Greece and Australia sign MoU for Work and Holiday Visa

Greece and Australia sign MoU for Work and Holiday Visa

10/12/201510/12/2015 ENstaff Amanatidis, Australia, Greece, Memorandum of Understanding, visa, youth

Deputy FM Amanatidis: “We aim to strengthen the ties between Greece and Australia, a country where over 375,000 persons on Greek origin reside, and the 12th largest economy in the world.”

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foreign affairs

Greece-Egypt-Cyprus Trilateral Summit; Athens Declaration

10/12/201509/12/2015 ENstaff Athens Declaration, Cyprus, Egypt, energy, EU, Greece, Iraq, Joint Committee of Cooperation, Lebanon, Syria, trilateral summit

Following their meeting, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, President of Egypt Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiades agreed on a joint declaration…

Locals carry two young girls to the shores of Lesbos, after they reached the island with their families in an inflatable boat full of refugees and migrants, having crossed the Aegean sea from Turkey.

society

2015: The Year of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

09/12/2015 ENstaff Austria, Europe, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Mediterranean, migrants, refugee crisis, Serbia, UNHCR

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled across the Mediterranean Sea this year to escape war and persecution. UNHCR presents seven key events in this unfolding drama…

View of the material seized by the Spanish National Police during the operation 'Emperador' (Emperor) that unveiled a network of money laundering and organized crime, in Madrid, Spain, on 16 October 2012. The operation 'Emperador' unveiled Chinese mafias in charge of money laundering, not only in Madrid and Barcelona but throughout the Spanish territory. The police detained 83 people involved in the network, most of them of Chinese origin, raided 124 properties, seized 122 bank personal accounts and 235 associations. 11.6 million euros in art and jewelry has been confiscated as well during the operation. EFE/Angel Diaz

opinion

The vicious cycle of corruption

09/12/201509/12/2015 Demosthenes Kyriazis Ancient Greece, citizens, corruption, democracy, economy, Greece, politics

We call Vicious Circle the reasoning and thus the practices, where the outcome is perceived as the cause. With such a “logical process” is impossible to understand and finally solve a problem, because we limit our efforts to minimize the effects (symptoms), while the real cause is still going and remains intact. A typical example is the treatment of the Memorandum of the loan agreement, no as a result, but as a cause.

econ/biz european union

Eurogroup president Dijsselbloem on Greece

08/12/2015 ENstaff bailout programme, banks, crisis, Dijsselbloem, economy, Eurogroup, Greece

Dijsselbloem: The objective is to settle this by mid-December, so that we can focus on some of the major fiscal and structural reforms that are still open and need to be finalised for the first review early next year.

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european union in brief

Eurogroup convenes to discuss Greece, Ireland and the banking system

07/12/201507/12/2015 ENstaff Brussels, EU, Eurogroupe, Eurozone, Greece, Ireland

EU Finance Ministers of the eurozone meet in Brussels on 7 December 2015 to discuss further steps on the banking union’s single supervisory mechanism, the state of play on Greece and the Ireland post-programme surveillance.

foreign affairs

Foreign Minister Kotzias addresses parliament during 2016 Budget debate

06/12/2015 ENstaff Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Greece, Kotzias

Foreign Minister Kotzias: “The country’s foreign policy is principled. It is founded on values. It serves the good of the country and the people. In contributes to providing relief to society. It produces stability, seriousness, optimism. It defends the country’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. Its criteria are the national interest, patriotism, the course of the EU and international developments, international law, internationalism.”

society

Thousands still at Greek-FYROM border

05/12/2015 ENstaff borders, FYROM, Greece, Idomeni, migrants, refugee crisis

Thousands of refugees and migrants were stuck at the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Friday following tense protests which prevented anyone from crossing for more than 24 hours.

foreign affairs

Kotzias – Kerry confirm USA-Greece ‘unbreakable’ relationship

05/12/2015 ENstaff diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Greece, Kerry, Kotzias, refugee crisis, USA

“Greece is an important player in the region. It is at the center of a triangle of instability, with Libya and Syria at the base and Ukraine at the top. And it is a stable country that also radiates stability in the region.”

european union foreign affairs

Greece activates EU Civil protection mechanism, agrees Frontex cooperation

04/12/201504/12/2015 ENstaff Emergency Response Coordination Centre, EU, EU Civil Protection Mechanism, European Commission, European Union, Greece, Rapid Border Intervention Team

Greece has yesterday activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to benefit from material support to help cope with the influx of refugees and asylum seekers in the country. Greece has requested items such as tents, generators, beds, sanitary equipment and emergency first aid kits.

interviews people

Ambassador of Norway:”The challenge for the Greek economy is its competitive edge and its business climate” [interview]

07/06/2016 ENstaff

The Ambassador of Norway in Athens, His Excellency Jørn Eugene Gjelstad, spoke to EmbassyNews.net and commented on the current developments in Greek and European politics, the economy and the refugee crisis.