Tsipras against European sanctions on Russia
The newly elected Greek government opposes further sanctions against Russia and does not accept the statement of EU leaders condemning the killing of civilians in Mariupol (Ukraine) on 24th of January by speculating that Moscow is "responsible" for the actions of separatists in Ukraine.
During...
EU threatens Russia with new sanctions
Heads of state and the governments of the 27 EU Member States today announced tightening of sanctions if Russia doesn’t condemn the actions of pro-Russian forces and begin to implement the agreement of Minsk.
"We have evidence of continuous and increasingly intense Russian support of...
Nikos Kodzias is the new head of Greek diplomacy
Professor Nikos Kodzias, recent informal adviser for foreign policy of Alexis Tsipras, is the new head of Greek diplomacy. Kodzias is a professor of political theory of international and European affairs at the Piraeus University. His political path has always been through the corridors...
Fidel Castro: I don’t believe the US
Cuban leader Fidel Castro appeared on national television with a statement and gave cautious support to the warming of relations with the United States.
"Any solution reached through negotiations between the United States and every nation in Latin America should be treated in accordance with...
Global Voices Calls for Immediate Release of Jailed Online Media Workers and Activists
The Global Voices community released a statement condemning the imprisonment of bloggers, media workers and online activists around the world. Names of jailed individuals from countries like China, Bahrain, but also Macedonia were read collaboratively in the opening session of the Global Voices Citizen Media...
SYRIZA immediately confirmed Greece’s red lines regarding the name dispute
SYRIZA decided to share the historical chance for the left to rule Greece with the far-right party Independent Greeks. Although this political marriage was expected and announced due to the same political views against austerity policy of SYRIZA and Independent Greeks, it still raised...
SYRIZA and Independent Greeks will form the new Greek Government
SYRIZA and right-wing party Independent Greeks agreed to form a coalition government.
- As of today, Greece has a government. Independent Greeks give its support to SYRIZA - stated leader of Independent Greeks Panos Kamenos after the hour-long meeting with Alexis Tsipras, leader of SYRIZA...
SYRIZA euphorically celebrates historic victory on the elections
Greece expects a whole-night thriller with counting of votes. Until the last vote is counted, it will not be certain whether SYRIZA will succeed in forming a government on its own, or if it will have to build a coalition...
23 people injured on the protests in Kosovo
23 people are injured and 20 are taken into custody during the protest in Pristina, said Kosovo police spokesperson Baki Keljani.
Several thousand people took part in the march from the government building to the Kosovo Assembly to express their dissatisfaction with the position of...
Greeks to choose between changes and status quo today
Over 9.8 million Greek citizens today decide the future of the country in the most critical elections in the country so far. Hope for a change with SYRIZA which will inject a dose of uncertainty in the negotiations with the European creditors or continuation...
Tsipras already thinks of himself as Prime Minister
A wave of changes and a new face on the political scene or playing safe and keeping the policy of older parties, this is the dilemma that will tomorrow be resolved by Greek citizens on the early parliamentary elections.
The parties completed the fierce electoral...
Global Civil Society Launches Internet Social Forum
A group of civil society organizations from around the world has announced the Internet Social Forum (ISF), to bring together and articulate bottom-up perspectives on the Internet we want . Taking inspiration from the World Social Forum, and its clarion call, Another World is...
Samaras mentions the identity and language of Macedonia 22 times
Antonis Samaras played the card name dispute at the pre-electoral meeting in Thessaloniki. Greek outgoing Prime Minister, who is remembered as the man who broke Konstantinos Mitsotakis’ Government in the 90s of last century, due to hard positions on the name dispute, in a...
Samaras in Thessaloniki: Anthimos is a preacher for the Hellenism of our Macedonia
Only 72 hours before the end of the election campaign, Prime Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras is in Thessaloniki today in a last attempt to woo and charm voters from Northern Greece. During a visit to the second Greek capital, Samaras took the time...
Greek MPs will have to return their salaries for January
The financial committee of the Greek Parliament has asked from the MPs to return their January salaries. Salaries were already paid on 23rd of December, one week before the third vote for head of state, which led to early parliamentary elections and the dissolution...
EU requests cooperation with Arab countries in the fight against terrorism
European Union today called for anti-terrorism alliance with Arab countries in order to strengthen cooperation and exchange of information on terrorist attacks in France and the arrest of suspected terrorists across Europe.
- We need an alliance. It is necessary to strengthen cooperation - said...
Muslims protest due to the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad
More than 800,000 people attended the protest in central Grozny for protection of Muslim values, attended also by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the Russian Ministry for Internal Affairs today.
At the protest "Love for the Prophet Muhammad" was expected to gather over one million...
Hollande’s popularity increased by 21 percent
The popularity of French President Francois Hollande increased by record 21 percent. He previously was considered as the most unpopular president of France. According to data published by the institute "IFOP", 40 percent of respondents support Hollande.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls popularity has increased...
Five people were buried in Amphipolis
The Greek Ministry of Culture announced that the analysis of the bones that were found inside the tomb near Ceres, which raised entire Greece at its feet with the possibility that it is the tomb of Alexander of Macedonia, belong to five people, and...
Forty percent of the French against the publication of cartoons of Mohammed
More than 40 percent of French citizens consider that the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad should be avoided, and half of them agree with the restriction of freedom of speech online, showed a public opinion poll published today and conducted after the...
