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Ankara springs surprise on Athens with Libya maritime deal
PoliticsForeign PolicyAnkara caught Athens by surprise when it announced this week the signing of a Maritime... Directorate. This new move by Ankara has caused concern in Athens, which is considering how it should react.... Additionally, Libya and Ankara argue that they have common sea borders, ignoring the island of Crete
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Ankara's reaction to marine parks proposal highlights obstacles to Greek-Turkish dialogue
PoliticsForeign PolicyAnkara has revived its claims over the so-called 'grey zones' in the Aegean following Greece's... attempts regarding environmental programs”. It seems that what triggered Ankara's reaction was a statement... the mid-1990s, Ankara has disputed the sovereignty of several islands, some close to the Turkish coast
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Construction shows first signs of recovery in 2025 as building activity rises 31.6 pct YoY in May
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding activity showed signs of recovery in May with a rise of 31.6 percent year-on-year, after... Agency (ELSTAT) on Wednesday. The total number of permits issued in May reached 2,717, from 2,065 in May 2024. The corresponding surface area also saw a strong rise of 23.5 percent YoY, while volume
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Soldiers' ongoing detention troubles Tsipras, riles Kammenos
PoliticsGreek Politics, which also touched on issues relating to the fourth review, Tsipras called on Ankara to release the two... referred to Erdogan as being “mad” and suggested that the Greek soldiers may spend up to 15 years... the return of the two soldiers to the right Turkish servicemen that Ankara wants to extradite
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Greece and Turkey launch latest round of talks, building up to Ankara visit by Mitsotakis
PoliticsForeign PolicyKyriakos Mitsotakis will make his first visit to Ankara in May. In a radio interview last week... visit to Ankara. “The Prime Minister's trip to Ankara will be, in all probability, in May...Monday’s meeting in Ankara between Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou and her Turkish
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Newsletter 83 - 22/07/2016
concern for the Greek government is its relationship with Ankara following last Friday’s failed plot... carrying eight personnel that Ankara regards as plotters landed in Alexandroupoli, northeastern... on the asylum requests would be made around the middle of August, meaning relations with Ankara
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FM explains verbal clash in Ankara but broader strategy remains unclear
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the first time since Athens and Ankara were caught up for almost a year in a dangerous... expecting me to be here in Ankara and not express these concerns, as if nothing had happened in the Aegean... to a high-level visit to Ankara. Dendias had been in “full consultation” with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos
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Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar
PoliticsForeign Policypresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York, Ankara is due to begin this Monday scientific surveys... Reis, will conduct surveys in parts of the Aegean Sea. The move is seen in Athens as a sign of Ankara... role. Libyan angle There was a lukewarm reaction from Ankara to Greece's release of its maritime
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After local elections in Turkey, Athens hopes recent tension with Ankara will ease
PoliticsForeign Policy; secondly the deterioration of US–Turkish relations, especially due to Ankara’s intention to purchase.... Following the visit of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to Ankara last January, the two countries have..., that Turkey may feel it is being encircled after the sixth summit meeting between Israel, Greece
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Athens mulls next move after Ankara writes to UN over maritime boundaries
PoliticsForeign Policyregarding its neighbour’s intentions and the next steps Athens should take. Ankara has been trying... representative to the UN, Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu, Ankara repeats its argument over the islands’ rights in sea....” Greece submitted its reply to Ankara through the UN on March 19, but in response to a previous
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