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Excluded from Libya talks, Athens vows to block decisions that ignore sea border concerns
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has been left to watch from afar the latest international diplomatic initiatives aimed..., was excluded. Germany has invited the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - the US... be represented at the meeting. Athens has made no secret of its frustration at being excluded from
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FM visits Egypt and Cyprus with eye on EEZ, EastMed pipeline and new UN talks
PoliticsForeign Policy. On the other hand, an exclusive report in To Vima on Sunday, February 28 revealed that there has been an Egyptian proposal for a change of route for the EastMed pipeline that has neither been denied nor... problem is that the economic viability of the EastMed pipeline has taken centre stage. This is the main
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Pandemic and pushback rows spark political clashes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe seemingly exponential rise in Covid cases, and all the knock-on effects this has, is making... of this month. The number of patients being treated in ICUs has risen to 486 and there are already reports... situation has put the government under increasing pressure and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
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Athens wary of North Macedonia PM's intentions, hopes for EU support over name issue
PoliticsForeign Policyas she wished. Hristijan Mickoski, a 46-year-old former engineering professor, has pledged to continue... and the small leftist ZNAM, securing a comfortable majority. His party has already made clear that it would respect the Prespa Agreement but has not hidden its distaste for the historic deal
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PM banks on firms bouncing back after lockdown as SYRIZA decries immunity for Covid panel
PoliticsGreek Politicsbudget. Mitsotakis argued that Greece’s economy has not suffered significant permanent damage due... employees. Nevertheless, the food service sector has voiced concerns about the long-term impact... in a row. The industry has been offered a 300-million-euro support scheme to help the reopening
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Mitsotakis pledges more help to tackle inflation, calls for EU price cap on natural gas
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat this measure has been adopted in 18 other EU countries. The leftists are also calling for the minimum...Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged that his government will announce in the coming days... in the energy sector, which represents the sharp end of the inflation crisis in Greece, where unleaded fuel has
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Potami and PASOK look for next roles following contrasting poll results
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTo Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis has written to the centrist party’s supporters in an attempt to rally them in the wake of a disappointing election result that has raised doubts about whether... losses. He also emphasised that Potami has achieved much progress in only 19 months of being
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Broad support in Parliament for handouts amid mixed signals from polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe measure even though they felt that the handouts are just a way for the government to appease voters. Conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has argued that any excess surplus should be used to reduce taxes, particularly the ENFIA property levy, which he has promised to reduce by 30 percent in his
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Athens approaches Albania's political crisis, EU process with caution
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAthens is closely following the political impasse in Albania, which has led to a clash between Ilir... and the ruling Socialist party has declared its intention to initiate the procedures for Meta’s... tensions through dialogue; but neither side seems willing to back off. Greece has avoided making any kind
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Athens cultivates Saudi Arabia relations, prepares for MBS visit
PoliticsForeign PolicyFor some time, Athens has been investing in new partnerships in the wider Middle East region.... It is no coincidence that in the last couple of years Athens has been seeking to enhance relations with countries..., Greece has taken advantage of the deterioration in relations between Riyadh and Ankara forging
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