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PM concedes cooperation may be necessary as opinion polls continue to deny outright win
PoliticsGreek Politicspressure on second party PASOK to clarify its own stance. In an expansive TV interview on Monday... Best TV which was widely reported on in the national media, Samaras suggested that Mitsotakis.... Opinion poll The latest opinion poll by Alco for Alpha TV confirms New Democracy’s lead, while still
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China-Greece: One belt, one road?
AgoraBeijing’s point of view, Greece is to become a logistics hub for connecting China with European markets... to be explored. The Tsipras government’s recent invitation to Chinese firms to tender for deep-sea oil... offshore blocks in the Ionian Sea and off southern Crete, has been extended until July 2015. Moreover
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The refugee crisis and the beast within
Agorahave arrived by sea since the start of the year but the tightening of border controls... percent have a negative view of the island hot spots, while 66 percent believe that Greece should not close its borders to keep out refugees (even if this were possible on its sea frontier with Turkey
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Russia sanctions, regional diplomacy dominate Tsipras visit to Ukraine
PoliticsForeign Policyof peaches. It is also no secret that the situation in the wider area of the Black Sea in the wake.... “Greece is seeking as a Balkan country that also belongs to the wider Black Sea neighbourhood... and should be supported.” His view has not changed since then. In Kiev, Tsipras questioned
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Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
EconomyFeaturesDeniz II gas field in the Caspian Sea. TAP is a 4.5-billion-euro international joint venture between... operator GasLog. Bulgarian Energy Holding is conducting due diligence with a view to acquiring a 25... sub-sea pipeline in the world, with a length of 2,200 kilometres and a capacity of 10 billion cubic
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After the tweetstorm - Tracing the course of #IStandWithGreece
Agoraversions of the reports are available to view here. What follows is a brief commentary. Tweets... to show scenes from the border or the sea crossing from Turkey, or purporting to debunk “fake news.... The reference to Navarino (1828) - a major sea battle in the war of independence, in which the British
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Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the country’s future. This view was also expressed recently by the United Nations after the Greek... a heavy price by being hesitant to start talks with its neighbouring country over the delimitation of sea... of Understanding in the fields of Aerospace and Sea Rescue Operation. The agreement will be signed between
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicsand risk deterring life‑saving operations at sea. Critics further note that an NGO can be removed from... conduct, insisting it is tasked both with protecting Greece’s borders and saving lives at sea. Mitsotakis... the Coast Guard’s handling of the incident and to criticise opposition parties for, in his view, rushing
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Athens on alert after reports of Turkey plans to codify maritime claims in "Blue Homeland" law
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which Turkey has not signed. A similarly firm but measured message... be the best thing that could happen for Greece, but we are still very far from that”, highlighting the view... infrastructure along Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, while another had been positioned on Karpathos. Turkey had
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Mitsotakis raises alarm over Hormuz, Turkey and new geography of European security
PoliticsGreek Politicsfield of vision to the Eastern Mediterranean, the Gulf, the Red Sea and the unpredictable behaviour... in the Red Sea, where Greek ships have intercepted Houthi drones using Greek‑made systems. But he... when Mitsotakis turned to Turkey. He urged northern European partners to adopt a “360‑degree” view
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