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Greek-Turkish tensions resurface as Russia chimes in
PoliticsForeign Policythat have put Greek‑Turkish relations under fresh pressure. Ankara has reportedly also delayed... driven by Greece’s blocking of Ankara’s participation in the SAFE defence lending scheme, even... that, as they claim, derail Ankara’s EU approach, not only in defence schemes. The same sources also
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Between the sword and the olive branch: Dilemmas of Greek diplomacy
Agorato view the dispute in less cut-and-dried terms than it is seen in Athens, Nicosia and Ankara.... In the meantime, Ankara has signed an agreement with the Turkish-Cypriots for gas exploration north of the island... by problems. What Erdogan will do next is near impossible to predict. Ankara's sympathy for ISIS has
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Tsipras prepares for first visit to Turkey with refugee crisis in focus
PoliticsForeign PolicyFor some time now, Athens and Ankara have been seeking ways to make a visit to Turkey by Greek... with Turkey. Agenda What is still unknown to the Greek side is what Ankara may ask in return for any form of cooperation in handling the refugee crisis. Athens believes that Ankara has the tendency
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Positive mood but little substance in Tsipras's Turkey visit
PoliticsForeign Policyrefugees to European destinations based on education, religious and other factors. Ankara, however, seems... is not an EU member. There were some points of agreement in Ankara, though. The two sides agreed on forming... for having adopting Ankara's line by speaking as if the Cyprus issue is a bilateral
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Greece banking on Turkish cooperation in refugee plan
PoliticsForeign Policya the EU opening new negotiation chapters with Ankara. Nicosia is particularly concerned about... that direct flights between Ankara and Athens would begin. Turkey and Greece are also planning to launch... and Ankara maintaining the casus belli in the Aegean. Davutoglu gave a stock response, arguing
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EU-Turkey refugee plan: One for one and none for all
Agorathere is an orderly process for relocation, while accepting the return of refugees from Greece. Ankara has... the way. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s despotic style provides no assurances that Ankara will abide... from Turkey, Ankara can just turn a blind eye to their efforts to leave the country to reach Greece
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Greece braces for complex EU-Turkey summit on refugee plan
PoliticsForeign PolicyDonald Tusk said on Tuesday following talks in Nicosia and Ankara that the migrant deal “still needs... Ankara fully recognizes Cyprus as a sovereign state. Greece is not in a position ignore... with the issue of designating Turkey as a “safe” country. Ankara does not fully recognise the Geneva
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Optimism for Cyprus solution abounds but talks at delicate phase
PoliticsForeign Policyif it included as a precondition the opening of five accession chapters for Ankara. Schulz’s comments gave.... The statement by Ankara was issued on March 25 and condemns the Cyprus Republic’s decision to proceed..., Ankara said, “disregards, on the one hand, the equal and inalienable rights and interests of the Turkish
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Greek-Turkish relations back in focus amid overflights and NATO chief's visit
PoliticsForeign Policysuch as Oinousses and Panayia is an attempt by Ankara to rekindle and broaden to challenge Greek sovereignty.... This absence of a plan allows Ankara to challenge Greek sovereignty not only in the air, where Ankara has rejected any alliance operation, but also in territorial waters. Ministries split Defence
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Davutoglu departure prompts concern about Turkish unpredictability in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policy. Ankara’s positions on these issues have not change and are not affected by political developments... years. What could change, though, is Ankara’s will to solve Greek–Turkish differences. Davutoglu... was drawn up in 2004 and his absence from the frontline raises doubts about what path Ankara will choose
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