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Athens prepares response to Turkey challenging sovereignty over eastern Aegean islands
PoliticsForeign Policysuch comments but this time Ankara has threatened to launch an international campaign against... last Thursday that Ankara will ask the parties to the Lausanne (1923) and Paris (1947) treaties to take a stand on Greece’s compliance regarding the demilitarised status of the islands. Ankara has
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Greece and Turkey head towards crucial stage of negotiations
PoliticsForeign Policy. During this period, Athens and Ankara will try to find a common path that could lead to some... in Ankara on Tuesday will mark this new cycle of rapprochement that was agreed during the meeting... of low politics. Unofficially, Athens and Ankara seem to have defined 2024 as a time limit, within which
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Athens prepares for Erdogan visit, high-level talks with Turkish officials
PoliticsForeign PolicyErdogan was mainly annoyed by Germany’s opposition to Ankara’s purchase of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets... by the Congress and Ankara’s continuous blocking of Sweden’s NATO accession. There is a growing sense... Turkish officials over the last couple of days about Ankara not making any compromises regarding what
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Mitsotakis and Erdogan keep ties on even keel despite ongoing differences
PoliticsForeign PolicyA rather uneventful meeting took place on Monday in Ankara between Prime Minister Kyriakos... today in Ankara, it was a fourth meeting in the last 10 months, which I believe proves that the two...; We will solve problems through dialogue,” Erdogan said. He added that Ankara and Athens
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Greece looks to cultivate ties with Egypt and Israel while keeping eye on Turkey's role in Syria
PoliticsForeign Policyengagement with Syria’s new political leadership has caused concern in all three countries. Ankara... and analysts claim an agreement with Syria could bolster Ankara’s territorial claims in the Eastern... to block Ankara’s efforts. “Our priority is to prevent Turkey from creating a veneer of legitimacy
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Greece seeks to continue talks with Turkey despite new obstacles
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens and Ankara intend to continue with their political dialogue and the two governments... Tayyip Erdogan, scheduled for April 8 in Ankara. The ministers also agreed to meet again during the NATO..., also given that the European Commission has presented its ReArm defence plan and Ankara’s wishes
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Company closures dropped sharply during the pandemic
EconomyFeaturesand retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles” which saw 8,082 closures. While that may seem... actually dropped 18.9 percent. In fact, only one sector saw an increase in the number of closures in 2020: electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, which saw an increase of 26.4 percent
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Athens watches Turkey-Russia rapprochement with interest
PoliticsForeign Policyand Ankara will bring because of the latter’s deteriorating ties with the West. For most Western... “is important to keep our communication channels to Ankara open.” Refugee deal Following the coup attempt... will not change for visa liberalisation and Ankara will be made to meet all the 72 requirements. Another
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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold informal talks as refugee crisis, Cyprus loom
PoliticsForeign Policyclearly and Ankara appears to have responded by adopting a more conciliatory approach with Athens in comparison to other EU countries, with which Ankara has clashed repeatedly in recent weeks. The main... islands in less than 24 hours. Ankara continues to link visa liberalisation for Turkish citizens
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Sustained friction with Turkey reveals differing views, approaches in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policyto consider this incident part of Ankara’s plan to maintain tension in the Aegean at a high level... Minister’s office and the Defence Ministry agree that Ankara is aiming to keep up the tension..., is regarding how Athens should respond to Ankara’s actions. Kammenos usually prefers to respond by using non
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