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All EU members "united on anti-Russia sanctions"

BRUSSELS -- All European Union member states, including Greece, have a united position on the issue of sanctions imposed on Russia, it has been said in Brussels.

This announcement was made by spokesman for the European Commission Margaritis Schinas.

Greece's radical leftwing head of parliament has been criticized by opposition parties for posting videos on the parliament's website promoting her project to investigate the country's crippling debt.

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos has warned EU leaders that Greece won't be able to control its borders on account of the constant efforts for destabilization exerted by EU leaders.

In an interview for the British Times, the leader of Independent Greeks party (ANEL) Kammenos spoke about the possibility of GREXIT and the possible consequences.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow Wednesday in the hope of reviving economic cooperation between the two countries.

A simmering clash involving the Skouries gold mine in northern Greece continued this week with workers at the complex taking to the streets to rally in favor of the embattled investment.

The European Commission is looking into options to change its immigration rules to address a rise in the number of illegal migrants entering the EU, Migration Commissioner  Dimitris Avramopoulos has said.

"It is now widely acknowledged that something has to change," Avramopoulos said after talks in Athens with Greece's Prime Minister  Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday.

The European Union is "concerned" by its existing asylum regulations and is looking at ways to amend them with large numbers of migrants fleeing conflict crossing the Mediterranean, the bloc's top immigration official said April 7.

By Karolina Tagaris

Greek lawmakers voted on Tuesday in favor of setting up a committee to examine the circumstances under which Greece agreed to bailouts totaling 240 billion euros ($260 billion) with the European Union and International Monetary Fund.

By Pantelis Boukalas

Defense Minister Panos Kammenos defended his decision to sign a 500-million-euro contract to upgrade five P-3B Orion aircraft. The story saw the light of day on Sunday's Proto Thema and has stirred controversy bearing in mind the fact that this is the largest arms investment in the last five years and comes at a time when Greece is struggling financially.