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Athens poised to take next steps on maritime borders
PoliticsForeign Policydeposits by US ExxonMobil southwest of Crete provoked the reaction of Libya’s GNA government... and the Exclusive Economic Zone when there is a relevant agreement with Libya. The same diplomatic.... The same sources believe that this move could lead Greece and Libya to refer their dispute to the ICJ
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Athens pleased about new EU-Egypt deal, seeks closer ties with Cairo
PoliticsForeign Policywith flows to the Italian and Greek (from Libya to Crete) coasts. Europe is offering a "strategic... urgently needs Egypt to control migration flows from its borders with Libya and, secondly, to improve its... not control the border with Libya, from where Sudanese refugees and Egyptian migrants cross
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Athens insists maritime spatial planning plans do not obstruct talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policytreaty with Libya in November 2019 was rejected by Greece as unlawful as the two countries... in which the main prize was Libya, and its vast oil resources. Turkey protests that it is being hemmed... of Greece with which it has not signed an EEZ agreement namely, Libya but also Albania. For the latter
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ND doubles down on stricter migration policy, riling opponents
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants reaching the country from Libya. The measures include a three-month suspension... with Libya are troubled and the EU’s attempt to build ties with General Khalifa Haftar, the military leader of eastern Libya, ended in failure this week. It is expected in Athens that another effort
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Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum
PoliticsGreek Politicsrelations with Libya and the submission of two note verbale by the Tripoli-based government... deems not be in line with international law. In the notes, Libya claims that Greece’s maritime agreement... spokesman Stelios Petsas. The centre-right MP called for Athens to “toughen its stance” regarding Libya
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Uncomfortable questions regarding TV auction mount for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsadministrative court on whether the process was constitutional before holding the tender. Prime... to continue broadcasting, interviewed the head of the committee responsible for holding the auction... of the winning bidders has not been thoroughly checked. The conservatives also complained
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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek Politicssecretaries and 140 deputy secretaries, 73 percent of whom it says are holding such positions.... Should Tsipras want to avoid holding general elections after the European vote, he could opt... splitting with Kammenos, winning the confidence vote and continuing to govern with what is essentially
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Questions persist about timing of general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsto holding the local and national elections at the same time, which is that many voters are registered... believe that the prime minister should not take the risk of holding national elections after the European... the conservatives’ winning ticket. This could lead to a crushing defeat for Tsipras and his party later in the year
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Internal party rivalries prove a hassle for Mitsotakis and Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicshas reportedly managed to get his way over the holding of a vote of party members before SYRIZA’s... summer’s elections. Tsipras has instead backed the holding of a conference in April to address... Mitsotakis took over the centre-right party’s leadership in 2016, as the prospect of winning the next
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Newsletter 367 - 27/01/2023
, Mitsotakis attempted to set the agenda by holding a press conference to highlight the government’s.... The early start to the campaign season comes as polls continue to show ND holding a significant.... If only five parties make it into the next Parliament, the threshold for the winning party to gain
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