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A lengthy expose about former Trump national security team member George Papadopoulos in the Washington Post, details how he 30-year old Greek-American used his perceived position to have the doors of power swing right open, from defense minister Panos Kammenos to President Pavlopoulos and prominent businessmen.

The break-down of the Muslim minority in Thrace into citizens of ethnic Pomak, Turkish and Roma origin has always been a red line for Turkey and a large segment of the Muslim minority.

A majority in the parliamentary committee on armaments decided today to revoke the decisions it took in January and March, 2017, to sell shells and bombs to Saudi Arabia.

Noting the political maelstrom in Greece over Ankara’s revisionism regarding international treaties, Erdogan again depicted the Lausanne Treaty as outdated, but at the same time appeared to call for its full implementation regarding minority issues.

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The president of the American-Hellenic Institute discusses his activity in the Greek-American community and expressed the hope that the US can help Greece with investments.

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O Πορτογάλος υπουργός Οικονομικών, Μάριο Σεντένο αναδείχθηκε νέος πρόεδρος του Eurogroup για τα επόμενα 2,5 χρόνια, μετά από τρεις γύρους ψηφοφορίας, επιβεβαιώνοντας τις εκτιμήσεις ότι αποτελούσε το φαβορί. Τα καθήκοντά του θα αναλάβει στις 13 Ιανουαρίου του 2018.

When Special Counsel Robert Mueller struck a plea bargain with Mike Flynn, leading to yesterday’s historic admission of guilt for lying to the FBI, he already had done the same with a young Greek-American who found himself on Donald Trump’s national security team with very little background in the field.

Two-and-a-half years after his unceremonious exit from Alexis Tsipras’ government, Yanis Varoufakis has announced that he intends to run for parliament.

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The works and days of those in power damage not only their own reputation, but rock to its foundation the operation of the state and the relationship between politicians and the citizenry.

In Paris, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras meets with current and former French presidents, picks up two awards, depicts himself as Odysseus, quotes Victor Hugo and Jacques Delors, solves the problem of youth unemployment,  unites the right-wing and the left-wing, and offers and exit strategy for Germany’s governmental crisis. The founder of the journal Politique International , which awarded Mr. Tsipras, justly called him a man of charisma and luck

Pasok MP and former minister Yannis Loverdos is the man who delivered to parliament classified defense ministry documents that he says establish that a middleman was illegally used by Defense Minister Panos Kammenos in pursuing a munitions sale to Saudi Arabia. The documents will be at the centre of Monday’s parliamentary debate, where Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis will clash swords.