EU



A valuable opportunity for diplomacy
OPINION

The European Commission president and the prime ministers of Greece, Italy and Belgium are going to Egypt on Sunday to provide serious economic assistance and a support framework for this difficult time, but they will also try to fortify the Union against the fallout from the region’s troubles.


Fallout from data breach scandal escalates
NEWS

Interior Ministry General Secretary Michalis Stavrianoudakis on Friday tendered his resignation amid the scandal involving mass campaign emails sent by a New Democracy MEP to Greek voters residing overseas, breaching GDPR regulations.

Stournaras: ECB must cut rates twice before August
ECONOMY

The European Central Bank must lower borrowing costs twice before its August summer break and two more times before the end of the year, without being swayed by the US Federal Reserve, Bank of Greece chief Yannis Stournaras has said.



Rural Development Minister discusses CAP changes
ECONOMY

“As long as the Common Agricultural Policy does not change, no country will be able to absorb 100% of the resources it is entitled to,” Rural Development and Food Minister Lefteris Avgenakis said in an interview with Skai radio station on Wednesday.

PMs’ Egypt visit will bring ‘substantial results’
NEWS

Describing Egypt as a “reliable partner” in the management of migration, EU Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas appeared adamant on Tuesday that the upcoming visit of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Cairo, accompanied by the prime ministers of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Italy, Giorgia Meloni, and Belgium, Alexander De Croo, will bring “substantial results.”