Editorial Ta Nea: Foreclosure Auctions
By the end of 2019, according to press reports, 5,000 primary residences of debtors worth 150,000 euros or less will be auctioned off
Σάββατο 27 Δεκεμβρίου 2025
21o Αθήνα
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Editorial To Vima: A resounding message to National Populists
It is clear that countries of the Eastern Bloc find it difficult to tolerate the values and traditions of liberal democracy. Unfortunately, the same stands true for many cadres of the Greek Left
New Democracy walks out on meeting of National Council on Foreign Affairs
ND's shadow foreign minister Yorgos Koumoutsakos cited Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias’ refusal to discuss pending foreign policy problems as the reason for the walk-out
Government proposes to creditors quid pro quo to avert pension cuts
Creditors also asked the government to present analytically what will be the cost of handouts announced by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
Commission proposes increasing number of EU border guards to 10,000
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, in the last state of the union address to the European Parliament before the end of his term, unveiled plans for a huge increase in the number of officers comprising the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, known as Frontex, in order to combat illegal immigration. Juncker proposed increasing the number of border guards from the current 1,300 to 10,000, in order to shield the EU from a host of security threats. Juncker said that the proposal does not constitute a militarisation of the EU, but rather a bid to make the Union more autonomous in the handling of its global responsibilities. “Only a strong and united Europe can protect our citizens against internal and external threats, from terrorism to climate changes,” he told MEPs. “We propose a bolstering of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in order to better protect the external borders, with 10,000 border guards by 2020,” Juncker said. The agency, better known as Frontex, has been substantially strengthened over the last years with measures to manage increased refugee and migrant flows. The force numbered 300 guards in 2014 and now has 1,300 guards, with a reserve of 1,500 national border guards that can be marshaled by the Agency. The Commission essentially proposed the creation of a real “European external borders police” that will include experts in the repatriation of migrants to their countries of origin. The expanded force will include a core group of 1,500 guards by 2020 and 3,000 guards by 2027. The rest of the 10,000 will come from guards sent by member-states for short or longer periods – 8,500 guards in 2020, and 7,000 guards in 2027, when the agency will have more European guards. According to the proposal of the Commission, the Agency should have its own administrative authority and equipment. The Commission has earmarked 2.2mn euros for the 2012-2027 period, so that the Agency can acquire and maintain air, sea, and land operational capabilities. The permanent force will have the authority to conduct border patrols, check IDs, and arrest individuals who cross the borders illegally
Editorial Ta Nea: Deeds
The need for investments fortunately was underlined by the prime minister at this year’s Thessaloniki International Fair, but also in the past, but his words were not accompanied by deeds
Editorial: Sleep well, Minister Gavroglu
In the education minister’s book, all the problems of the education system have been solved, and all that is left is the sleep pattern of students
Sabah: Turkish soldiers in Greece guarded by 200 men at cost of one million euros monthly
The Turkish daily Sabah reported that Turkish state services are aware of the secret place where eight Turkish military officers seeking asylum in Greece have been hidden.
Zaev campaigns for ‘Yes’ vote in referendum, says Greece-FYROM accord is painful but necessary compromise
'I made this compromise, which is similar to a chest pain, because it is the only way for us to move forward,' said FYROM's prime minister
Editorial Ta Nea: Soul
The Regional Prefectural Division of Lesvos leaves no room for doubt - the Moria migrant camp is unsuitable in terms of public health and the environment
Editorial To Vima: Pledges and pious wishes
ESM chief Klaus Regling hastened once again to clearly warn that debt relief measures agreed to by the Eurogroup can be suspended if the adjustment programme is not strictly implemented
Spanish MEP Pons warns Tsipras against returning to the populism of 2015
Pons stressed that, 'We are concerned that there may be a return to populism in the next elections. It is in your hand. In 2015, you made a mistake. Populism is neither right-wing nor left wing.'
Kotzias calls for culture of compromise, consensus in the Balkans
Kotzias said that Greece finds itself at the centre of a triangle of instability: Ukraine, Libya, and Iraq, which necessitates a policy of 'flexibility and adaptability'
Regling: Debt relief depends on implementation of agreed reforms
'We are a very patient creditor, but we can stop the debt relief measures that we have agreed to with Greece, if the adjustment programme does not continue as we have agreed'
Editorial Ta Nea: Choices
Can the prime minister explain what the limits are? When, in his view, does criticism become targeted propaganda, of which he accused Ta Nea?
SYRIZA-US relations: Trilateral diplomacy, the Balkans, energy
The Syriza-Independent Greeks government’s first step toward firming up relations with the US was in the field of energy, after the summer of 2015
Coming closer to the US and the role of Souda
One of the issues on the table in the Apostolakis-Dunford talks was the Greek request for an enhanced American presence in Greece
How Tsipras, SYRIZA became best friends with the Americans
The Americans discerned, thanks to their strategic prowess, that Greece, despite its sins, could not be left alone in a region rife with loci of instability, and the geopolitical argument prevailed
Editorial To Vima: Left-wing paradox
The prime minister, hand-in-hand with the US ambassador, went to the Thessaloniki International Fair, where they listened to an American military band, in the shadow of the flagship of the US Sixth Fleet
Editorial Ta Nea: Temptations
Recent political history is rife with examples of supposedly generous governments which were punished harshly at the ballot box
Vote of confidence in Greek economy from US Secretary of Commerce
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said that Washington is supporting the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), Greece, and the Greek economy, during a meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
Tsipras meets US Commerce Secretary amidst anti-government protests at Thessaloniki International Fair
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (see photo) will attend the inauguration of the Thessaloniki International fair, and held scheduled talks with Tsipras this afternoon.
Pyatt underscores US –Greece military, economic ties ahead of TIF
US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt stress the importance of US-Greece military and economic ties, as well as the significance of the US being the honoured country at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), in an article published today
Editorial Ta Nea: Illusions
The government persistently pledge handouts, which citizens know have no credibility, but which also harm the country and the economy due to the distrust they provoke in partners and investors
Editorial To Vima: Disastrous outbidding
The super-primary surplus (beyond target) that Mr. Tsipras is planning to distribute should not be used to garner votes, if we do not want to jeopardise the course of the economy and the country
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