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PM sees progress on lasting dispute with Albania after Tirana visit
PoliticsForeign Policyto the countries in the region to engage more in solving bilateral disputes, also in the EU integration... “for some strange statements that I saw attributed” and that “do not represent the current situation
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Newsletter 380 - 12/05/2023
record. SYRIZA seems reluctant to engage in a technocratic manner and offers mostly ballpark figures... Democracy has built its economic message on a successful last four years that saw Greece outperforming
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Mitsotakis clinches big majority in second election, but small parties could complicate matters
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the first official projections. By contrast, main opposition party SYRIZA saw its support dwindle even... with them, will engage in the most populist and reactionary opposition possible with the aim
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PM urges ministers to heed local vote warnings as opposition looks ahead
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis called on his ministers to heed the warnings of the second round of the local elections, which saw New Democracy lose in five of the six remaining regional authority contests...” rhetoric. He advised members of his government to “engage your brain” before speaking publicly
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Refugees crisis grows in Greece as EU-Turkey deal hangs in balance
PoliticsForeign Policyof reservations about NATO patrols in the Aegean, this is seen by some as a concession too far to Ankara. New... CDU party, which saw the anti-immigration AFD increase its share of the vote, have any impact on Berlin’s willingness or ability to try to seal the agreement with Ankara this week. In the days leading
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Rising tension in Western Balkans add to diplomatic concerns
PoliticsForeign Policysaw hundreds of VMRO-DPMNE supporters storm the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM....” Diplomatic sources in Athens believe that Ankara's continuous provocative behaviour could... a way of influencing Ankara. The Greek foreign minister is due to brief his EU counterparts during
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UN steers clear of Cyprus blame game as focus moves to hydrocarbons
PoliticsForeign Policy. “Despite the fact that towards the end of the conference we saw more and more of the pieces... in Cyprus. “This process cannot go on this way forever,” Cavusoglu said, without specifying what Ankara has..., Turkey will not threaten the work underway in block 11. This is because Ankara is more interested
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Defence agreement, views on Turkey attract most interest during Pompeo visit
PoliticsForeign Policymessage to Ankara. The Greek government was pleased by the way Pompeo’s visit played out, hoping it could... and Turkey’s activities in Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Turkey Pompeo sent what Athens saw as a clear message to Ankara, calling on it to refrain from any military action in any Greek island
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Athens goes along with EU over Libya, waits for Turkey's move at UN
PoliticsForeign Policyof the validity of the actions and decisions in question.” Ankara’s move underscores its intentions... an area off southern Crete. CBMs Monday also saw the beginning of a new (third) round of talks... 2020. Athens has tabled specific issues related to the already agreed CBMs, while Ankara has so far
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Athens treads tightrope as Turkish research vessel sails in Aegean
PoliticsForeign Policythe two countries. Ankara saw this as a snub, both because of concerns that other Eastern... with Ankara. Given that Germany holds the EU’s six-month rotating presidency, Berlin seems certain
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