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EU Finance Ministers Meet in Slovenia Friday Saturday to Amend Budget Spending Rules for Member States
European governments have spent hand over fist, despite ballooning public debt, to prevent the coronavirus pandemic from triggering economic calamity.
Now, the European Union faces calls to loosen its budget rules to allow the largesse to continue, but the topic is a sensitive one for many member states.
Thousands bid farewell to Theodorakis
Thousands of Greeks on Sept. 8 bid farewell to Mikis Theodorakis, a world-renowned activist and musician whose work brought Greek culture to a global audience in the latter 20th century.
Theodorakis, whose musical score for the 1964 movie "Zorba the Greek" helped foster a carefree image of Greece abroad for millions, died on Sept. 2 aged 96.
Turkey vows to protect Turkish Cypriots’ rights, slams Greek policies
Turkey will never abandon the Turkish Cypriots and take all the necessary steps to protect their rights, the defense minister has said, slamming Greece and Greek Cyprus for disrespecting Turkey's interests and rights in the Aegean and Mediterranean.
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Turkey slams 'Greek Cyprus' suppression of Atatürk' in history textbook
Turkey on Sept. 8 "strongly condemned" an instruction by the Greek Cypriot administration for English teachers to rip out a page in a textbook mentioning Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic.
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Bloomberg: Athens’ old airport is rivaling New York in property prices
With an area three times the size of Monaco the project could add up to 2.2% to Greece’s economy & 80,000 jobs by 2025
The Greek nation bids farewell to beloved composer Mikis Theodorakis
By George Gilson
A massive number of mourners gathered outside of Athens Cathedral today to bid farewell to the beloved composer Mikis Theodorakis, who died at age 96 and left a deep imprint on the Greek soul and national consciousness, at the funeral.
President Iohannis receives Greek ForMin, underscores need for strengthening strategic bilateral dialogue
President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday received at the Cotroceni Palace the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, in which context he underscored the need for strengthening strategic bilateral dialogue at a high level between the two countries, from the perspective of their contribution to the regional stability and security.
Public Trensport in Greece AccessibleOnly with Negative Coronavirus Test as of 13 September
The Greek authorities are introducing a mandatory rapid COVID-19 test for access to public transport as of September 13, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
Greek ForMin Dendias: You can count on our full support in efforts to join Schengen, OECD
Romania can count on Greece's "full support" in its efforts to join the Schengen Area and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), visiting Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in a joint statement delivered today with his Romanian counterpart Bogdan Aurescu. Dendias also spoke about the importance of supporting the Western Balkan countries.
Relevant prosecutor extends anonymity to 2 witnesses whose claims triggered years of investigation against 10 politicians
A relevant magistrate in the financial crimes prosecutor's office on Tuesday extended, by two years, the protected status for two controversial witnesses who had leveled allegations against 10 top office-holders, including past prime ministers, of receiving kickbacks from Novartis' Greek subsidiaries.
New civil defense minister granted honorary Greek citizenship
Honorary citizenship was granted this week to Cypriot national Christos Stylianides, a former EU Commissioner, who was tapped as Greece's new civil defense and climate crisis minister over the weekend.
Merkel is leaving; "It's good news"
Deutsche Welle (DW) editor Kristina Burak thinks it's a good thing.
Namely, she believes that a new political attitude is needed in order to overcome numerous challenges.
RADR 2021/ForMin Aurescu: Romania has deployed major efforts to evacuate Romanian and Afghan nationals
Romania has deployed major efforts to evacuate Romanian and Afghan nationals at risk of Taliban's revenge in Afghanistan, and succeeded, Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu told the Annual Meeting of the Romanian Diplomacy (RADR) 2021 in opening remarks on Tuesday.
Turkey cites increased momentum in restoring ties with Egypt, UAE
Turkey has cited an increased momentum in normalization efforts in ties with two regional powers, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, on the day the second round of exploratory talks with the latter that was held in the Turkish capital.
Greek tourism is “looking” for a strong finish in two sectors
Greek tourism is "looking" for a strong finish that will confirm a very good year taking into account the covid pandemic.