Patriots for Europe Meeting - Mormant-sur-Vernisson

Patriots for Europe Meeting - Mormant-sur-Vernisson

Greek politician, founder and leader of the far-right party Voice of Reason, Afroditi Latinopoulou delivers a speech, as part of a meeting of the group Patriots for Europe in the European Parliament gathering European far-right leaders in Mormant-sur-Vernisson, center France, on June 9, 2025. In the countryside of Mormant-sur-Vernisson, the event was dubbed "The Victory Festival": the one won on June 9, 2024, exactly one year ago, by the National Rally when its list came out on top in the European election, receiving 31.37% of the votes, at the time the best score in the history of the far-right party in a first round. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Patriots for Europe Meeting - Mormant-sur-Vernisson

Patriots for Europe Meeting - Mormant-sur-Vernisson

Greek politician, founder and leader of the far-right party Voice of Reason, Afroditi Latinopoulou delivers a speech, as part of a meeting of the group Patriots for Europe in the European Parliament gathering European far-right leaders in Mormant-sur-Vernisson, center France, on June 9, 2025. In the countryside of Mormant-sur-Vernisson, the event was dubbed "The Victory Festival": the one won on June 9, 2024, exactly one year ago, by the National Rally when its list came out on top in the European election, receiving 31.37% of the votes, at the time the best score in the history of the far-right party in a first round. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Greek conservative politician Samaras

Greek conservative politician Samaras

ATHENS, Greece - Antonis Samaras, leader of New Democracy, Greece's major conservative party, gives a speech in Athens on June 15, 2012.

Greek conservative politician Samaras

Greek conservative politician Samaras

ATHENS, Greece - Antonis Samaras, leader of New Democracy, Greece's major conservative party, gives a speech in Athens on June 15, 2012.

Turkey reiterates no more high-level strategic council meeting with Greece

STORY: Turkey reiterates no more high-level strategic council meeting with Greece DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of IstanbulSOUNDBITE (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish Presidentvarious of Aegean Sea, Greek Islandsvarious of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated on Friday that Turkey would no longer hold the High-Level Strategic Council meetings with Greece. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President "Unless I come across an honest politician, I will no longer be meeting them, and we have terminated our High-Level Strategic Council meetings, and we will not hold the meeting with Greece." Erdogan's comments came after a week of heated exchanges between the two countries regarding the status of the Aegean Sea and its islands. Erdogan demanded last week that Greece respect previously-signed treaties and keep