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In a surprise statement to the European Parliament, Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Commissioner predicted that there will be a FYROM naming solution in the next two weeks.

Only 12 percent of those polled trust SYRIZA to manage Greek-Turkish relations, while there is literally almost zero trust – less than one percent - in Defence Minister Panos Kammenos' handling of national issues, which are at the core of his remit.

The Nato chief urged Ankara and Athens to resolve their differences in a spirit of good neighbourly relations, and in the framework of bilateral meetings.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim described Greece as a safe haven for Turkey’s enemies, and said that Greece’s stance toward the eight is harming Greek-Turkish relations.

'What can we possibly be celebrating in Kastelorizo? I am not among those celebrating because the memorandum is ending, because it is leaving rubble behind it. Why should we be dancing?' Filis said

The resolution also underlines the fact that the imprisonment of the officers without charges being filed for nearly two months is a patent violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Erdogan last year narrowly won a referendum to change the constitution and create an executive presidency. However, those extended powers are not due to take effect until after the presidential election.

The competition is stiff and the time is incredibly short – five minutes, to be precise. That is the time allotted to persuade investors to grant them the first place spot and a million dollars in the Chivas Venture competition, the final phase of which will take place on 24 May in Amsterdam. Vying with […]

Moscovici indicated that EU supervision of Greece’s finances after the current programme will be similar to that for other EU countries, but will also include a special post-programme surveillance.

Alternate Defence Minister Fotis Kouvelis said that there is an undeclared war going on in the Aegean and said he had requested an exhaustive briefing from the armed forces on the alleged incident of the removal of the flag.

A Piraeus lower court judicial council unanimously decided not to approve a decision by Piraeus prosecutor Eirini Tziva banning businessman Vagelis Marinakis from leaving the country, on the grounds that he was liable to attempt to flee to avoid prosecution. The same Council also rejected exit restrictions imposed on three other people. In its ruling, […]

The government is forced to walk on a tightrope, balancing between crisis budget cuts and the absolutely necessary procurement and systems upgrades required to keep the armed forces battle-worthy.

Athens is asking Skopje to amend the FYROM Constitution to remove irredentist references, and to guarantee that the country’s new name will apply domestically and in all of FYROM’s foreign relations, including bilateral.

The Mirage fell slightly before landing and after completing its mission in the Aegean. In the morning it was in a state of readiness and was alerted for a scramble.

Data on arrivals this year, combined with the war in Syria, have raised fears in Athens of a renewed migrant crisis, which until now had been contained by the EU-Turkey migration agreement.

The arrest six days ago in Istanbul of a major Turkish drug trafficker, Sherif Zindashti, who is considered the basic funder of the transport of a 2.1 tonne heroin cargo from Dubai to Elefsina in the summer of 2014, is considered a significant breakthrough in the case. An international arrest warrant was issued last September […]

The 48-year-old imam, Murat Elmas, is accused of being a member of Islamist cleric Fethullah Gulen’s religious movement, branded a terrorist organisation and named FETO in Turkey.

What is required, army sources say, is a comprehensive plan that would include making it mandatory to begin military service at age 18, the voluntary enlistment of women, and the hiring of professional soldiers.

The document was drafted over two weeks after the capture of the two Greek officers in Kastanies, Evros, but may explain why efforts by the Greek commander to resolve the 1 March incident with his Turkish counterpart failed.