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Greece seeks to continue talks with Turkey despite new obstacles
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens and Ankara intend to continue with their political dialogue and the two governments... Tayyip Erdogan, scheduled for April 8 in Ankara. The ministers also agreed to meet again during the NATO..., also given that the European Commission has presented its ReArm defence plan and Ankara’s wishes
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Greece and Turkey search for way forward as leaders prepare for rare meeting
PoliticsForeign Policyunder the 6th High-Level Cooperation Council, to be held in Ankara. The Greek side, through... in the Aegean to 12 nautical miles whenever it deems appropriate. Ankara has also sent its own message... Mitsotakis, reiterating Ankara’s “red lines” regarding the Aegean. In an interview with Skai TV, Mitsotakis
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Newsletter 495 - 20/02/2026
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met in Ankara, where they agreed to disagree on the major issues... of territorial waters, and Ankara’s maritime notices. Turkey also voiced concerns about Greece’s ties... public split over last week’s talks in Ankara: 43.9% viewed them positively, while 49.2% judged
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Athens watches Turkey-Russia rapprochement with interest
PoliticsForeign Policyand Ankara will bring because of the latter’s deteriorating ties with the West. For most Western... “is important to keep our communication channels to Ankara open.” Refugee deal Following the coup attempt... will not change for visa liberalisation and Ankara will be made to meet all the 72 requirements. Another
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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold informal talks as refugee crisis, Cyprus loom
PoliticsForeign Policyclearly and Ankara appears to have responded by adopting a more conciliatory approach with Athens in comparison to other EU countries, with which Ankara has clashed repeatedly in recent weeks. The main... islands in less than 24 hours. Ankara continues to link visa liberalisation for Turkish citizens
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Greek-Turkish rift puts strain on Cyprus reunification talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe heightened tension between Athens and Ankara, after the Greek Supreme Court rejected... that Athens and Ankara are not likely to engage in a constructive dialogue over security and guarantees... on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide has already begun to engage in talks with Athens and Ankara in an effort to lay
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Sustained friction with Turkey reveals differing views, approaches in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policyto consider this incident part of Ankara’s plan to maintain tension in the Aegean at a high level... Minister’s office and the Defence Ministry agree that Ankara is aiming to keep up the tension..., is regarding how Athens should respond to Ankara’s actions. Kammenos usually prefers to respond by using non
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Aegean tension presents Tsipras with urgent domestic, foreign policy challenges
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the tension between Athens and Ankara was the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s response to the European Commission’s latest report on Turkey’s EU membership prospects. The Commission paper had noted Ankara’s..., with the Foreign Ministry accusing Ankara of adopting a “flagrantly illegal stance, ignoring the fact
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Kotzias territorial waters comment not expected to spark change of approach in Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens was expecting a strong reaction from Ankara to the announcement made on Saturday by former... convened by its new head, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Earlier on Tuesday, Greek Ambassador to Ankara... Cavusoglu was scheduled last Friday, according to sources. It seems that Ankara was trying
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As East Med tension remains, Athens also keeps eye on Turkish actions in Aegean
Foreign PolicyGreek Politicsthat Ankara may soon challenge Greece’s sovereign rights around the Eastern Aegean island of Kastellorizo... of words with Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Tsipras warned Ankara many times that its... possible scenarios regarding a possible Turkish challenge around Kastellorizo. They believe Ankara
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