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Floods force Mitsotakis to postpone policy speech amid political fallout from ferry death
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the storms, and the public anger at the lack of preparedness by the authorities. However... leader Nikos Androulakis accused the government of failing to put in place adequate prevention
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PM’s rivals rally to farmers’ cause as protests continue across country
PoliticsGreek Politicsstage, and a signal that he may seek to capitalise on grassroots anger to carve out a new role... of farmers” and failing to provide meaningful solutions, arguing that New Democracy’s stance
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Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe depth of rural anger and placed fresh pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration... administration is failing to uphold the standards of rule of law that underpin democratic
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Mitsotakis apology for wildfires gets sceptical reception
PoliticsGreek Politics, as public disbelief and anger continue to mount. Wildfires continued to burn on the island of Evia..., adding that he understood the pain and the anger of people caught up in the disaster. Mitsotakis... as a response to mounting pressure from all sides. In recent days, the anger voiced by members of the public
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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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Athens poised to take next steps on maritime borders
PoliticsForeign Policydeposits by US ExxonMobil southwest of Crete provoked the reaction of Libya’s GNA government... and the Exclusive Economic Zone when there is a relevant agreement with Libya. The same diplomatic.... The same sources believe that this move could lead Greece and Libya to refer their dispute to the ICJ
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Athens pleased about new EU-Egypt deal, seeks closer ties with Cairo
PoliticsForeign Policywith flows to the Italian and Greek (from Libya to Crete) coasts. Europe is offering a "strategic... urgently needs Egypt to control migration flows from its borders with Libya and, secondly, to improve its... not control the border with Libya, from where Sudanese refugees and Egyptian migrants cross
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Athens insists maritime spatial planning plans do not obstruct talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policytreaty with Libya in November 2019 was rejected by Greece as unlawful as the two countries... in which the main prize was Libya, and its vast oil resources. Turkey protests that it is being hemmed... of Greece with which it has not signed an EEZ agreement namely, Libya but also Albania. For the latter
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Greece, Cyprus and Israel bolster trilateral ties as Turkey looms in background
PoliticsForeign Policyinvolving Cyprus. Libya also signalled readiness for dialogue. Aguila Saleh, speaker of Libya’s House... disputes stemming from the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum signed in 2019, which Athens deems illegal
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Athens set to profit from falling borrowing costs as yields drop ahead of review completion
EconomyFeaturesGreek borrowing costs have dropped significantly as the country nears the completion of what is meant to be its final adjustment programme. Greece’s yields started de-escalating in June 2017... were a strip of 20 issues that matured between 2023 and 2042, with escalating coupons that started at 2
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