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Athens takes steps to mend fences with Balkan neighbours
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece is trying to find ways to restore relations with Balkan its neighbours following the recent... at the special EU Council on the refugee crisis last October, which was attended by Western Balkan... traditionally good ties with Balkan countries to build new alliances that led to the closure of the so
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China's footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
Agoracontinents. The “Balkan Silk Road” is the name given to the transport route and logistics corridor China has begun to establish in the Balkan region even before the official launch of the BRI two years..., constituted a unique opportunity for countries participating in the Balkan Silk Road project to broaden
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Athens aiming to boost EU-Balkan momentum
PoliticsForeign Policythe exact opposite. Last week, five Balkan leaders held meetings with Prime Minister Kyriakos... government is aiming to enhance both bilateral relations with the Balkan countries and to make up... Lajčák EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional
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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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Athens content with Scholz's first visit, looks for US backing on Libya
PoliticsForeign Policyto 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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A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
PoliticsForeign Policycountries. But it also accomplished a rapprochement with Libya. Greece’s decision to extend its... was its rapprochement with Libya. That was accomplished with numerous visits by Greek officials, including... for the first time a high-level meeting on Libya on November 12, in Paris. Greece had been excluded twice from
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New York trip showcases climate change ambitions, FDI opportunities and Balkan diplomacy
PoliticsForeign Policyhandling. Balkan diplomacy Mitsotakis used the opportunity of the UN summit to hold a series of meetings with western Balkan leaders focusing on joint initiatives and EU enlargement in the region
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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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Consumer confidence takes 10-point dive in September
EconomyMacroeconomy, dropping to 84.4. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI in September was 9 points up from the 99.2... is up by just 2 points in the rolling 12-month period. Industry confidence turned negative after... is now 22 points on the rolling 12-month. Retail trade also improved by 4.7 points to 29.6, after
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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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