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There has been a backlash in Greece against the much-discussed US State Department non-paper, which says Washington does not support construction of the EastMed pipeline on the grounds that the project is not economically viable and does not fit the US "green agenda.

Ο τούρκος πρόεδρος, στα τέλη του προηγούμενου μήνα, το είπε και το έκανε θέλοντας να βάλει τέλος στη παρεξηγημένη συνωνυμία που συνέδεε το διεθνές όνομα της χώρας με το κατά τα άλλα συμπαθές πτηνό, τη γαλοπούλα…

To date, archaeologists have not identified a human victim of the blast. No human remains have been found even at the archeological site at Akrotiri in Santorini

Beyond Moscow’s historical ties of friendship with Greece, Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and has repeatedly declared its dedication to the implementation of International Law of the Sea.

'You must understand what the Parthenon Marbles mean to us. They are our pride. They are our sacrifices. They are the supreme symbol of nobility,' Melina Mercouri, who made the return of the Parthenon Marbles a life-long crusade, once told British authorities.

US-Greece relations are at the best level ever and the major bilateral defence agreement seals the relationship, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias maintained in a no-holds-barred interview with To Vima just days his departure for Washington.

'Turkey is once again undermining stability in the Eastern Med, this time by violating the Republic of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone. The US must stand with Cyprus, and the EU should also fully support the vital interests of one of its member states.'

'Despite our disappointment, we have repeatedly conveyed our commitment to immediately resume direct talks for a settlement of the Cyprus problem from where they were left off at Crans-Montana.'

The captain of the Nautical Geo informed the captain of the Turkish frigate that he was operating in Greek waters and had received all necessary permits.

'We all know that they [Greek Cypriots] tried in a sly manner to take Cyprus from our hands,'Ersin Tatar said, trumpeting the existence of the breakaway “TRNC, which only Turkey recognises.

In this non-linear and totally chaotic state of affairs, it would be premature to say that Turkey is benefiting by the evolving situation by emerging as a basic ally of the new Afghanistan.

In substance, the EU has been a bystander in recent efforts to solve the Cyprus problem. In the recent UN-sponsored effort to find common ground in a five-way conference in Geneva, the EU was not invited,

Greece and Cyprus must undertake initiatives that transcend the usual ones, initiatives that can boldly meet the needs of Cyprus and its residents, regardless of ethnic descent.

Efforts from various quarters to find proposals to bridge differences entail serious dangers, if one considers that there can be no compromise between proposals for a one-state and two-state solution.

In the current geopolitical milieu and to the extent to which the Western alliance can regroup, Greece will have an opportunity to strengthen and upgrade its position, role, and presence.

In his statement, Biden said the American people honor 'all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that began 106 years ago today.' The 1915 killings have been recognised as genocide in dozens of countries.

EU states have also grown increasingly critical of Turkey’s involvement in Libya and its purchase of a Russian weapons system, among other flashpoints.

The minister of Foreign Affairs the United Arab Emirates considers that Ankara is a major destabilizing power in the Mediterranean and the wider Middle East and that the politicization of religion poses a great risk

There is good reason to see Turkey’s Blue Homeland initiative as a bargaining tactic. Ankara asserts that its aggressive posture in the Aegean and Mediterranean stems from what it believes is Greece’s unwillingness to negotiate. A host of issues integral to Turkish interests remain unaddressed: natural gas in the Mediterranean, Greece’s militarization of territory in […]

The European Commission's Enlargement, Neighbourhood, and International Partnerships spokesperson Ana Pisonero posted a tweet welcoming the deal.