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Turkey looms large in 2022 foreign policy agenda, which includes Balkans, US and Russia
PoliticsForeign Policyadvisor, Ibrahim Kalin, has already announced new diplomatic initiatives that will include the regions... magazine, Kalin says that Turkey’s foreign policy for 2022 is to enforce regional and world alliances
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Mitsotakis counters Erdogan claims at UN, makes case for cooperation
PoliticsForeign Policybecome a partner and ally of both Greece and the EU, if it decides so,” he said. Ibrahim Kalin, a spokesman for Erdogan, did not dismiss such a possibility. In an interview with NTV in Turkey, Kalin
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Athens assesses new Turkish government, potential impact on imminent drive for fresh talks
PoliticsForeign Policyat the Prime Minister's office. His closest advisor in matters of foreign affairs Ibrahim Kalin is the new..., resulting in the 2019 Turkish-Libyan memorandum. Ibrahim Kalin, until recently Erdogan’s close
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Rising clinical depression hints at hidden side of Greek crisis
SocietyThe proportion of Greeks suffering from major depression has increased substantially since 2011 and is several times higher than pre-crisis levels, according to a new study by the University of Athens. The institution’s Mental Health Research Institute ...
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Tsipras hints at post-election scenario of grand coalition, without him as PM
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn his first televised interview of this election campaign, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has claimed he will not continue as premier if SYRIZA is forced into an alliance with New Democracy, To Potami and/or PASOK. Tsipras told Alpha TV on Wednesday nig...
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IMF hints at flexibility as debt relief talks continue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe terrorist attack on former Prime Minister Lucas Papademos in Athens on Thursday has drawn attention away from the uncertainty created by the failure to reach an agreement on debt relief at Monday’s Eurogroup, but discussions are continuing in the ba...
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Athens ties up prior actions, IMF hints at programme role
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGovernment MPs were due to vote on Thursday afternoon a series of last-minute amendments aimed at ensuring that Greece has completed all 140 of its prior actions ahead of Thursday’s Eurogroup. The amendments, a disparate set of interventions on issues, ...
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Moscovici hints at possibility of shelving 2019 pension cuts, riles opposition
EconomyProgrammeDuring his visit to Athens on Tuesday, European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici seemed to suggest that Greece might not have to implement the pension cuts that have been lined up for next year. When questioned about this issue after a mee...
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New president receives strong endorsement, hints at areas of interest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSenior judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou was elected Greece's new, and first female, president on Wednesday by the vast majority of the country’s MPs, vindicating Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s choice, but also justifying SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras...
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Government hints at perks for vaccinated as uptake stalls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsVaccination rates across Greece are beginning to diverge, leading experts to make further appeals to citizens to overcome their hesitancy and scepticism. While the political leadership continues to praise the operational efficiency of the vaccination ca...
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