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Obama emphasises need for debt relief in Athens but Berlin keeps expectations low
US President Barack Obama ended his two-day visit to Athens on Wednesday with a significant speech on democracy and the threat it faces but without adding anything significant to issues related exclusively to Greece.
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Athens digests Trump victory, sees economic complications
The Greek government is digesting the unexpected result of the US elections, which is particularly inopportune for Athens as the current US President Barack Obama is due to visit Greece next week.
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Lavrov visit yields little for Athens, which denies Iranian bank veto
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to Athens this week did not produce any concrete results even though the Greek government had been expecting at least a positive sign with regards to the prospects of a bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.
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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.
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Broad agenda for Kerry's visit to Athens
US Secretary of State, John Kerry is expected in Athens on Friday, some three weeks after his scheduled visit to Greece on November 14 was postponed due to an extraordinary meeting on the Syrian crisis in Vienna.
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Greece changing direction on energy policy, warms to US-backed projects
Following a meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Daniel Mitov in Athens on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias commented that “the world is changing and energy sources are changing,” which appears to be confirmation of the Greek government’s switch in energy policy.
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Athens keeps options open on gas pipelines despite nudge from Washington
The Greek government’s multi-pronged approach to energy issues has been in focus over the past few days after the US State Department sent Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein to Athens on Friday to convince Athens that it should concentrate its efforts on the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) and not on extending the planned Turkish Stream pipeline through Greece.
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Greek relations with US on edge due to law allowing terrorist's release
Relations between Greece and the USA became much tenser this week as a result of Greek Parliament approving on Monday a Justice Ministry bill that paves the way for November 17 terrorist Savvas Xiros to be released from prison before the end of his sentence and placed under house arrest.