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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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FM rallies opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as Athens prepares for EastMed signing
PoliticsForeign Policyfrom 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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Greece, Turkey launch new round of talks as Libya sea deal casts shadow
PoliticsForeign PolicyForeign 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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Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"
EconomyFeaturesof the utility’s 14 operating lignite-powered generators totalling 3.4 GW (around half of its total capacity... by the new ESEK is the total elimination of coal from the electricity mix by 2028. Original ESEK... in electricity consumption (%) 56% 61% Total energy consumption (gross inland consumption, Mtoe) 23.02 22.19
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Athens pleased with Washington talks despite lack of definitive US position on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyactions in the East Med and Libya. The Greek government has many times since Tuesday tried to play down... replied: “when you're talking about Libya, we're discussing with President Erdogan, we're discussing... talked about that subject specifically — Libya and what's going on. We'll be talking to Russia
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Athens not put out by Turkey-Egypt rapprochement, but watching closely
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkey’s role and impact in Libya, a country which is of utmost importance for all countries... of the UNGA. There is no real concern regarding Wednesday’s meeting between Erdogan and Sisi, diplomatic
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If you think it's bleak for Greece now, wait until tomorrow
Agoratrack record over the last 40 years is not a source for great optimism. Greece’s total factor productivity growth since 1970 has been averaging 0.7 percent, by far the lowest in the euro area, which... that will endanger its clientelistic interests, total factor productivity in Greece is not seen
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Current account balance shows surplus of 300.6 mln in May
EconomyMacroeconomysurplus of 0.3 million for the same month in 2018. Total exports of goods in May came to 2.97 billion euros, against 2.86 billion in May last year. Total exports of goods grew by 3.7 percent in current prices. At the same time, total imports reached 5.27 billion euros, from 4.41 billion euros last year
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policymemoranda 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... in Libya presents a dangerous threat to wider regional stability.” The statement also noted
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, in the upcoming EU Summit. Libya Libya is another issue that is of major concern to Greek diplomats. Libya’s Prime.... Even though the meeting focused more on Turkey’s economic “return” to Libya for the country’s... from the international community. The political situation in Libya will remain fluid and it is quite
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