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President Pavlopoulos on an official visit to Israel

29/03/201629/03/2016 ENstaff Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Reuven Rivlin

President Pavlopoulos is expected to meet with the Israeli President on Wednesday morning and then visit the Holocaust History Museum.

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EU Ministers propose measures against terrorism

24/03/2016 ENstaff anti-terrorism, Brussels attacks, European Union

EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs discussed the actual state of play in the fight against terrorism and proposed anti-terrorism measures.

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EU Ministers for justice and security meet in Brussels

24/03/201624/03/2016 ENstaff Brussels attacks, EU, European Council, terrorsm

EU ministers will discuss the actual state of play in the fight against terrorism and pursue swift completion and implementation of legislation.

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Alternate FM Nikos Xydakis met with Ambassador of Venezuela

24/03/2016 ENstaff Embassy of Venezuela, Farid Fernández, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Xydakis

Ambassador Fernández conveyed a message of support from Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, regarding the difficult times Greece is going through.

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Deputy FM Dimitris Mardas met with Slovenian Ambassador

24/03/2016 ENstaff Anita Pipan, Dimitris Mardas, Embassy of Slovenia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The discussion focused on issues of bilateral interest, with emphasis on the further strengthening of economic and trade relations between the two countries.

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Brussels blasts: The struggle to secure soft targets [analysis]

23/03/201622/03/2016 ENstaff Brussels attacks, European Union, Paris attacks, terrorism

According to Stratfor, the Brussels blasts are a striking reminder of the difficulty of preventing attacks against soft targets.

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EU leaders: “Terrorism is an attack on our open democratic society”

22/03/201622/03/2016 ENstaff Brussels attacks, European Union, terrorism

EU Heads of States and the leaders of the EU institutions issued a joint statement on the terrorist attacks in Brussels.

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“Blind terrorism is doomed to failure,” says the Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry

22/03/2016 ENstaff Belgium, Ministry of Foreign Affaris, terrorism

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the terrorist attacks in Brussels.

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Alternate FM Nikos Xydakis met with Bosinia-Herzegovina Ambassador

22/03/201622/03/2016 ENstaff Dragan Božanić, Embassy of Bosnia-Herzegovina, European Union, Nikos Xydakis

Alternate Foreign Minister Nikos Xydakis met with the Ambassador of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dragan Božanić and discussed issues related to Bosnia-Herzegovina’s negotiations to enter the European Union.

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EU and Turkey reach agreement on refugee issue

19/03/201620/03/2016 ENstaff Donald Tusk, EU, European Union, Greece, refugee crisis, Turkey

According to European Council president Donald Tusk, the agreement aims at stopping the flow of irregular migration via Turkey to Europe.

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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.