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EU efforts for political and financial support to Ukraine discussed between Baroness Ashton and Venizelos

26 Feb, 2014

EU High Representative and President of the Foreign Affairs Council Catherine Ashton and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, in his capacity as President of the EU General Affairs Council, had extensive telephone talks today on the developments in Ukraine.

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Greek Presidency welcomes the official launch of the High Level Group on Own Resources

25 Feb, 2014

The Prime Minister of Greece, Antonis Samaras, representing the Greek Presidency of the Council of the EU, welcomed the official launch of the High Level Group on Own Resources, which took place today in Strasbourg with European Parliament President Martin Schulz and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, and warmly congratulated Mario Monti on his appointment as its Chairman.

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Launch of High Level Group on Own Resources at Strasbourg today (25.02.2014)

25 Feb, 2014

The Presidents of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, the European Parliament Martin Schulz, the Council's rotating President, Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, and Designated Chair of the High Level Group on Own Resources Mario Monti, will launch the new high-level group in Strasbourg on 25 February.

The joint press conference is scheduled for 16.00 (CET) and you can watch it live here.

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Deputy Prime Minister and FM Venizelos’ remarks following the Visegrad+3 Ministerial Meeting (Budapest, 24.02.2014)

24 Feb, 2014

DPM and FM Ev. Venizelos participated today in the Visegrad+3 Ministerial Meeting, attended by the Foreign Ministers of the Visegrad Group (V4) – Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic – and the Foreign Ministers of Greece, Bulgaria and Romania.

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Deputy FM Kourkoulas to participate in the European Parliament Plenary (Strasbourg, 25-27 February 2014)

24 Feb, 2014

Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Kourkoulas will be in Strasbourg from Tuesday to Thursday, 25-27 February, to participate in the European Parliament Plenary.

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Greek Presidency welcomes the G20 agreement on developing common strategies for growth, jobs and cooperation in tax matters

24 Feb, 2014

Concluding their first 2014 meeting in Sydney, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors agreed on a global growth target of at least two percentage points over the next five years and reiterated their commitment on initiatives to promote long-term investment, especially in infrastructure and SMEs. Furthermore, they endorsed a global tax transparency standard.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Venizelos welcomes the agreement reached on the settlement of the Ukraine crisis

22 Feb, 2014

Upon arriving in Athens from Tirana, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos made the following statement on the agreement reached in Kiev today on the settlement of the Ukraine crisis:

“The agreement reached in Ukraine can provide a peaceful way out of the crisis, avert the repetition of tragic events, and lead to consensus solutions with the participation of all the country’s forces.

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Deputy Prime Minister and FM Venizelos wraps up visit to Western Balkans

21 Feb, 2014

Wrapping up his visit to the Western Balkan countries, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Evangelos Venizelos met today (21.2.2014) in Tirana with Albania’s Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati.

In statements, following the meeting, Venizelos noted inter alia:

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Deputy Prime Minister and FM Venizelos confers by telephone with Russian FM Lavrov regarding the developments in Ukraine

21 Feb, 2014

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Evangelos Venizelos talked by telephone today (21.2.2014) from Tirana, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about the critical developments in Ukraine.

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Greek Presidency already in full speed: list of agreements achieved so far

21 Feb, 2014

Greek Presidency’s boat sails already in full speed, even if its six-month journey has just begun.
Check out a comprehensive list of agreements achieved so far in close collaboration with all EU member states and EU institutions.

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