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Greece and Turkey go into new round of exploratory talks with trust at a premium
PoliticsForeign PolicyAfter months of bilateral tension over maritime borders and gas exploration rights, Turkish... opposition But this determination of Prime Minister Mitsotakis to resort to The Hague if bilateral..., and these talks are not binding for either side. He also said that there are no common records of these meetings
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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
PoliticsForeign Policy, to negotiate with Turkey the only bilateral difference [between the two countries], always according... historic ties with Greece and improving bilateral relations. Referring to the trilateral meetings... no right to sign any binding agreement. According to Kathimerini’s story on Sunday, Mitsotakis
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North Macedonia's road to Brussels: Breaking the vicious cycle
Agora. In addition to bilateral stabilization and association agreements, there are also regional agreements... to "import" bilateral disputes. To break the vicious circle, the Balkans' offer of EU membership must... way, the EU is a necessity for the region. Finding complementary, facilitating, alternative
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Athens aiming to boost EU-Balkan momentum
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece and North Macedonia and bilateral relations are improving, as evident during the visit... government is aiming to enhance both bilateral relations with the Balkan countries and to make up..., archaeological and educational issues is proceeding slowly, while the committee tasked with finding a solution
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Athens stands by Israel, hopes for de-escalation
PoliticsForeign Policy. The issue - which is mainly of a bilateral nature- has taken a European dimension as Athens has warned... treating the issue as a bilateral spat that “needs to be resolved between the two respective countries... in Oman, it is also clear that Athens is in favor of finding ways that will prevent a widespread
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Athens gets first taste of Erdogan's new era in power
PoliticsForeign Policyfor their role in the 2016 coup, is still a burden on bilateral relations. Following the talks... concerning the two Greek soldiers. This however is not the only issue provoking problems in bilateral... politically isolated) the AKP, or Justice and Development Party, which has been winning elections ever since
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Kammenos dismisses talk of coalition rift but maintains Macedonia name objections
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Independent Greeks (ANEL) parliamentary group, which was held in the wake of mounting rumours... neighbour should not be allowed to use the name “Macedonia.” “ANEL made an honest agreement with SYRIZA... positives. This chimes with the feeling that there seems to be little chance of the SYRIZA-ANEL
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Tsipras and Kammenos set aside speculation and focus on coalition's key goals
PoliticsGreek Politics’s office to insist, as he has done before, that SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) will remain... prominent issues. The ANEL leader dismissed the claims of a rift, saying it was the work of “those who..., the prospect of any party jumping into government with SYRIZA if ANEL decides it has had enough
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Countdown to Macedonia name deal vote has PM weighing up support
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the agreement. This prompted a strong reaction from junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), which is opposed to the deal. ANEL spokesperson accused Kotzias of trying to create problems in the governing coalition. This prompted a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and ANEL leader
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Kammenos deviation raises more questions about coalition's endurance
PoliticsGreek Politics, Independent Greeks (ANEL). During his visit to Washington, Kammenos suggested an alternative plan... to reports, SYRIZA and ANEL officials were taken aback by Kammenos’s comments as his proposals had... speaker Nikos Voutsis also appeared perplexed by the suggestions made by the ANEL leader
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