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Coalition's attempt to defend handling of fatal blaze fails to stem criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicscontained thousands of homes in a small area between the forest and the sea. Judging by the reaction... and if the reaction to rescue people from beaches and the sea was prompt. The general impression from.... The conservative chief visited the area on Thursday, asking for TV cameras to stay away. He also called
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Putting right everything that went wrong in Mati
AgoraWhen dozens of people burn to death a few metres from the sea, less than an hour’s drive from... and the sea. Some survivors claim it took several hours for them to be hauled to safety by the coast guard..., the coalition picked a fight with Skai TV and radio (ending up in SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL
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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agoradeaths at sea and quickly resolve the status of refugees and migrants in a thorough and serious process... economic migrants. Based on UNHCR data, as of 30 September, 38.2 percent of sea arrivals in Greece... of tourism, which is their main source of revenue. A Pulse poll for Skai TV last week indicated
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Turkey's Aegean moratorium eases tension as Berlin tries to foster talks
PoliticsForeign Policyoil and gas finds in the Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, arguing that sea boundaries... for oil and gas exploration. In his TV interview, Kalin said that Ankara is seeking a joint sharing
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Athens harbours big hopes for Egypt energy deal, keeps eye on Turkey's role
PoliticsForeign Policy, and the International Law of the Sea,” he said. The two ministers also discussed the issue of Libya....” In an interview with Haber TV, he also warned that otherwise the existing thaw in bilateral relations may not last. Cavusoglu also noted that “in the Aegean Sea there is the issue of islands whose
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Greece and Turkey search for way forward as leaders prepare for rare meeting
PoliticsForeign PolicyMitsotakis, reiterating Ankara’s “red lines” regarding the Aegean. In an interview with Skai TV, Mitsotakis... Greece is entitled to under international law and the Law of the Sea. The Greek premier has... between the two sides: the delimitation of maritime zones in the Aegean Sea and the eastern
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Between the sword and the olive branch: Dilemmas of Greek diplomacy
Agoraof the week to strengthen the Greece-Cyprus-Egypt axis of cooperation, with a view to Athens marking out... of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which it does not recognise, in the hope... to view the dispute in less cut-and-dried terms than it is seen in Athens, Nicosia and Ankara
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Newsletter 56 - 18/12/2015
takes the view that the first six months of 2015 took Greece one step too close to the economic abyss... and re-engaging in the political commodity of mutual trust. What has been damaged once can, in the view... depends on whether the controversial issue of joint sea patrols with the eastern neighbour can
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Leaving Greece's annus horribilis behind
Agoraback takes the view that the first six months of 2015 took Greece one step too close to the economic..., in the view of many in Paris, Vienna, Bratislava, Riga and Rome, be repeated. Avoiding any such déjà vu... with Turkey depends on whether the controversial issue of joint sea patrols with the eastern neighbour can
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Greek-Turkish relations back in focus amid overflights and NATO chief's visit
PoliticsForeign Policyin the sea between the two countries. Greek military officials said that Turkey violated Greek... of the relevant international treaties. Senior diplomatic sources view the Turkish overflights as part... Minister Panos Kammenos seems, though, to have a different view to that of the Foreign Ministry
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