Highlights of the Month – February 2017

  Greece-Serbia Reaffirm their strategic ties   It is of strategic importance to facilitate the rapid accession of Serbia to the EU given its key role in guaranteeing peace and stability in the Balkan region, Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras said after meeting his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic during his Official …

Greece always supports the need for peace in Ukraine Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras paid a visit to Ukraine on February 8th-9th in order to hold talks with the political leadership, as well as with representatives of the Greek community. He was accompanied by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, Deputy Foreign Minister …

Countries express strong desire to enhance maritime ties The Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica was on a working visit to Greece from January 26th-30th, during which time he met individually with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Panagiotis Kouroumblis and …

EU needs to shift away from dead-end austerity policies   The European Union needs to shift away from dead-end austerity policies, which are shrinking the GDP of most EU member-states and enlarging their debt, while negatively affecting both sustainable growth and social cohesion in the EU, President of the Hellenic …

Countries wish to strengthen multifaceted cooperation The common will for direct expansion and deepening of bilateral relations between Greece and Vietnam at all levels was confirmed during Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias’ Official Visit in Hanoi on the Anniversary of 10 years from the opening of the Greek Embassy in the …

The Heads of State and Government of Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Spain and Portugal, meeting in Lisbon for the second Southern EU informal summit, adopted a declaration in which they confirmed the “aim of enhancing our cooperation and of contributing to a strong and united European Union”. The Declaration …