welcome in Germany, a senior ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday.
IMF denies reports it demanded Greek opposition's support for measures
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday denied reports that it had demanded the Greek government to secure the support of the opposition in voting through measures sought by creditors to continue bailout negotiations.
Police in Greece contacting targets of parcel bombs
Police in Greece are contacting the targets of eight parcel bombs addressed to European finance officials and businesses in various European countries, after the devices were discovered and neutralized at a postal sorting office near Athens.
UN Envoy Eide accused of Turkish propaganda in Cyprus unity talks
United Nations Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide is pushing Turkey’s side in the collapsed unity talks to reunify Cyprus, the leader of the island’s centrist DIKO party said.
Greek Police Investigates 8 More Parcel Bombs Addressed to EU Experts
Police in Greece have discovered another eight parcel bombs intended for financial experts in the European Union. The anti-terrorist services reckon that the action was carried out by anarchists from the organisation Conspiracy of Fire Cells.
As bailout talks drag, gov't says might not sign EU Rome treaty
With Greece's international creditors indicating that insufficient progress has been achieved for bailout monitors to return to Athens, government sources have threatened to block the Rome Declaration, Kathimerini understands, connecting it to the negotiations on the second review.
Court acquits all defendants in Vatopedi Monastery land swap trial
An Athens criminal court on Tuesday acquitted all 14 defendants charged in connection with a property swap between the Vatopedi Monastery in the Mount Athos monastic community in northern Greece and the Greek state.
Greece won't last in eurozone in long-run, says Bavarian FinMin
Greece will not last in the eurozone in the long run and officials working on a review of its bailout package should prepare for such a possibility, a senior member of the Bavarian sister party of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives said.
Most Greeks overestimate refugee numbers, survey finds
Most Greeks grossly overestimate the number of refugees stranded in the country, according to a new study which, however, found that the majority view the integration of newcomers in a positive light.
Deal on regional airports cleared for takeoff
The last obstacle blocking the implementation of the concession of 14 regional airports to Fraport Greece has been removed after the state finally signed on Monday the agreement with the consortium for the National First Aid Center (EKAB) to provide first-aid services at the terminals.
NATO's Ramstein Guard called off after complaint
NATO has canceled its electronic warfare exercise Ramstein Guard due to disagreements between alliance members Greece and Turkey.
Hopes, expectations and delusions
Judging by a recent statement by SYRIZA MEP Stelios Kouloglou, the governing party would have liked to have seen a Geert Wilders victory in the Netherlands, in the sense that this would have caused turbulence in Europe, prompting Greece's lenders to seek a political solution with Athens.
Signs of a new era
The privatization of Greece's regional airports is an extremely positive development for the country. Just looking at the terrible state of the airports at major international tourism destinations such as Santorini and Corfu is enough proof of Greece's need to enter a new, modern phase.
'Little Picasso' draws admiration in squalid Serbian camp
Farhad Nouri is known among migrants as Little Picasso. The 10-year-old from Afghanistan, who is stranded in Serbia together with his parents and two younger brothers, has earned his nickname for two reasons: he knows how to draw and he loves Pablo Picasso.
Suspicious parcels destined for EU countries found
Authorities Monday seized eight parcels - suspected of being booby-trapped - that were found at a post office sorting center in Kryoneri, northern Attica, and destined for various multinational companies and individuals in European Union countries.
The intended targets included Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem, according to sources.