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Athens sticks by effort to build bridges with FYROM
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe foreign ministers of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia underlined the need for the two countries to improve their relations through confidence-building measures (CBMs) when the pair met last week. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias decided to set aside the unstable
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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold informal talks as refugee crisis, Cyprus loom
PoliticsForeign PolicyAn unofficial meeting between the Greek and Turkish foreign ministers on Crete on Sunday culminated in message of support for Turkey’s European prospects. After holding talks lasting almost three hours, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, visited
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TV permit auction drags on as coalition tries to draw line under ELSTAT controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment officials, such as State Minister Nikos Pappas, and coalition partner Independent Greeks, in which
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TV permit auction boosts Greek coffers but questions linger
PoliticsGreek Politicsby State Minister Nikos Pappas in the wake of the result of the auction being announced in the early
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Athens briefed as talks on Cyprus reunification intensify
PoliticsForeign PolicyUnited Nations special adviser on the Cyprus issue Espen Barth Eide visited Athens this week to brief Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on the progress made during last month's intensive talks between the two leaders in Cyprus. Eide said on Monday following his
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Uncomfortable questions regarding TV auction mount for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat their request to question State Minister Nikos Pappas over the tender in Parliament’s Institutions
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Government under pressure from TV permit and Attica Bank claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNikos Pappas to oversee the process rather than the National Council for Radio and Television
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Government tries to limit damage from corruption claims but more tests lie ahead
PoliticsGreek PoliticsUnder pressure from the growing suspicion that it did not abide by its promise to hold a transparent and fair auction for TV licences, the Greek government has started to hit back against accusations that it favoured at least one of the businessmen involved in the process. State Minister Nikos
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Government also finds itself at odds with Church of Greece
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government has found itself in an unexpected war of words with the Church of Greece over changes to religion classes in schools. Education Minister Nikos Fylis wants to transform the lessons so they are closer to religious studies classes rather than the rote learning of Christian
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Athens pleased with UN talks, Cyprus deal seen taking time
PoliticsForeign Policyon a sustainable path through meaningful debt relief,” it read. In fact, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias
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