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Greece may need stability in Europe and the world so that it can make up for lost time, but everything is in flux. We may have a new government and new faces in politics, we may hope that Greece is entering a period of stability and growth, but this will depend on many factors inside and outside the country.

Athens hails results of FM’s Washington visit

The results of the two-day visit by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to Washington, where he met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, national security adviser John Bolton and senior officials, have been welcomed in Athens as yet another indication of ever deepening US-Greek relations.

New German ambassador to Athens assumes post with greeting in Greek

In a post on Twitter in Greek and German, Germany's new ambassador in Athens, Ernst Reichel, announced his arrival.

Reichel, who said "Hello Greece!" in both Greek and Germany, previously served as Germany's ambassador to Ukraine and as the head of the German Foreign Ministry's office for Southeastern Europe and Turkey.

Turkish military conducts airstrikes in northern Iraq

Turkish warplanes and drones hit on July 19 terrorist targets in a mountainous area in Iraq's north as part of an ongoing military operation against PKK, Turkey's National Defense Ministry announced on July 19.

Turkish parliament ratifies 11th development plan

Turkey's parliament ratified the country's 11thdevelopment plan late on July 18 by a large majority.

Turkey, US discuss ousting from F-35 program

Senior Turkish and U.S officials on July 18 discussed Turkey's suspension from the F-35 program, according to an official statement.

Turkish lira firms after Trump says US not looking at sanctions on Turkey

The Turkish lira firmed on Thursday afternoon after US President Donald Trump said the United States is not currently looking at sanctioning Turkey over its purchase of Russian air defence systems.

Turkey calls on US to reverse decision on F-35 exclusion

The US decision to exclude Turkey from an American-led fighter jet program goes against the "spirit of alliance," the Turkish government said Thursday, and called on its NATO ally to reverse the decision.

NATO Continues Maritime Exercise in Bulgaria

NATO's maritime exercise, Breeze 2019, is underway in Bulgaria.

Turkey expresses 'unease' to US over its removal from F-35 program, CNN Turk says

President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman expressed "unease" on Thursday in a telephone call with US National Security Advisor John Bolton over Washington's decision to remove Turkey from its F-35 program, broadcaster CNN Turk said.

15 migrants die in vehicle crash in eastern Turkey

At least 16 people died and 51 were injured on July 18 when a vehicle carrying irregular migrants crashed in eastern Turkey, a local official said.

Bulgaria Continues Talks with Volkswagen on Building a New Plant

The efforts of the government for the strategic investment of Volkswagen in Bulgaria continue. This became clear after a meeting of representatives of Automotive Cluster Bulgaria with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and ministers on July 17, reports BNT,