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Greek Foreign Ministry reacts to Ankara statement
Greece's Foreign Ministry on Thursday reacted to a statement by its Turkish counterpart that criticized Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos's remarks regarding the issue of the demilitarization of the Dodecanese islands.
"Knowing international law means, above all, respecting it and not violating it," the ministry said in a statement Thursday.
FYROM’s diplomats adopt a provocative stance towards their neighboring countries (PHOTOS)
According to a report from Anastasia Mertzou on her twitter account, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s (FYROM) ambassador in Canada, Toni Dimovski, gave a speech on the 4th of February 2017 with a poster of the “Greater Macedonia” and the “Vergina flag” behind him.
Ankara reacts to Greek President's demilitarization remarks
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has reacted to recent comments by Prokopis Pavlopoulos accusing Greece's president of ignoring "fundamental principles of international law."
Turkey slams Greek president's demilitarization remarks
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has criticized Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos over his questioning of the demilitarized status of a group of southeastern Aegean islands.
Turkish government to seek united stance with opposition on Aegean problems with Greece
Turkey's government will meet opposition parties to seek a united stance amid recent tension between Ankara and Athens in the Aegean Sea on the grounds that the matter is a "national issue."
Court verdict voids zoning plan for tourism
Greece has been left without a national zoning plan for the tourism sector after the Council of State canceled the second such scheme in a new decision.
Spain backstabbed Greece by adopting Turkey’s claims on the Aegean!
According to the web-page “Armynow.net”, in a rather hostile and unexpected move, Spain through its Hydrographic Service, announced that the Turkish oceanographic vessel “Cesme” will conduct research on the Aegean Sea.
Arrivals seen reaching 28 million this year
Greece is set to experience a recovery in its tourism revenues this year after the notable decline registered in 2016, while it is also poised to chalk up a new record in international arrivals, according to the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Andreas Andreadis.
New residence permits to be issued for foreigners living in Greece
Adhesive labels in passports and all other kinds of paperwork relating to foreign nationals living in Greece are to be scrapped and replaced by a new, electronic residence permit that will also double up as an identity card.
Government plays down rifts, presents positive narrative
Government officials scrambled on Wednesday to present a positive narrative and a united front to the public despite the fact that bailout talks with Greece's international creditors are crawling along and public discontent over further austerity is rising amid reports of divisions within the coalition.
Births in Greece down by 10.1 pct compared with 2001
The number of births in Greece in 2015 was 10.2 percent lower than those in 2001, according to figures published on Wednesday by the European Commission's statistical agency, Eurostat.
The data show that 102,282 children were born in Greece in 2001 but this number fell to 91,847 in 2015. This was the fifth highest relative fall in the European Union during this period.
Amendment paves way for state to return TV license payments
Greek MPs on Wednesday approved an amendment paving the way for the reimbursement of some 85 million euros paid as a first installment to the state by private TV stations for the acquisition of national broadcasting licenses following last year's government-supervised auction.
Tour of Rhodes 2017 to start Friday
The 3-stage International Tour of Rhodes 2017 will commence on Friday, March 10 at 12pm and end Sunday, March 12. Greece will be represented by 18 cyclists, 6 of whom are members of the professional SP Tableware team. George Bouglas of SP Tableware took eighth spot in the general rankings of last week’s Rhodes Grand Prix.
Greek women hit hardest by unemployment
Women, especially young women, have been hit particularly hard by Greece's economic crisis, Labor and Social Insurance Minister Effie Achtsioglou told the Parliament in Athens on Wednesday on the occasion of International Women's Day.
Massive 10% drop in fertility rates in Greece, Eurostat data shows
Figures published by Eurostat are particularly discouraging for birth rates in Greece. According to the data, Greek women are bearing fewer children at a later stage in their lives, compared to the EU average. The numbers revealed that births had dropped in Greece by 10.2% between 2001-2015, when the respective numbers over the same period were up in the EU.