(Athens News)

NEP publishing group forges alliance with Cyrprus’ largest media concern 

BY GEORGE GILSON

With the recent warming in Greece-Israel relations, American Jewish Committee chief David Harris stresses the benefits of cooperation and extols ties with the Greek lobby in the US 

(ANA)(AP)

 FOREIGN ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras stressed on September 2  that Turkey must withdraw a threat to initiate hostilities against Greece in the event that Athens decides to extend the country’s territorial waters to 12 nautical miles.

George Gilson

 As the parliamentary probe of the Siemens scandal winds down, MPs following the money trail found only one former minister who got a payoff

George Gilson

 Prime Minister George Papandreou finds himself confronted by a broken economy, squabbling ministers facing a cabinet reshuffle and polls suggesting voters are losing confidence

Dimitris Yannopoulos

 The departure of Daniel Speckhard from the American embassy in Athens comes at a turning point in Greek-US relations

(Athens News)

 FOR DECADES Greek governments have stressed the importance of decentralisation and local government. The ambitious Kallikratis plan - passed into law earlier this year - was an important step as it did away with the 76 prefectures that spanned the country and replaced them with 13 larger regions.