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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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Many obstacles to clear in Greece's digital leap
EconomyFeaturesIndex (DESI), and 60th out of 100 countries included in the World Economic Forum’s “Readiness... it ranks bottom in the EU in the DESI index with a score of 8.3 pct compared to the EU average of 12.5 pct... average of 96 pct according to the DESI index. The average mobile internet speed of 41 Mbps puts
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ND tweaking stimulus measures as SYRIZA flounders in Novartis backwash
PoliticsGreek Politicsagainst a backdrop of ongoing political machinations over the Novartis scandal and accusations... underhand tactics in association with the conservatives’ allies in the media. SYRIZA has chosen instead
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New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed
PoliticsGreek PoliticsInterior Minister Makis Voridis, alleged that the man in question was known to the police, had... and social media users of underhand tactics, breach of privacy and an effort to tarnish people because
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Sale of defence manufacturer stokes opposition criticism amid bid to bolster regional ties
PoliticsGreek Politicsa backdrop of increasingly vocal criticism of the government’s efforts to build closer diplomatic... in Libya, which are seen as crucial to defending maritime territorial rights against Turkish claims, while... for stable alliances in the region. Against this backdrop, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis
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Athens balancing diplomacy and defence amid Middle East turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policythis backdrop, Athens has already activated crisis‑coordination mechanisms. Repeated inter.... Greece is also maintaining active engagement in Libya, with scheduled visits by the Foreign Minister... in Libya, promote stability and address pressing issues such as migration, while reiterating Greece’s
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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
PoliticsForeign Policyand 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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Bailout talks, SYRIZA bickering continue - no definite end date for either
PoliticsGreek Politicson Tuesday, are taking place against a backdrop of ongoing bickering within SYRIZA despite... meant that ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis had committed treason. Panousis's superior, Interior
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Greece left isolated on migrant crisis, with bailout talks finely poised
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat this is happening against the backdrop of the bailout deliberations where, again, Greece’s... Mouzalas went into an informal meeting of European Union interior ministers on Monday on the back
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Ministers unveil lengthy payment schemes for unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammethe political backdrop for Sunday’s announcements. Institutions The ministers’ press conference..., Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou, Interior Minister Alexis
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