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POLITICSOct 7‘Nobody wants a new Greece’: Calls grow for crisis election in RomaniaFar-right leader George Simion tells POLITICO Romanian president Nicușor Dan will face a campaign to oust him if he keeps refusing a snap poll to end months of deadlock in Bucharest.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 5Greece and Turkey’s increasingly blatant hostility could turn lethalGreece Letter: Turkey, to extend its claims over the eastern Mediterranean, plans to create two marine parksIrish Times World
POLITICSOct 3Greece returns remains of Czar Samuel to BulgariaA warrior emperor who ruled the Bulgarian Empire in the Middle Ages, Czar Samuel is a symbol of Bulgarian national identity. But his remains have been in Greece for decades – and he is also claimed by North Macedonia.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 29Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece causes stir in RomaniaKimberly Guilfoyle told embassy dinner in Athens ‘we can do that to any country’, in reference to Romanian government’s fallIrish Times World
POLITICSJul 23EU agrees new sanctions against Russia as Greece secures LNG exemptionThe deal reached by ambassadors grants Greece an exemption to continue shipping Russian LNG to non-EU clients for the foreseeable future.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSJul 22Europe Today: Will Greece derail the EU's latest Russia sanctions?The EU is racing to approve a new package of sanctions against Russia, but Greece is unexpectedly blocking it. Meanwhile, one year after the EU struck a controversial trade deal with the US, we examine its impact on Europe and analyse Trump's recent move to impose a 50% tariff on Canadian goods.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSJul 17'Shameless': Greece and LNG emerge as major roadblock in new Russia sanctionsGreece has thrown a spanner into the works of fresh EU sanctions by demanding an exemption to a full ban on Russian LNG. Member states are aghast at the request, with one diplomat calling it "shameless".EuroNews [en]