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Looking in on the Greek elections from the outside
Agoracountries and institutions in Europe during this short electoral campaign is in marked contrast... dominant during the summer months – is not making front-page headlines, for the time being. In order... during campaign appearances has caught the attention of European observers. He may appear to be a safer
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Greece steps up effort to bolster relations with Iran
PoliticsForeign Policythat are positive as far as Tehran’s interests are concerned. For instance, during a recent vote in the UN... specific aims during this visit in Tehran seeking: A. to re-energize the two countries’ cooperation..., during talks with Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, Kotzias promised that the issue would
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Poposki visit significant but Greek-FYROM relations yet to find sure footing
PoliticsForeign Policyannounced on June 24, during Kotzias’s visit to Skopje. The last round of such talks took place... that during talks in Athens Kotzias is expected to present some ideas over a name, aiming to find elements... discussed with US Secretary of State John Kerry during the latter’s visit to Athens on December 4. During
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Leaving Greece's annus horribilis behind
Agoraat the last minute of dramatic marathon negotiations in mid-July in Brussels. The events that unfolded during... along the way for the year to come. Some of the key domestic actors in Greece during the first... that the emerging refugee and migration crises during 2015 have created new policy conditionalities
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Greek foreign minister cautious on EU veto and NATO patrols
PoliticsForeign Policycrisis. Asked to comment on the public statements made by Tsipras during an interview on Monday, when the Greek premier left open the possibility of vetoing some conclusions during the Summit, Kotzias said during an interview on Tuesday night that he does not like this method because it does
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Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016
encouraging signs during March, when the UNHCR put the number of arrivals at 26,222 by the 30th... Mitsotakis threw down the gauntlet during a bitter parliamentary debate on Tuesday about the justice... is provided by elections, of which there has also been no shortage in recent years. During
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Davutoglu departure prompts concern about Turkish unpredictability in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policyinto Greek air space without permission, especially during Easter break, which was seen as a violation... the danger of a major incident in the Aegean, arguing that Turkey has used such events during periods... with the Europeans during negotiations. According to EU sources, the proposal based on the one-for-one (meaning
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Russia and China prove hot topics in Tsipras-Obama talks at NATO Summit
PoliticsForeign Policyand Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier during the NATO Summit. Additionally, Athens... insists that Athens and Washington have “excellent relationship” and that this was underlined during... in talks with Greece. During the discussion about the refugee crisis, the two leaders are said to have
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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold informal talks as refugee crisis, Cyprus loom
PoliticsForeign Policywill be present during the next EU General Affairs Council, just before the EU Summit in Bratislava... decisions taken during the latest High Level Cooperation Council between the two countries in Izmir... talks in Cyprus. The Cyprus issue is expected to be high up on the agenda during the UN General
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Athens pleased with UN talks, Cyprus deal seen taking time
PoliticsForeign Policydiscussed during talks the premier held on the sidelines of the gathering. These issues consisted... solution is needed during his speech at the UN on Thursday, at the Concordia Summit and in talks with US... “a xenophobic anti-immigration agenda.” During his talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Turkey's
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