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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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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policyembargo in Libya and seriously undermines the international community’s efforts to find a peaceful... memoranda with the Tripoli-based government in Libya. Officials in Athens stress, however... following Turkey's intervention in Libya, the message to Ankara in the joint statement they issued
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Athens displeased with EU Council outcome, faces pressure for talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policy’s intervention in Libya last year.... to engage in a dialogue. Arms embargo Following the Greek side’s failure to secure the inclusion... to an arms embargo and countermeasures/sanctions per sector over Turkey’s violation of the EU-Turkey
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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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PM briefs EU leaders on migration stance as Turkey tries to pin blame on Greece
PoliticsForeign Policythat will take place in Libya's international waters aiming to preserve the UN arms embargo. The new... that Turkey has usually interpreted it. Libya There is a possibility of a ceasefire in Libya within the next.... But, according to government spokesman Steffen Seibert, Merkel told Haftar that the situation in Libya
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Amid lack of communication, overflights add to Greek-Turkish tension
PoliticsForeign Policyon the sidelines of NATO Summit, in London in early December. Libya concerns Athens is also closely monitoring Turkey’s efforts to enhance and stabilise its presence in Libya, supporting the UN-recognised government in Tripoli. According to press reports, Turkey maintains five frigates closely to Libya
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Athens waits for EU action on Turkey and Greece's Balkan neighbours
PoliticsForeign Policyon arms embargo due to the developments in Syria but at the same time escalates sanctions over drilling
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Russia sanctions, regional diplomacy dominate Tsipras visit to Ukraine
PoliticsForeign Policy. “Greece is seeking as a Balkan country that also belongs to the wider Black Sea neighbourhood... as the ongoing sanctions and the embargo of the European Union against Russia has damaged the country’s trade and economic relations with Moscow. Greece’s economy has suffered from the embargo on food
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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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Kotzias takes next step in effort to reach name deal, settle Balkan issues
PoliticsForeign Policy, the Independent Greeks will not be present, or will vote against it. Balkan tour Athens has prioritised the solution on all its unresolved issues with its Balkan neighbours. The government thinks
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