Foreign Policy
Tsipras concerns about EU stance on refugee crisis shared by opposition
Alexis Tsipras faces a crucial few days ahead in his bid to convince Greece’s partners in the European Union that it is doing enough to tackle the refugee crisis and acting on the recommendations in a recent warning from the European Commission.
Hope of economic, trade benefits drive Tsipras's landmark visit to Iran
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has become the first European leader to visit Iran since the lifting of trade sanctions against Tehran, underlining Athens’s determination to become a link between the Middle East country and the EU.
Greece seen improving refugee response but still under pressure to deliver in Feb
Recent developments in Greece point to the European Union viewing its efforts regarding the refugee crisis in a more positive light but the pressure is still on Athens to deliver.
Gas provides Greece, Cyprus and Israel chance to bolster ties
A trilateral summit between Greece, Cyprus and Israel in Nicosia last week marks the beginning of formal cooperation between the three countries.
Greece's 2016 diplomatic agenda begins with talks on Cyprus and name issue
United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide made the first official visit of 2016 to the Greek Foreign Ministry last week for talks with Nikos Kotzias, perhaps indicating that the Cyprus issue will be one of Athens’s priorities in the months to come.
Greece welcomes Abbas after stalemate during visit by FYROM's Poposki
The President of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas begins an official two-day visit to Athens on Monday.
Poposki visit significant but Greek-FYROM relations yet to find sure footing
A visit by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki to Athens on Thursday is the first of its kind for many years and raises hopes that Greece and its neighbour are on the path towards settling their name dispute.
Energy drives closer cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt
Greece, Cyprus and Egypt have agreed to accelerate talks on the outstanding issues related to the delineation of the three countries' Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ).
Kerry positive during Athens visit, shows keen interest in Cyprus and energy
Strong support for Greece over its struggle to handle the refugee situation and the economic reform programme were the main public messages to emerge from the visit to Athens by US Secretary of State John Kerry last Friday.
Greece seeks EU help on refugees after Schengen threat but big challenges remain
The Greek government appears – for the time being, at least – to have averted a major confrontation with European Union partners after making a formal request on Thursday for help in dealing with the refugee and migrant crisis.