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Deteriorating ties with Libya become pressing challenge for Greek diplomacy
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe two note verbale recently submitted to the United Nations by Libya underlined that relations... the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime agreement, which Greece and the EU have repeatedly declared null and void... to the diplomatic notes from Libya’s Tripoli-based government, the Greek government believes the move
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Athens launches drive to pre-pay part of IMF loan, bringing budget benefits
EconomyProgrammethat remains above that quota threshold for more than 51 months have 300 basis points surcharge... no problem with that - for the IMF, this is a normal procedure. So we have to go through our internal... of the Fund. Additionally, Greece has a sizable cash buffer, reported to be more than 30 billion euros
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Athens goes along with EU over Libya, waits for Turkey's move at UN
PoliticsForeign Policyaiming to prevent any shipment of arms to Libya’s two factions. The operation will involve the deployment of warships to enforce the United Nations arms embargo on Libya. According to the EU foreign... as in Libya. Greece was not invited, again, to the Berlin process aiming for a solution for the Libyan crisis
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Population projections show demographic problem set to worsen in coming decades
SocietyGreece’s demographic problem when began to manifest at the start of the decade is deepening rapidly... by the University of Thessaly. The problem of Greece’s falling population has been exacerbated by Greece’s long... in the worst case scenario, Greece will still be recording around 40-45,000 more deaths than births
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Sustained friction with Turkey reveals differing views, approaches in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policyprison without charges for more than a month. Where their disagreement seems to lie, though....” "In a country where justice does not work properly and courts operate under the Sultan's order, the adventure of the two Greek soldiers may last for more than 15 years," he said while speaking in Parliament
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Soldiers' ongoing detention troubles Tsipras, riles Kammenos
PoliticsGreek Politicssoldiers who have been held since crossing the Evros border more than a month ago. The issue has... Democracy is smaller than other surveys have indicated. According to Kapa Research, support... president operates like a “sultan.” Both comments seem to be an indication of the frustration
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Attention turns to next steps in solidifying Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policymust not leave any problem behind,” he noted. Next steps The roadmap for the Greek-Turkish political... meeting with Mitsotakis that “the rights of the Turkish minority are more important than anything.... Erdogan’s latest visit to Athens had a different tone and rhetoric than his last one in 2017, when he
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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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Italian support over Libya buoys Athens as it looks to build broad East Med alliance
PoliticsForeign PolicyJurisdictions 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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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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