Foreign Policy
Athens aiming to maintain momentum in talks with Ankara, while sticking to basic positions
Athens and Ankara are due to take the next step in their political dialogue. Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis is due to meet with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in November in Athens to assess how the two sides will be able to push talks aiming at the delimitation of maritime zones, in other words the Exclusive Economic Zones and the continental shelf.
Greece and Turkey take step forward in ties after leaders' talks on UNGA sidelines
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis believes Greece and Turkey have a chance to agree on the delimitation of the maritime zones.
Erdogan meeting tops busy agenda for Mitsotakis at UNGA
The meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday is expected to be the highlight of the Greek PM’s visit to New York, where he will hold several meetings on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly.
Athens moves to avoid repeat of EU division over migration policy
Last week’s decision by the SPD-led coalition government in Berlin to impose temporary controls on Germany’s land borders is provoking strong reaction within Europe, putting the migration issue back on the EU agenda just months after a historic agreement to resolve it.
Athens not put out by Turkey-Egypt rapprochement, but watching closely
Athens is assessing the results of the historic meeting between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday, in Ankara.
Greek, Turkish foreign ministers discuss sticking points ahead of Mitsotakis-Erdogan talks
The Greek and Turkish foreign ministers had an opportunity during their bilateral meeting on Thursday to go over all the issues that incited tension between the two countries over the last couple of months.
New Himare elections pose fresh challenge for Greek-Albanian relations
Athens is questioning the result of the local municipal elections on Sunday in Albania’s southwestern town of Himare and the victory of ruling Socialist party’s candidate Vangjel Tavo due to doubts raised by members of the ethnic Greek minority.
Athens fears Middle East instability, joins others to push for change in EU's Syria policy
Athens is monitoring with concern the latest developments in the Middle East in the aftermath of the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, a development Greece fears could inflame tensions in the already-fraught region and wipe out any fragile hopes of achieving a ceasefire in the Gaza war.
Cyprus invasion anniversary generates new friction in Greek-Turkish relations
The next meeting of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in September is expected to define both the course of Greek-Turkish relations and developments on the Cyprus issue.
NATO summit also gives PM chance to address issues with neighbours
NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington is expected to focus on the war in Ukraine and the increase in the defence budgets of its 32 members, but Athens is poised to address three of its own foreign and bilateral affairs during the sideline meetings.