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Athens hoping for de-escalation in Aegean as it seeks pension backpay solution
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe NAVTEX was issued, and Chancellor Angela Merkel called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan... the necessary weight to have an impact on Erdogan’s decisions. The NAVTEX is valid until August 2, which means
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Turkey's Aegean moratorium eases tension as Berlin tries to foster talks
PoliticsForeign Policymonth. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin... Sourani and Erdogan’s top advisor, Ibrahim Kalin in the presence of Angela Merkel’s diplomatic advisor
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Athens hoping EU diplomatic drive will defuse latest Aegean crisis
PoliticsForeign PolicyErdogan regarding the need for Eastern Mediterranean countries to find a common formula to settle sea.... The feeling in Athens is that although the actions being taken by Erdogan are dangerous, he is not seeking
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Trouble from Turkey prompts plans for extra defence spending after years of cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the Eastern Mediterranean and the bellicose rhetoric coming from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan... from Erdogan is real and pressing, it cannot be seen to undermine Greece’s position or question
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More fires at Moria add to pressure for effective response to asylum crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsout Greece’s position and reiterated his call to Turkey’s President Erdogan to abandon territorial provocations and come to the negotiating table. Mitsotakis argued that Erdogan could choose to see
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Athens hopes for letup in Turkey friction, but talks still in balance
PoliticsForeign Policywith Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan under specific conditions. “We cannot talk and conduct... specific focus. This leaves observers wondering whether Erdogan is prepared for diplomatic talks
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Heading for talks with Turkey, Athens sets expectations low
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment has long been highly sceptical about whether Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has... Mitsotakis and Turkish President Erdogan could meet soon. Given that Mitsotakis has been receiving
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New Turkish NAVTEX undermines Greek-Turkish reconciliation efforts
PoliticsForeign Policy. Greece and Cyprus were angered by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to open Varosha beach in northern Cyprus, last week. For the Greek government, this was further evidence that Erdogan
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Athens hopes Biden will spur change in policy, curbing Ergodan
PoliticsForeign Policywhich developed between Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will no longer be part... in Greece are that the president-elect will be more willing to rein in Erdogan and to uphold international
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Greece and Turkey go into new round of exploratory talks with trust at a premium
PoliticsForeign Policyencouraged” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the delimitation of maritime zones... negotiations fail, as well as his willingness to discuss with Erdogan the only issue Greece sees as the main
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