Section: Newsbomb (Greece)
Greece to be effective partner with Russia’s Gazprom – Forbes
The Turkish Stream gas pipeline project makes Greece an important and useful partner for Russia’s Gazprom, despite the country’s financial…Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis have signed a memorandum of cooperation with Russia’s Gazprom and the Russian government as part of the new...
Germany to bring 100 mothballed tanks back into service
Germany plans to bring 100 mothballed tanks back into service in what is widely seen as a response to rising…The tanks were sold to industry as part of defence cuts after the Cold War. The German defence ministry said it would spend €22m (£16m;$24m) on bringing its total of tanks to 328. Nato officials agreed in February to create a...
Greece to draft new reform plan within days – EU leaders
The development came after marathon talks between Greek PM Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders in…EU leaders say Greece has agreed to come up with a new reform plan within days to secure the additional bailout funds required to prevent bankruptcy. Mr Tsipras said he was now “more optimistic”...
FM Kotzias: Greece a source of stability in the area
Greece lies geographically in a triangle of uncertainty (Ukraine, Middle East and Libya) as a beacon of stability, and if…In statements to the press on the sidelines of the EU foreign ministers’ informal meeting on the Ukraine, meeting in Riga for the second day, Kotzias warned that if Greece collapses there will be millions of migrants...
Ukraine: Both sides agree to start heavy weapons withdrawal
The government and rebels in eastern Ukraine have agreed to start pulling back heavy weapons from the frontline.A Russian general involved in the process said withdrawal would start on Sunday, but Ukraine did not confirm. The agreement between pro-Russian rebel leaders and Ukrainian forces is part of the terms of the Minsk ceasefire deal. The...
Foreign Minister Kotzias visits Kiev
Greece is ready to offer humanitarian aid to Ukraine and provide hospital treatment to patients, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on…Kotzias also said that Athens can offer know-how on constitutional and state of law issues. The foreign minister said that sanctions should help peace and diplomacy and not be “a tool of anger” in...
Kotzias has telephone coversation with Lavrov
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias had a telephone communication earlier on Thursday with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.Their discussion focused on the result of the Minsk talks regarding the crisis in Ukraine and on the ceasefire agreement that was reached. …read more Source:...
Tsipras meets Cameron, who offers UK help with tax system
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron in Brussels on Thursday, on the sidelines…According to government sources, Cameron said he was closely following the talks concerning Greece’s programme and noted the need for stability in the Eurozone. He also offered the UK’s assistance in...
Cargo ship runs aground off Andros island, all rescued
The total of the 22 crewmen on board the Cyprus-flagged cargo ship “GOODFAITH”, which ran aground off the north coasts…The first 18 people were rescued earlier with the assistance of two “Super Puma” helicopters and the remaining four with the help of Special Unit for disasters EMAK. Eight of them were transferred to...
Greece to dominate European deliberations in Brussels in the next two days
Greece will dominate the two-day European deliberations in Brussels to be launched with the Eurogroup meeting on Wednesday (11/02/2015) at…ECB president Mario Draghi and IMF managing director Christine Lagarde will attend its meeting. A Eurogroup Working Group meeting is expected to be held before the Eurogroup, during which Professor George...
