Greek minister turns down invitation to conference on crimes of communism
Greek Minister of Justice Stavros Kontonis has turned down an invitation to participate in an international conference on crimes committed by Communist regimes to be […]
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Merkel attacks Turkey’s ‘misuse’ of Interpol warrants
Reuters – Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Turkey’s use of an Interpol arrest warrant to detain a German writer in Spain, telling an election town hall […]
German minister lashes out at English speaking waiters in Berlin
The Independent — A German minister has criticised Berlin’s restaurant staff for speaking English and not German. Jens Spahn, a deputy finance minister, spoke out […]
Merkel kicks off her re election campaign
Greek Reporter — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has returned from a three-week Alpine holiday to kick off Saturday her re-election campaign on Saturday with a plea […]
Anti-tourism marches spread across Europe
The Guardian — With the continent sweltering under a heatwave nicknamed Lucifer, tempers have been boiling over, too, as a wave of anti-tourism protests take […]
Greece asks southern states to choose Germany to host London’s EU agency
The Express — Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos said he has contacted other European Union member states to form a united camp in the voting process […]
Athens to seek geographical protection for ‘Greek yoghurt’
euractiv — The Greek ministry of agriculture will push for a geographical protection for “Greek yogurt” considering the rising consumer demand as well as the […]
Eurobarometer: 76% of Greeks do not trust the EU
Naftemporiki — The latest Εuroarometer results gauging public opinion in the European Union – as late as last spring – shows Greek respondents as the most […]
Former ELSTAT chief Georgiou found guilty by Athens court, EU Commission reacts
New Europe — Athens Misdemeanors’ Appeal Court court has found that Andreas Georgiou, the country’s former statistics chief has breached his duties after he failed to […]
Polish Senate backs judicial overhaul, defying protests, EU
Reuters — Poland’s upper house of parliament on Saturday approved a Supreme Court overhaul, defying the European Union and critics at home who say the […]
Germany steps up economic pressure on Turkey in rights row
Reuters — Germany told its citizens on Thursday to exercise caution if travelling to Turkey and threatened measures that could hinder German investment there, in […]
EU’s Brexit chiefs want to ‘punish’ Britain to stop other countries leaving, senior German MEP claims
The Telegraph — A German MEP in an article published in The Times claims that the chief EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is out to […]
German elections: Schulz unveils plan for ‘modern Germany’
DW — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s challenger in upcoming elections, Social Democratic leader Martin Schulz, has called for Germany to use its budget surplus on infrastructure […]
Turkey to take measures against Greek Cypriot oil or gas exploration: foreign minister
Reuters — Turkey will take measures against Greek Cypriot exploration for oil or gas around Cyprus, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Thursday, adding that Turkish […]
Germany made more than €1 billion from helping out Greece
TheLocal.de — The Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) reported on Tuesday that according to German Finance Ministry reports shared with the Green Party, Germany made €1.34 billion from various […]