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Athens keeps options open on gas pipelines despite nudge from Washington
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece. Hochstein met State Minister Nikos Pappas and Energy Minister Nikos Kotzias during his visit.... Hochstein’s visit to Athens had been announced by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias after his meeting
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Greek ministers prepare Israel visits in bid to further relations
PoliticsForeign Policycontinues to attempt to bolster relations with Tel Aviv. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is expected... their example and proceed with this recognition only at a parliamentary level. Foreign Minister Nikos... spoken with Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades about this issue too. The energy issue
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Tsipras keeps bailout issues in safe hands but fails to inspire with new cabinet
PoliticsGreek Politicsand academic Nikos Kotzias also remains as foreign minister, while there is no change at the Justice Ministry, where Nikos Paraskevopoulos will continue. Tsipras, however, has scrapped the special... due to his criticism of the left and other government members. His place is taken by Nikos Toskas
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Ministry changes lined up ahead of reshuffle but no breakthrough on watchdog
PoliticsGreek Politicsinclude Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos, Citizens’ Protection Minister Nikos Toskas, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and Energy Minister Panos Skourletis, despite his recent face-to-face meeting
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Tsipras freshens up cabinet, looking for balance with party and lenders
PoliticsGreek Politics, Nikos Fylis, who refused any other position than Education Minister, which he had held since September... of Piraeus. Friday night’s other notable moves included State Minister Nikos Pappas being removed from his... and seemingly with authority over the media sector. At the Justice Ministry, Nikos Paraskevopoulos also
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Optimism in Athens as Cyprus talks move into delicate phase
PoliticsForeign PolicyPresident Nikos Anastasiades and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in Mont Pelerin, Switzerland... that following a formal meeting of the 28 Foreign EU Ministers on Monday, Foreign Minister Nikos... on Cyprus were held in the presence of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and Assistant Secretary of State
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Mindful of role, Athens gears up for Cyprus Conference
PoliticsForeign Policy, or the guarantor powers, on a security formula for a united Cyprus. Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades... was convened on Friday under the chairmanship of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. The opposition parties... and the Greek media during the Mont Pelerin talks, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias insisted on the direct
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Coalition's ideological contrasts highlighted but Kammenos quashes rift talk
PoliticsGreek Politicsa row that broke out a day earlier after parliamentary speaker Nikos Voutsis, also a SYRIZA MP... Nikos Fylis attempted to change textbooks for religion classes in schools, prompting an intervention..., when it was announced that the father of Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas, economist Stelios
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Effort for Greece and Albania to resolve diplomatic differences goes on back burner
PoliticsForeign Policywith Albania, even though Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in June declared that he would resolve... the one to the Macedonia issue, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said recently in an interview... are the main issues that foreign ministers Nikos Kotzias and Ditmir Bushati are discussing under
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Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsremain unchanged. After the departure of Alternate Citizens’ Protection Minister Nikos Toskas... in the new cabinet as has worked in the past as a legal adviser to Digital Policy Minister Nikos..., Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos remain in place. The first
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