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Greece set to reopen embassy in Libya as it seeks better ties with Tripoli
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece is due to reopen this Tuesday its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli, which has been closed... and current head of Libya’s presidency council, Mohamed Al-Menfi. The Greek premier will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias as the pair try to rekindle relations between Greece and Libya. Athens
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Mitsotakis seeks Libya cooperation, keeps open mind on extending territorial waters
PoliticsForeign Policyin the area between Greece and Libya. But this presupposes, at the end of the day... to contest and challenge in practical terms Greek sovereign rights via the Libya-Turkey memorandum. Commenting on the attitude of Turkey and the memorandum with Libya, Mitsotakis announced the intention
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Athens looks to bolster ties with African states, beyond Libya
PoliticsForeign Policyof this absence was the signing of the Turkey-Libya Maritime Boundary Treaty in November 2019, which served as a warning for Greece and the way it views Africa. Also, Turkey’s military presence in Libya and its... this framework, it is of utmost importance Greece’s participation at a high-level meeting on Libya organised
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Athens formulates response to Turkey-Libya maritime deal it deems null and void
PoliticsForeign Policyviolates the Law of the Sea as the area it purports to delineate stretches south of Crete, an area Libya... Turkey and the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord in Libya, which has rocked relations... to the agreement Turkey made with the Libyans. Ambassador expelled Athens has decided to expel Libya’s
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Macroeconomic fundamentals for Greece
Agora). This is the estimate we use for Greece’s Natural Rate of Unemployment, reflecting reforms that were made during... growth rebound after the Corona pandemic. As Table 2 demonstrates, because of unusual shocks...), this would yield a structural nominal GDP growth rate of around 2.5 percent a year. The unusual cycle
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Athens content with Scholz's first visit, looks for US backing on Libya
PoliticsForeign Policyin economic and energy terms. “The Mediterranean is an area full of potential, especially economically... to be heard” government sources insisted. However, Athens was again not invited to the so-called Libya process meeting that took place last week. Libya The same issue dominated talks Mitsotakis held last week
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Italian support over Libya buoys Athens as it looks to build broad East Med alliance
PoliticsForeign PolicyJurisdictions Memorandum that Turkey signed last November with the UN-backed government in Libya... signed by Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of the continental shelf is unacceptable, infringes... on the issue of Libya. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas confirmed on Tuesday press reports that Greece
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Newsletter 495 - 20/02/2026
for the national energy strategy, noting that they double the area of offshore exploration in Greek waters... the outcome negatively. Yet 50.7% believe such meetings should continue even without major breakthroughs... to explore for gas south of Crete was “unlawful”, arguing that it violates the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime
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Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe issue of Libya is a concern again for the Greek government and its diplomats. However, this time problems with Libya do not only concern the internationally-recognised government in Tripoli... worrying developments for Athens. The first concerns the increased migratory flows from Libya
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Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication
PoliticsForeign Policyplanning his visit to Libya for some time, but due to several postponements the visit was finally... Council, Mohamed al Menfi, also Libya’s former Ambassador to Greece. When Dendias’s airplane landed... energy exploration deal with Ankara based on the 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum, which Greece has
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