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Pressure mounts amid surge in migrant flows
The refugee center in Shengjin in Albania, where irregular migrants that reached Italy will be transferred. Rome and Athens react to Berlin's pressure for a specific reference to the reactivation of Dublin in the conclusions of Thursday's European Council on migration.
Four migrants dead, 27 rescued off Kos island
Greece rescued 27 migrants and recovered the bodies of four dead people after their boat sank close to the island of Kos, the Greek coast guard said on Tuesday night.
Three coast guard ships along with a commercial vessel searched for more people in the area, the agency said.
Tatar says next UN Cyprus talks to include Türkiye, Greece
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Ersin Tatar announced Tuesday that Türkiye and Greece would participate in the next meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the Cyprus issue.
The announcement came after an informal dinner at U.N. headquarters in New York, with Nikos Christodoulides, leader of the Greek Cypriot administration.
Confusion and Greece
The signs regarding the European Union's management of migration are worrying. The bloc looks divided again, with member-states each opting for ad hoc and emergency measures at their borders, splitting the united front and undermining shared commitments.
Panagiotopoulos: “The framework on migration is changing, stricter provisions on asylum are coming”
The geopolitical turmoil is putting pressure on the illegal immigration issue, which is a security challenge, Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Nikos Panagiotopoulos told SKAI 100.3.
January key for Athens-Ankara talks
January is shaping up to be a decisive month for Greek-Turkish relations, as high-level talks between Athens and Ankara continue to explore potential common ground.
Gerapetritis-Fidan meeting scheduled for November 8
A meeting between Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan will be held in Athens on November 8, Greek diplomatic sources said Tuesday.
Key issues on the table include the upcoming Supreme Cooperation Council and how to proceed with talks on potential legal resolutions.
Dendias’ meeting with Saudi counterpart postponed
A planned meeting between Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and his Saudi counterpart Prince Khalid bin Salman on Tuesday was postponed, the Greek ministry said in a statement on Monday night.
It did not provide a reason for the cancelation.
Athens dismisses six-mile concessions
Greece has firmly ruled out any compromise on reducing its territorial waters to six nautical miles in its ongoing dispute with Turkey, a senior government official said, dispelling speculation about potential concessions ahead of crucial diplomatic talks.
"Six miles? Not a chance," the official emphasized.
A time of reckoning for the center-left
Nikos Androulakis was reelected as PASOK leader after defeating challenger Haris Doukas, the mayor of Athens, in a runoff on Sunday, securing nearly 60 percent of the vote.
Meanwhile, SYRIZA's central committee, in a heated meeting filled with tension and verbal clashes, voted to bar recently ousted leader Stefanos Kasselakis from running in the party's upcoming leadership contest.
After Androulakis’ Re-Election: Key Moves and Key Players Shaping PASOK’s Future
Nikos Androulakis promises to proceed with immediate initiatives for change and the composition of forces within PASOK, attempting to capitalise on the momentum of his re-election to the leadership and address a wider audience, with the aim of upgrading the party’s role in the political scene.
PASOK – Live update: Androulakis re-elected leader with 59.92% – “Big changes will happen when we are united,” he stated
Nikos Androulakis was re-elected as the president of PASOK, winning decisively in the second round of the elections with 59.92% against Haris Doukas, confirming his dominance within the party. He received 126,222 votes – fewer than the 139,000 he garnered in the 2021 elections, where he defeated George Papandreou.
US has not met its commitments, says Greek defense minister
Washington has not met all of the commitments outlined in a letter sent by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mistotakis at the start of the year, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias tells Kathimerini, adding that strengthening Greece's capabilities, so that it can "exercise its role as the reliable, stable and serious ally in the broader region," is also in Americ
Giorgos Papandreou: Support for Haris Doukas – “PASOK should become a force for change again”
The message of support for Ηaris Doukas for tomorrow’s battle is sent implicitly but clearly by Giorgos Papandreou, stressing that “PASOK was and should become a force for change again.”