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Greece and Turkey edging forward with political dialogue
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece and Turkey plan to take the next steps in their political dialogue on 11 March. Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou will meet her Turkish counterpart Burak Aksapar in Ankara to assess the most difficult issues on the agenda. However, Athens does not expect any substantial progress
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Greece and Turkey launch latest round of talks, building up to Ankara visit by Mitsotakis
PoliticsForeign PolicyMonday’s meeting in Ankara between Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou and her Turkish counterpart Burak Akçapar signals the beginning of a new round of talks between Greece and Turkey within the framework of the political dialogue that was agreed last year by Prime Minister Kyriakos
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Greece and Turkey move ahead with talks on Confidence Building Measures
PoliticsForeign PolicyDelegations from Greece and Turkey discussing Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) are due to meet at the Ministry of Defence in Athens on Monday. The delegations will be led by ambassador Theocharis Lalakos and Turkey’s deputy foreign minister Burak Aksapar, respectively. High-ranking military
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Athens wary of implications from Erdogan's cancelled trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign Policywith his counterpart, Burak Akcapar in İstanbul on April 26 for the 6th round of discussions
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Government tables 2025 budget, seeing stable growth, solid public finances and lower debt
EconomyMacroeconomyat 3 percent of GDP, or 7.39 billion euros. The debt will be stable at 365 billion euros
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Newsletter 445 - 13/12/2024
billion euros. The budget also sees the debt to stay stable at 365 billion euros and the ratio
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Budget exudes fiscal stability, but hints at political complications
EconomyMacroeconomyalso sees the debt to stay stable at 365 billion euros and the ratio to moderate further to 147.5
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Primary surplus reaches 4.5 bln in March due to property tax collection, significant underspend
EconomyMacroeconomy. VAT revenues amounted to 6.55 billion, 365 million above the target. Excise tax revenues were 1.6
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Territorial waters, hydrocarbon research cause friction between Athens and Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyto try to convince them that Greece is set to snatch 40,000 square kilometres from Libya's continental shelf. Akar also claimed that Turkey and Libya almost have neighbouring sea borders (EEZ or continental shelf). The signs are that Turkey is seeking a more active role in Libya. Akar's statements
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Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal authority to sign such agreements... and creation of EEZs. Greece has also threatened to expel Libya’s ambassador in Athens. Mitsotakis has had
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