Modern history

Albania’s EU prospects depend on respecting the rights of its ethnic Greek minority says PM

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the Athens suburb of Zografou on Monday, where he sent a stern message that Albania's European prospects are entirely dependent on it respecting the rights of the Greek ethnic minority in that country.

Partner or rival?

The West is gradually starting to understand that Turkey's behavior is not that of a partner, but of a rival who is abusing its position inside the safety of the circle in order to blackmail.

This realization must also lead to the requisite political conclusions. 

History has taught us that appeasement does not work when it comes to stopping revisionist forces. 

National History Museum debuts online exhibition 'Trianon 100. Romania at the Paris Peace Conference'

The exhibition "Trianon 100. Romania at the Paris Peace Conference", a complex project comprising hundreds of vintage documents and photographs, will be available online starting on Thursday at www.mnir.ro and www. mvu.ro, at the "Trianon 100" section, the National Museum of History said in a release.

Is the ICJ the answer or a pipe dream?

The circle of experts on Greek-Turkish relations - which keeps expanding the more the crisis between the two countries deepens as more pundits seek to make themselves heard - has been torn in recent weeks between those who are in favor of Greece taking recourse to the International Court of Justice at The Hague (and they are quite numerous) and those who aren't.

Support for a tough mission

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is faced with three difficult problems: the refugee/migration issue, tensions in Greek-Turkish relations and power games among influential business interests. All of these are explosive issues and none of them has an obvious or easy solution.

Ankara using refugee flows to hurt Greece

Costas Karamanlis' recent talks in Thessaloniki and London have triggered a lot of discussion. This was only to be expected given the suddenness of his reappearance; a lot was written and said about the matter, and many questions were raised. Meanwhile, the former conservative prime minister's supporters were delighted by his presence on the political scene.

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