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Newsletter 31 - 19/06/2015
to what many people think – spending on Greece’s army, navy and air force has already been reduced since.... Dozens of Turkish air force jets conduct unauthorised overflights in Greek air space each year. More... to bases around the country. This week he called for public TV to air a weekly programme about
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Why doesn't Tsipras just cut defence spending?
Agorathink – spending on Greece’s army, navy and air force has already been reduced since the crisis... air force jets conduct unauthorised overflights in Greek air space each year. More recently, Turkish... around the country. This week he called for public TV to air a weekly programme about the country’s armed
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Greek-Turkish relations back in focus amid overflights and NATO chief's visit
PoliticsForeign Policyoverflights. The Turkish incursions into Greek air space have prompted great concern in Athens. The Greek Foreign Ministry has grown increasingly concerned by the air space violations. Greek diplomats.... This absence of a plan allows Ankara to challenge Greek sovereignty not only in the air, where
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Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policy-aircraft missiles of the Hellenic Air Force in Saudi Arabia as well as the joint training of Greek... agreed to deploy Greek air force Patriot anti-aircraft missiles in Saudi Arabia. The deal follows an agreement made by the two countries’ foreign ministries a few weeks ago to boost the latter’s air
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Effort to keep Greek-Turkish ties on even keel put under stress
PoliticsForeign Policy, overflights also endanger international air traffic, it added, stressing that they “contradict.... This prompted Athens to cancel Turkey’s invitation to participate in the NATO air exercise Tiger Meet, which was scheduled to take place on May 9 at the Araxos air force base in western Greece. US
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Greece makes first contact with new Syrian leader as PM chases up missile issue in Paris
PoliticsForeign Policyof their talks is the possible sale of French Meteor air-to-air missiles to Turkey, a move that has raised... of the French air to air missiles to Ankara has drawn attention in Athens, especially due to its
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The television will not be revolutionised
Agorain a furtive exchange with NERIT to secure more air time for Tsipras and other leaders. The details... ministerial decisions through Parliament to take ERT off air. It is not the first time over the past few... University professor Giorgos Prokopakis was replaced in May, two days after NERIT went on air
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EU highlights Greek border concerns but Athens concerned about Aegean
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s land and sea borders, as well as air space, are back in focus after the European Commission’s decision to extend frontier controls in the Schengen area for another six months and rising...’s territorial waters and air space by Turkish navy vessels and air force jets have prompted Athens
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Waste management remains Greece's biggest environmental challenge, says EU
Societyaction programmes for all nitrate-vulnerable zones. While the emission of several air pollutants has decreased significantly, the report said that air quality in Greece continues to cause concern. “For 2014, exceedances above the EU air quality standards were registered for nitrogen dioxide
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In Skopje, Tsipras focuses on name deal positives as trademark issue looms
PoliticsForeign Policywithdrawal. Finally, it was agreed that the Greek Air Force will undertake the policing of North Macedonia's air space as well as the training of members of the armed forces in the neighbouring country. Should the air space policing incur a cost, this is set to be covered by NATO.
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