Search
-
ND courts voters with hardline migration bill as pressure grows over farming subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy, has been expected to introduce tougher migration policies since being appointed to the post... arrivals from Libya give cause for concern. OPEKEPE reactions Mitsotakis also used the cabinet
16% -
New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsto act on the banks’ cartel-like behaviour. In a social media post on Monday, Pierrakakis... approach on migration in response to increased arrivals from Libya also comes at a time when New
16% -
Athens hopes strengthening of US ties brings geopolitical benefits
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is seeking to extend the positive political mood created by last week’s 6th Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC). In his weekly social media post on Sunday, Prime Minister... is currently talking with both sides in Libya; very recently he held talks in Turkey and has also met
16% -
Public sector staff trends survive MoU exit, change of government
Societyand 2020 cover the transition to the post-MoU era, the change of government from SYRIZA to New..., it will be interesting to note how these trends evolve through the pandemic and into the post-Covid era. Greece... in early summer. In June 2019 the number of public sector contractors was 103,213 and in June 2020 it had
16% -
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
15% -
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
15% -
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
15% -
A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
PoliticsForeign Policycountries. But it also accomplished a rapprochement with Libya. Greece’s decision to extend its... was its rapprochement with Libya. That was accomplished with numerous visits by Greek officials, including... for the first time a high-level meeting on Libya on November 12, in Paris. Greece had been excluded twice from
15% -
Govt rushes in new energy measures as Brussels decision on gas price cap deferred
PoliticsGreek Politicson the committee to act in the interests of democracy to protect human rights and the rule of law from abuses... contractors who appear to be implicated both in the sale of the Predator spyware and in public
15% -
Newsletter 190 -18/01/2018
get implemented,” he said. The second post-bailout review is due to begin on Monday, and along... of of appointments in public administration, where reforms were due to modernise human resource management... the institutions enough time to issue the second post-MoU report on February 27. If the commitments are met
15%