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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicsparliamentary debate and subsequent vote took place against the backdrop of a new deadly incident involving... Democracy of flirting with the far right. These exchanges were in keeping with the political backdrop... irregular entry and new limits on NGO funding, with cooperation now channelled strictly through
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PM hails Chevron bid as vote of confidence amid mixed reactions to TIF package
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum which claims some of the maritime zones south of Crete. The prospect... of missteps in relations with Egypt and Libya have led his critics to question the credibility... for the government are the qualitative findings of the poll, in which 77 pct of respondents say
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No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals
PoliticsGreek Politicsas Turkish provocations in the East Med, including its own maritime agreement with Libya... this, inferior, deal. The opposition party is trying to find a way of criticising ND’s handling
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Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar
PoliticsForeign Policyas Chevron’s decision to submit a proposal for two blocks south of Crete despite the Turkey-Libya... spatial planning (MSF) last April, but since then is trying to leverage its footprint in Libya... the Turkish-Libyan memorandum. Belgacem Haftar, the son of Khalifa Haftar and director of Libya’s
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Athens presses Benghazi in bid to block ratification of Turkish–Libyan maritime pact
PoliticsForeign PolicyGerapetritis and Aguila Saleh, president of Libya’s Benghazi-based House of Representatives. The meeting formed part of Athens’ regular contacts with representatives of Libya’s de facto government... of Exclusive Economic Zones among Greece, Turkey, Libya, Egypt and Cyprus. During the meeting, Gerapetritis
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PM appoints new national security advisor as talks with Turkey hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the appointment of Thanos Dokos to the post of national security advisor, with a mandate to formulate national security strategy and build the National Security Council, a new body created by the p...
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Greece prepares for next stage in Covid relaxation as tourism hopes hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe next steps in Greece’s gradual emergence from a six-month lockdown are set to be confirmed on Wednesday, although Covid-19 numbers have eased only marginally and there are doubts about the tourism sector’s ability to capitalise on the official reope...
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policymemoranda with the Tripoli-based government in Libya. Officials in Athens stress, however... following Turkey's intervention in Libya, the message to Ankara in the joint statement they issued... in Libya presents a dangerous threat to wider regional stability.” The statement also noted
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, in the upcoming EU Summit. Libya Libya is another issue that is of major concern to Greek diplomats. Libya’s Prime.... Even though the meeting focused more on Turkey’s economic “return” to Libya for the country’s... from the international community. The political situation in Libya will remain fluid and it is quite
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