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Greece signs EEZ deal with Egypt, aiming to halt Turkey's designs
PoliticsForeign Policydeal signed last November between Ankara and the UN-recognized government in Libya’s Tripoli. Even... within the Turkish continental shelf” and that the agreement also violates Libya’s maritime rights... Libya maritime deal. Kastellorizo and the eastern part of Rhodes were left out, as was widely expected
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Mitsotakis, Erdogan keep distance at UN as summer moratorium draws to close
PoliticsForeign Policyon the issue of Libya which will take place on the sidelines of the UN Assembly under the initiative of Italy...” by its agreement with Libya. Greece says that its agreement with Egypt annuls the Turkey-Libya... with a new, legal and permanent government in Libya and sign a maritime agreement with its southern
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek Politics. Libya debacle The government, meanwhile, is facing criticism over its handling of the deaths of five members of a Greek humanitarian rescue mission in Libya under unclear circumstances. The victims were members of the Greek armed forces who were part of an official mission to Libya to help
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Greece working on plan for multilateral talks in East Med
PoliticsForeign Policyin the proposal are Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt and Libya. The conference does not include Israel... to be Ankara’s refusal to participate in any forum that excludes Turkish Cypriots, while Libya... from Libya to represent both factions. Whether conditions on the ground make this feasible remains
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First TV debate does little to fire up election contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first, and rather tepid, televised debate ahead of the September 20 elections is unlikely to have made a significant impact on the contest. The rigid format, which saw the seven party leaders taking part answer questions from journalists on pre-agre...
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Greeks show highest mistrust in newspapers, TV and online news across EU
SocietyA survey on fake news and disinformation, conducted by the European Commission, has revealed the general mistrust that Greeks have of their news media, as well as the perceived impact of fake news. The results were based on phone interviews with 26,576 ...
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Watchdog's ruling in voter email leak prompts opposition calls for minister to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicson the Interior Ministry in connection to the leaked emails. They were found to have breached data... the time of the national elections. Someone from the Interior Ministry, who has not been identified... for the European Parliament elections next month. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus has stressed
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Territorial waters, hydrocarbon research cause friction between Athens and Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyto try to convince them that Greece is set to snatch 40,000 square kilometres from Libya's continental shelf. Akar also claimed that Turkey and Libya almost have neighbouring sea borders (EEZ or continental shelf). The signs are that Turkey is seeking a more active role in Libya. Akar's statements
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Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal authority to sign such agreements... and creation of EEZs. Greece has also threatened to expel Libya’s ambassador in Athens. Mitsotakis has had
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Athens ups diplomatic effort as Turkey plans hydrocarbon research in Greek continental shelf
PoliticsForeign Policyon 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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