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Macron: “Turkish statements must be condemned”

The French President Emanuel Macron defended Greece against Turkey, speaking to reporters after the European Union summit.The President of France condemned the provocative statements of Turkey that question the sovereignty of the Aegean islands and expressed the support of all Europeans for Greece.Photo by paquierjacques"One last word here, to say that during…

June 1, 20220Comments ByGEOPOLITIKI

Cyprus: A European Alternative to Russian Gas Dependency

Cyprus could become a European alternative to Russian gas dependency, which has caused geopolitical turbulence on the European continent.Photo by envato elementsThe Cypriot drilling "Cronos-1" started on Monday in block 6 of the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by the consortium Eni and Total according to an announcement of the Ministry of Energy, Trade…

May 25, 20220Comments ByGEOPOLITIKI

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Borrell’s plan for fighter jets from EU countries in Ukraine isn’t going to plan

EU High Representative Josep Borrell announced on Sunday that union countries would provide Ukraine with fighter jets to help defend against the Russian attack.On Monday, however, Borrell himself began to rephrase his statement that this had already been agreed, saying that EU countries would agree on it bilaterally with Ukraine, as one by one…

March 2, 20220Comments ByGEOPOLITIKI

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Ukraine requested to become a member of the EU

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a formal request from Ukraine to join the European Union (EU)."We call on the European Union for the immediate accession of Ukraine through a new special procedure," said President Zelensky in a new video message."Our goal is to unite all Europeans and, most importantly, to be equal. I'm…

March 1, 20220Comments ByNewsTeam

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Poland won’t back down on the Turów mine and won’t pay CJEU fines

The European Commission says it has not received any money from Poland in connection with the still operational Turów mine, despite sending Poland two requests for payment.Poland's government spokesman Piotr Müller said : CJEU ruling is "outside the competencies of the EU" and is therefore unacceptable.Towers of the Court of Justice of…

January 19, 20220Comments ByGEOPOLITIKI

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Greek MEP asks the European Commission to act against Turkey’s provocations

Greek MEP Eliza Vozemberg, in a question to the European Commission, mentions the ongoing Turkish provocations and asks what the immediate actions of the European Union will be in order to stem the Turkish provocativeness that has reached the point of disputing the sovereignty of the Aegean islands.Specifically, MEP Eliza Vozemberg stated:"With new provocative statements,…

December 30, 20210Comments ByNewsTeam

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PESCO | Greece participates in two new programs (MBT-SIMTEC & AirPower)

The European Council today a decision updating the list of projects to be undertaken under the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO).The EU Council in its decision includes 14 new projects that will be added to the list of 46 existing projects that have already started their research and development process under PESCO from December 2017.…

November 19, 20210Comments ByGEOPOLITIKI

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POLAND: EU threatens Turkish Airlines, Belavia, and FlyDubai with sanctions

-POLAND:The European Union (EU) is considering imposing sanctions on Turkish Airlines, Belavia, and FlyDubai, as investigations have revealed that they are behind the transfer of migrants by direct flights to the Belarusian capital, Minsk.Reuters reports that it has received information from three European Union officials who have remained anonymous that new EU sanctions…

November 12, 20210Comments ByGEOPOLITIKI

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Israel to join Horizon Europe R&D program

Israel announced by its foreign ministry that will be joining Horizon Europe for 2021-2027 following the completion of an agreement set to be signed by the end of the year. Israel’s accession to Horizon Europe establishes Israel as a key player in the biggest and most important R&D programme in the world.“Israel joining Horizon…

October 27, 20210Comments ByNewsTeam

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EU mediation between Serbia & Kosovo saved Balkans from new war

In recent weeks, tensions have intensified along the Kosovo-Serbia border as Serbs set fire to a government office and thrown Molotov cocktails & grenades at another one in protest of a ban on cars with Serbian license plates in Kosovo.Belgrade had stated from the start of the conflict that it would directly support Kosovo…

October 2, 20210Comments ByGEOPOLITIKI