The American Hellenic Institute and the Lexington Institute will host a presentation on Capitol Hill to rollout the new whitepaper, Souda Bay: NATO’S Military Gem, on Monday 21 March.

"There was convergence in practical issues and this is positive. We did not reach an agreement because Turkey's proposals were extremely radical for the majority of the EU member states," Alternate Foreign Minister responsible for European Affairs Nikos Xydakis stated to Athina 9.84 FM on Tuesday referring to the EU-Turkey Summit on the refugee issue.

The funeral for 55-year-old Greek-American George Patouchas will take place on Friday at 10 am. Patouchas was murdered in his shop in Astoria by a 23-year-olod maniac, Sunday at noon. A minute's silence was observed at the event of the New York City Council for Greek Independence.