The Vice President of the Committee for the Promotion of the European Lifestyle Margaritis Schoinas will be in Ankara tonight and tomorrow, Friday, where he will meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoγlu, the Minister of Interior Suleyman Soyro and the Republic of Turkey Fuat Oktay. According to the Commission statement, […]
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Belarus talks on ‘negotiations’, Brussels talks on ‘technical talks’
Belarus announced yesterday that it is holding “negotiations” with Brussels to resolve the migration crisis on the eastern border of the European Union. However, the Commission is talking only about “technical talks” with Minsk on the repatriation process. The European Commission “will have technical repatriation talks with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the […]
Turkish opposition angry at Erdogan: ‘The end is near’ – ‘You can not rule’
Opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu visited Good Party (Ä°YÄ°) leader Meral Aksener at her party’s headquarters in Ankara yesterday. Amid a further devaluation of the Turkish pound ahead of a meeting of the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee today, Kilicdaroglu announced that he and Aksener would meet at 4pm “as a matter […]
Von der Leyen and Zelensky discuss EU assistance at Ukraine-Belarus border
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a telephone conversation today with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, discussing the possibility of EU assistance to Ukraine’s borders, Zelensky said on Twitter. “The possibility of EU assistance for a provision on the Ukraine-Belarus border was discussed, as well as the possibility of setting up a regional platform […]
Bahceli’s gift to Erdogan: Thrace and pseudo-state belong to the ‘Turkish’ world
The leader of the Gray Wolves and chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party, Devlet Bahceli, had a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the provocation could not be missing. The two men met at noon at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, where they discussed political developments in the country and the course of […]
Spain seeks to sell warships to Turkey – Sanchez visits Ankara
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is visiting Ankara, accompanied by six ministers of his government, to attend the 7th Spanish-Turkish Summit in the Turkish capital. The previous meeting was held in 2018 under Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Spain’s main goal is to sell warships to Turkey. According to ERT, the strengthening of military cooperation will […]
State Department for Akar: Another S-300 from Cyprus and another S400 from Turkey
Washington’s opposition to the stay of the Russian S-400 system in Turkey is once again expressed by the State Department. Responding to a question from ERT and the Hellas Journal, a US State Department spokesman appeared to reject the proposal by Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, who had argued that Ankara would be willing to adopt […]
New communication of Josep Borrell with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Vladimir Makei
The High Representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, had a new communication with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Vladimir Makei. According to a tweet, Mr Borrell called for “urgent action” to restore security in Belarus’ border areas with the EU, as well as to address the “humanitarian woes” of those trapped. In particular, […]
Johnson for Parthenon Sculptures: This is a matter for the British Museum Council
“Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed his Greek counterpart to Downing Street today. The leaders first of all highlighted the value of Greek-British relations as we mark the 200th anniversary of the Greek revolution for independence.” This is emphasized, among other things, by the announcement issued by the British Prime Minister’s Office after the Johnson-Mitsotakis meeting […]
Macron finds’ COP26 climate conference ‘useful’ with ‘regrets but also progress’
Emanuel Macron today called “useful” the COP26 climate conference, which ended last weekend, with “regrets but also progress” in the final compromise reached in an effort to curb global warming. The French president particularly welcomed the commitment of about 200 countries to “accelerate the reduction of coal use”. “We remain vigilant to take the next […]
