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  1. ND braces for rural backlash to OPEKEPE scandal as law and order initiatives take centre stage

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    , as mounting discontent over the OPEKEPE scandal and the government’s handling of rural affairs... focus back on law and order in a bid to win back disaffected conservative voters. Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras is set to meet New Democracy deputies from rural constituencies today

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  2. New Democracy losing grip on regions as farmers’ protests highlight rural frustration
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    numbers of voters in rural areas. Footage of the visit show the PM’s convoy being diverted along farm... in rural areas, where anger is boiling over of the misappropriation of farm subsidies, combined... the mood, which has grown increasingly restive as rural voters complained of being condemned

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  3. Energy drives closer cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    in his public remarks as well as the discussions he had with Greek officials behind closed doors. Athens... process on the Syrian crisis, while also expressing “serious concerns over the situation in Libya.” The instability in Libya and the presence of jihadists there was highlight by the Egyptian president

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  4. In Washington, Mitsotakis stresses economic recovery, geopolitical importance as IMF departure announced
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    remarks made by Trump before his meeting with Mitsotakis, there was a positive mood going... a maritime agreement with Libya that infringes on Greece’s sovereign rights. Some commentators... with Libya is “null and void” because it ignores the exclusive economic zones of Greece’s islands, which he

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  5. Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020

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    his first tour of Washington as Greek PM. Judging by the public remarks made by Trump before his... with Ankara, which escalated following Turkey’s decision to sign a maritime agreement with Libya... actions in Libya, as well as the two memoranda signed between Ankara and Tripoli. However, Turkey’s

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  6. New Democracy seeks to counter with marine parks and migration policy, rhetoric
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    and his documentaries, and poetic remarks about the ocean’s fragility, added emotional texture... of 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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  7. Athens turns attention to Libya, advocates EastMed energy cooperation
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    is putting a lot of emphasis on Libya’s future. In this context, Mitsotakis is planning to visit Paris on November 12 to participate in a conference on Libya, organised by French President Emmanuel Macron. Libya’s future has been one of the crucial issues that both men discussed during their latest meeting

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  8. FM heads to Ankara for rare talks as Greece and Turkey court Libya
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    memorandum, which the Greek side is seeking to be annulled. Return to Libya The very same issue topped the agenda of talks between Mitsotakis and Libya’s al-Menfi on Wednesday in Athens. Following... and Libya on the delimitation of the maritime zones.” Mitsotakis also said that Athens aimed to reset

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  9. Athens moves on after Berlin Conference absence, seeks more active role in Libya developments
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    in the Berlin talks. In order to help tackle the crisis in Libya, EU foreign ministers want to revive.... Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias hailed the outcome of Sunday’s conference on the Libya crisis..., assured him that the bloc’s position on the Turkey-Libya agreements “remains the same

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  10. Athens looks to bolster ties with African states, beyond Libya
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    of this absence was the signing of the Turkey-Libya Maritime Boundary Treaty in November 2019, which served as a warning for Greece and the way it views Africa. Also, Turkey’s military presence in Libya and its... this framework, it is of utmost importance Greece’s participation at a high-level meeting on Libya organised

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