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  1. Athens content with Scholz's first visit, looks for US backing on Libya

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    to be heard” government sources insisted. However, Athens was again not invited to the so-called Libya process meeting that took place last week. Libya The same issue dominated talks Mitsotakis held last week.... It should be noted that Turkey and Libya are not bordering countries and, most importantly, Egypt

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  2. Athens wary as exploratory talks with Turkey approach
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    of recent months. Turkey’s Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar expressed recently Ankara’s intention to proceed... on Tuesday, December 21, Akar clarified that these talks will also focus on the issue... in Greek-Turkish relations. It is expected that Athens will be engaging in a dialogue with Turkey

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  3. Italian support over Libya buoys Athens as it looks to build broad East Med alliance
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    Jurisdictions Memorandum that Turkey signed last November with the UN-backed government in Libya... signed by Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of the continental shelf is unacceptable, infringes... on the issue of Libya. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas confirmed on Tuesday press reports that Greece

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  4. FM rallies opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as Athens prepares for EastMed signing
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    from Ankara’s side, especially following the signing of two memoranda with Libya. In this context... announcement said that talks centred on the situation in Libya and prospects of ending the civil

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  5. Greece, Turkey launch new round of talks as Libya sea deal casts shadow
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    Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is due in Brussels on Monday to attend the General Affairs Council which will focus, among other things, on the ongoing developments in Libya. According to media... in Libya on November 29, 2019. The inclusion of the memorandum’s sea zone maps in the UN's database

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  6. Tragedies bring period of calm in Greek-Turkish relations
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    emerged in recent years, especially following the signing of the Turkey-Libya memorandum, or related... on Thursday between the two countries’ defence ministers. Nikos Panagiotopoulos and Hulusi Akar

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  7. Energy tops agenda as FM heads to Israel
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    as well as the Turkish-Libya memorandum. “We will continue to deconstruct calmly and soberly... are annoyed by all this; forces that are increasing their provocative conduct, engaging in North Korean

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  8. Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
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    and the island of Crete. "We want to make an opening with Libya as a whole, so that we can finally... located in the area between Greece and Libya," Mitsotakis said in an interview with ANT-1 TV, last Monday. It appears that Athens has decided to begin surveys in response to the recent Turkish-Libya

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  9. Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021

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    Vaccines turn political PM announces compulsory jabs for some, prompting first major anti-vax protest Amid concerns about an approaching fourth Covid wave hitting Greece this summer, the government announced the start of compulsory vaccinations this wee...

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  10. Athens expands survey area off Crete, signs MoU with Egypt
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    Exclusive Economic Zone. In 2019, before signing its memorandum with Turkey, Libya reacted against...). This was calculated by moving its median line northwards. After the signing of the Turkey-Libya memorandum in 2019, new data was generated and Libya could argue that the entire area south of Crete

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