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Greek foreign minister cautious on EU veto and NATO patrols
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece from Vienna’s meeting with nine Balkan countries last week, the Kotzias claimed that “Austria....” Cavusoglu visit The Foreign Ministry is currently preparing the G2G meeting between Turkey...Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias does not see as feasible the possibility of Prime Minister Alexis
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Greece seeks to mend fences with Austria but frets about EU-Turkey deal
PoliticsForeign Policyand proposed to Vienna to co-organise a new meeting on religious and cultural pluralism in 2017 to take..., there was no indication that the meeting had led to convergence between the two countries...Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias' decision to visit Vienna this week has been viewed as a goodwill
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Newsletter 77 - 10/06/2016
tranche of 7.5 billion euros during its meeting in Helsinki on Thursday evening. The next steps... the Bundestag’s finance committee meeting on Wednesday to give its verdict on whether Greece had done..., parliamentary speaker and SYRIZA MP Nikos Voutsis sought to play down speculation about a popular vote. He
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Government tries to limit damage from corruption claims but more tests lie ahead
PoliticsGreek Politics. This is in line with comments made by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at SYRIZA’s central committee meeting last... instalment by the four bidders, Pappas’s appearance before MPs and the meeting of Council of State... that it favoured at least one of the businessmen involved in the process. State Minister Nikos
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Multi-bill approved, coalition looks for positive news to fend off opposition attacks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlternate Environment Minister Giorgos Tsironis, to address their concerns. After the meeting, both... introducing changes at the Civil Aviation Authority, before Thursday’s meeting of the Eurogroup Working... be to demand a vote of no confidence in his closest aide, State Minister Nikos Pappas, who oversaw
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TV permit tender triggers turmoil in Greek judiciary, questions about gov't role
PoliticsGreek Politicstender. The head of Greece’s highest administrative court, Nikos Sakellariou called off the plenary meeting of judges. In what was deemed a controversial move by legal experts, Sakellariou cited... it a “denial of justice,” and accused the union of acting as his “press office.” An emergency meeting
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TV licencing becomes key political battleground after court verdict
PoliticsGreek Politicsan emergency meeting at his office on Thursday with several ministers to decided what strategy to follow... for a meeting to be convened at the Greek Parliament on Monday afternoon so that the parties can agree... Minister Nikos Pappas to draft the legislation that created the framework for the permit tender
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Impasse in Cyprus talks puts Athens and Ankara on the spot
PoliticsForeign Policyand sustainable solution. Diplomatic sources claim that a meeting between Erdogan and Tsipras could... of Tsipras-Erdogan meeting could lead to a collapse of the Cyprus talks, especially if there is no other.... Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias spoke to UN special adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide this week
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Contrasting views on Cyprus breakdown; Greek role under scrutiny
PoliticsForeign Policyand security. All these issues could now become part of parallel negotiations, following a meeting..., Athens and Nicosia believe that such a meeting without a prior agreement on the territory issue.... In a televised interview on Wednesday, Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades said that although he
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With review set to resume, Tsipras looks for post-deal strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeeting, when he spoke to ministers about mounting a “major political counter-attack.” Tsipras... of measures. Former Education Minister Nikos Fylis has been one of the most outspoken officials and was involved in a low-key rebellion at the recent meeting of SYRIZA’s central committee. Other
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