Latest News from Greece
Cyprus peace deal possible with more flexibility, says British FM
A deal reunifying the ethnically divided Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus can be reached if both sides demonstrate more "flexibility and creativity," Britain's foreign secretary said Wednesday.
With complex peace talks between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots deadlocked, Boris Johnson said Britain stands ready to help.
Big majority of Greeks pessimistic about country's future, survey finds
The big majority of Greeks are pessimistic about the country's future, with nine out of 10 citizens saying that Greece is moving in the wrong direction, a new survey by Public Issue has shown.
Germany confident IMF will stay on board with Greek rescue
Germany is confident that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will remain involved in Greece's bailout package, a finance ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday, declining to speculate on the outcome of a Eurogroup meeting on Monday.
Greek authorities say 70 migrants found in northern forest
Authorities in Greece say they have picked up about 70 migrants, including children, found in a forested area on the outskirts of the northern city of Thessaloniki.
Erdogan “goes off the rails”! Disputes Cyprus as a sovereign state!
The Turkish political establishment is raising the provocative nationalistic rhetoric once more, with both President Recep Erdigan and the leader of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglou adopting extremely belligerent tones against Cyprus and Greece.
Seamen's Union calls 48-hour strike
Ferries are expected to stay docked in ports across Greece on Friday and Saturday as seamen stage a 48-hour strike in protest at the latest round of cuts to pensions and job insecurity.
PNO has warned of an escalation of action if the left-led government does not address its concerns.
Albanian PM warns EU against leaving 'vacuum' in the Balkans
Russia and Islamist militants could try to boost their influence in the Balkan nations if the European Union doesn't take them in as members, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama said in an interview published on Wednesday.
Rama told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung it was in the EU's interests to try and bring Balkan states into its fold.
A revolutionary's impossible dreams
As we've said before, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras now finds himself at more or less the same point his predecessor Antonis Samaras stood at in the fall of 2014. Tsipras was in a hurry to take power and, following a hard-to-believe adventure with a huge cost attached, ended up being confronted with tough dilemmas. What is clear at this point?
After failed talks, UK says solution in Cyprus 'within reach with flexibility, creativity'
A peaceful solution on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus is within reach "with flexibility and creativity," U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said before a visit to the island on Nov. 30.
"With further flexibility and creativity by all sides involved, we believe a solution is within reach," said Johnson in a written statement issued by the ministry on Nov. 29.
Suspected Turkish coup plotter soldiers' extradition case begins in Greece
A Greek court on Nov. 28 held the first hearing in a case regarding the potential extradition of eight Turkish military pilots who fled to the country a day after the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey.
British Airways: Two direct flights to Zakynthos in 2017
Expanding its 2017 summer season flight itinerary, British Airways (BA) has included two direct flights from Heathrow Airport in London to Zakynthos.
Moscovici: We did not come to Greece for more austerity
“I believe that the second program review can be completed and the negotiations on debt relief start,” EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said Tuesday in an interview with SKAI TV.
US President Trump and what this means for Greece
The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States could be considered a negative for the economy but a positive for the geopolitics of Greece. The impact on Greece, which is a very small part of the global political and economic puzzle, may be indirect rather than direct.
Ancient world on view in Moscow
A bronze medal depicting a 2nd century BC bust of Athena Promachos is currently on display in the "Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greeks" exhibition at the State Historical Museum of Russia in Moscow. The exhibition, which runs to February, is part of the "Year of Greece in Russia" series of events.
Benoit Coeure: New memorandum if IMF stays on Greek program
Benoit Coeure, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) executive board member, said that Greece was not in need of a fourth bailout program, speaking to Greek television station Skai TV. Coeure left the possibility of reducing the 3.5% GDP surplus target open after the completion of the current memorandum.