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Newsletter 470 - 11/07/2025
—spurred by a diplomatic debacle in Libya. On Tuesday, a high-level EU delegation, including Greece’s newly... on curbing Mediterranean boat crossings. But the meeting with General Khalifa Haftar, eastern Libya’s de
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New Democracy seeks to counter with marine parks and migration policy, rhetoric
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants. On Saturday, for instance, he posted on X that: “The illegal immigrants who entered from Libya... to take this emergency action after a massive increase in arrivals from Libya on Crete and nearby
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PM hails Chevron bid as vote of confidence amid mixed reactions to TIF package
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum which claims some of the maritime zones south of Crete. The prospect... of missteps in relations with Egypt and Libya have led his critics to question the credibility
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Athens balancing diplomacy and defence amid Middle East turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policy. Greece is also maintaining active engagement in Libya, with scheduled visits by the Foreign Minister... in Libya, promote stability and address pressing issues such as migration, while reiterating Greece’s
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Catering and entertainment businesses chafe at vaccination status rules
PoliticsGreek Politicsnegative rapid test results from unvaccinated customers. Representatives of the catering sector... and catering business owners. There are also concerns about privacy protection arising from the level... on unvaccinated customers which the catering sector complains will put a dampener on business. “Our view
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Amid virus gloom, govt lines up support for catering and targets swift upturn
PoliticsGreek Politicsspreading. Catering support New Democracy sought to relieve some of the political pressure over this decision by announcing on Thursday a support package for the catering sector, designed to help... part of the broader needs of the sector. SYRIZA spokesman Alexis Charitsis argued that catering
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Positive mood but little substance in Tsipras's Turkey visit
PoliticsForeign Policybreakthrough on Wednesday either with regard to the refugee crisis or the crucial issues related to bilateral... at the end of his trip. Bilateral issues There appeared to be no movement on the various unresolved bilateral issues during Tsipras’s visit to Turkey. The Greek side seems pleased that Tsipras raised
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Athens sticks by effort to build bridges with FYROM
PoliticsForeign Policythe enhancement of bilateral relations and perhaps, create a new chapter of trust between Athens... to diplomatic sources in Athens, the agreed CBMs have become useful tools of bilateral cooperation... of the most common goals is the bilateral cooperation against trafficking. The same sources, however
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Greek-Turkish relations set for turbulence after court rejects soldiers' extradition
PoliticsForeign Policybilateral relations between Ankara and Athens. The difficulties ahead are clear from the press... on our bilateral relations, our cooperation against terrorism and other common cooperation in bilateral.... Turkey’s anger at the decision was to be expected. In any bilateral meeting that took place since
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Tsipras faces challenges ahead on multiple foreign policy fronts
PoliticsForeign Policyof the agreement with Albania to resolve bilateral issues remains pending, while bilateral relations.... The enhancement of bilateral relations, though, was a government policy with Tsipras's blessings, who has... to the States. So, no substantial change is expected here; but the bilateral strategic dialogue
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