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Greek-French relations were forged in critical and transitional periods in our country's history.

In 1974 following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the national disaster that led to the fall of the Greek junta, PM Constantine Karamanlis approached France and even adjusted Greece's defence policy to the French model.

There is a real risk that 45,000 tons of honey from South America would enter the European market through duty-free imports, the Association of Producers of Organic Bee Products warn. This could happen due to a trade agreement between the EU and MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market), BNR reported.

Margaritis Schinas, the current chief spokesperson for the European Commission, said he is honored to be nominated to represent Greece in the next college of commissioners, following a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday.

"Only 9 per cent of Leavers would mind if a relative married a strong Remainer. But 37 per cent of Remainers would mind if a relative married a strong Leaver."

In both referendums, the vote was a very personal thing. In Britain, your friend's or relative's choice might threaten your status in the country. In Greece, it could decide whether you could access your savings account.

Industry associations in the Road Transport sector held an urgent working meeting on 4th opf January in Sofia in connection with the organisation and conduct of the international protest of road hauliers on 10 January in Brussels, reports BNT. 

Euronews - Europe Day, observed on May 9 each year, marks the presentation of the Schuman Declaration in 1950, which proposed the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community, the forerunner to the European Union.

Ancient Athens was the birthplace of democracy. The spiritual home of the political system that's now championed day after day across Europe.

Alexis Tsipras's visit to Donald Trump's White House, which was marked by the Greek prime minister's effusive praise for his host and the US, marks a new chapter in the traditional game between Greece and its allies - the United States and the European Union.

In the first decades of the post-war European experiment, the then European Economic Community (EEC) made great efforts towards the standardization of agricultural production and the setting of quotas.

Turkey feels betrayed by some European Union leaders who have called for the end of accession talks but still hopes eventually to join the bloc, Turkish EU Minister Ömer Çelik has said.