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Newsletter 151 -16/02/2018
a Greek coast guard boat was rammed by a Turkish patrol vessel off the coast of the Imia islets, whose
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Cyprus EEZ keeps Greek-Turkish relations on edge
PoliticsForeign PolicyTensions are still running high between Athens and Ankara after a Turkish vessel rammed a Greek coast guard boat off the Imia islets in the eastern Aegean on February 12. Athens is also concerned about the situation in Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), where the drillship Saipem 12000 sent
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Capture of soldiers adds to complexity of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policyepisode near the Imia islets, when a Turkish vessel rammed a Hellenic Coast Guard boat, was presented
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Tsipras and Kammenos try to fend off rumours of deepening rift
PoliticsGreek Politicscoast guard vessel off the Imia islets and the detention of two Greek soldiers who crossed the Evros
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Sustained friction with Turkey reveals differing views, approaches in Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has tried to downplay an incident on Monday night involving a Turkish Coast Guard helicopter, which allegedly flied at low altitude with its lights off near the Greek islet of Ro, in what was the latest example of sustained friction between the two countries. The Greek government appears
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Symbolism takes leading role in political developments
PoliticsGreek Politicscountry’s coast guard officers removed a Greek flag that had been raised on an uninhabited islet
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Newsletter 158 -20/04/2018
and claims by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim that his country’s coast guard officers removed
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Athens turns its attention to settling differences with Albania
PoliticsForeign Policycommented last Friday that a change of guard in Ankara would not necessarily be in Greece’s favour
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Mitsotakis warns party to be ready for elections as political contest intensifies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is attempting to ensure that his party will be prepared for the next elections amid concerns that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may call a snap vote with the aim of catching the conservatives off guard. Speaking to New Democracy’s political committee
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Putting right everything that went wrong in Mati
Agoraand the sea. Some survivors claim it took several hours for them to be hauled to safety by the coast guard
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