President to receive Athens gold medal of honour
President Nicos Anastasiades is to receive Athens municipality’s Gold Medal of Honour next week in recognition of his efforts for the reunification of the island,...
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Greece sees ‘imperial fantasies’ in Turkey maritime claims, wants tougher EU action (Update 3)
Greece urged the European Union on Wednesday to reconsider its customs union with Turkey in response to Ankara’s continued gas exploration in contested Mediterranean areas,...
Johnson says Cyprus settlement in everyone’s interest, UNSG ‘remains committed’ (updated)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said he remains committed to supporting both sides in Cyprus in revitalising the political process while British Prime Minister...
Greece wants EU to look at fully suspending customs union with Turkey (updated)
Greece is asking the European Union to examine the possibility of fully suspending customs union with Turkey, it emerged on Tuesday, as Cyprus Foreign Minister...
Sisi and Mitsotakis in Cyprus Wednesday for latest trilateral (Updated)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis will be in Cyprus on Wednesday to take part in the latest trilateral summit....
Flights to Greece rescheduled for Sunday and Monday
Olympic and Aegean airlines have cancelled two flights on Sunday between Athens and Larnaca due to work stoppages by air traffic control staff in Greece....
France and Germany tell Turkey to stop provocations
France and Germany accused Turkey on Thursday of continuing to provoke the European Union with its actions in the eastern Mediterranean, and urged it to...
Greece vows to push for sanctions against Turkey over Oruc Reis (Update 3)
Tensions spiked between Greece and Turkey on Monday over offshore rights in the eastern Mediterranean, with Athens vowing to push its EU peers to activate...
Greece ‘will spare no effort’ in aiding resumption of Cyprus talks
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has given reassurances that the end of the Turkish occupation and the achievement of a just, viable and functional solution...
Turkey accuses Greek president of using ‘discourse of war’ during Cyprus visit
It will be beneficial for Greece, the Greek Cypriot side and the whole region if the Greek president adopted the discourse of peace and reconciliation...
Turkey’s activities in East Med at centre of talks with Greek president (updated)
Greece’s President Katerina Sakellaropoulou started a two-day visit to Cyprus saying she had discussed the EU’s response to Turkey’s unlawful actions in the eastern Mediterranean...
Police warn of traffic disruption during Greek president’s visit
Police warned on Sunday that during the visit of Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou traffic will be disturbed and called on the public to abide by...
Two dead as rare storm hits central Greece
Two people died as a rare storm, known as a Medicane (Mediterranean hurricane), pounded central Greece on Saturday, flooding streets and homes, the authorities said....
Fed-up Lesbos islanders, migrants stuck waiting for Europe to decide
Crisis-weary residents of the Greek island of Lesbos and the thousands of migrants stranded there after this week’s refugee centre fire are united by one thing –...
The strange slogans of the National Guard
Cyprus is Greek and so is Macedonia, according to our soldiers. Really? By George Koumoullis One morning a few days ago, I met some friends...
Greek PM welcomes departure of Oruc Reis, Turkey says it doesn’t mean anything (Update 2)
The Turkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis has returned to Turkey following the expiry of a navigational warning, Navetx for exploration in the region, including...
Greek police fire teargas at migrants on Lesbos (Update 1)
Greek police fired teargas on Saturday during a protest by angry migrants left homeless by a blaze at Europe’s largest refugee centre, who demanded to...
Greece to bolster defence sector as eastern Med tensions rise
Greece plans to acquire arms, boost its armed forces and revamp its defence industry, the government’s spokesman said on Monday, as tensions with NATO ally...
President speaks to Greek PM ahead of EU meeting
President Nicos Anastasiades spoke with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday to coordinate actions ahead of a European Council meeting on September 24 to...
