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  1. Turkey's new Libya MoU prompts swift reaction from Athens, which mulls further moves
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    by Ankara. Last Monday, much to Greek frustration, Turkey and Libya signed a memorandum of understanding... and Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, the leader of one of two competing governments in divided Libya. He said... they infringed on Greek waters. “Turkey is seeking to take advantage of the turbulent situation in Libya

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  2. Farmers anger resonates with public as government struggles to resolve dispute

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    solutions to support rural communities. While the MPs did not break with the party line... to deliver tangible relief to rural Greece but also to maintain cohesion within his party. What began..., internal critics and rural communities are all vying to shape the narrative. Opinion poll Against

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  3. Ankara springs surprise on Athens with Libya maritime deal

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    Jurisdictions Memorandum with Libya. The MoU was signed after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held.... Additionally, Libya and Ankara argue that they have common sea borders, ignoring the island of Crete... the Turkish coastline of Marmaris-Fethiye-Kas and Libya’s coastline of Derna–Tobruk–Bordia. Whatever the deal

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  4. Athens strives to build opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as France pledges support in East Med
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    activities in Libya and the broader Eastern Mediterranean. With this in mind, Foreign Minister Nikos... stance regarding the situation in Libya. On the one hand, Greece supports a political solution..., as a neighbouring country of Libya directly affected by developments there, and as a factor for stability

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  5. Mitsotakis seeks Libya cooperation, keeps open mind on extending territorial waters
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    to contest and challenge in practical terms Greek sovereign rights via the Libya-Turkey memorandum. Commenting on the attitude of Turkey and the memorandum with Libya, Mitsotakis announced the intention of Greece to approach Libya on a number of issues, including the beginning of talks

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  6. Migration opens new front for government after Libya snub

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    at the border of Libya where it had arrived for talks on managing Mediterranean boat crossings. Plevris was part... managing migration flows to Europe from the breakaway region of eastern Libya. Scheduled talks... Libya stem the flows to ease pressure on the island of Crete, which has seen a steep increase

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  7. Athens ups diplomatic effort as Turkey plans hydrocarbon research in Greek continental shelf
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    on the memorandum signed with the UN-recognised government in Libya’s Tripoli (GNA). Athens has also asked from... that Ankara has demarcated from its shores to the point where its sea borders meet Libya, based... Ankara for the sake of either the EU-Turkey deal on migration, or developments related to Libya

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  8. Athens formulates response to Turkey-Libya maritime deal it deems null and void

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    Turkey and the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord in Libya, which has rocked relations... to the agreement Turkey made with the Libyans. Ambassador expelled Athens has decided to expel Libya’s... Libya and Turkey. Mohamed Younis AB Menfi had 72 hours to leave the country, Greek Foreign Minister

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  9. Athens prepares for Blinken visit, hopeful of Libya shifting position
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    that will be formed following elections in Libya. This was set out in a Note Verbale that the Greek Foreign Ministry lodged to the Embassy of Libya in Athens last week, with which it refuted..., according to a report by the Libya Review, which was confirmed by Greek sources, the Tripoli Administrative

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  10. Greece locked in talks with Egypt over monastery, struggles to gain footing in Libya
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    with Libya The Greek Foreign Minister is to travel to North Africa again at the end of the month visiting both Tripoli and Benghazi, according to Kathimerini. Gerapetritis is to meet with both Libya’s...’s active presence in Libya. For the same reasons, they were also opposing the 2019 Turkish-Libyan

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