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Athens treads tightrope as Turkish research vessel sails in Aegean
PoliticsForeign Policythe two countries. Ankara saw this as a snub, both because of concerns that other Eastern... with Ankara. Given that Germany holds the EU’s six-month rotating presidency, Berlin seems certain
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SYRIZA goes on offensive over Covid-19 and economic reforms, but internal rifts persist
PoliticsGreek Politicsof communication with Ankara. He accused New Democracy of failing to continue these efforts... Turkey is behaving provocatively, again referring to Ankara’s manipulation of migrants earlier
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Newsletter 266 -18/09/2020
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias after Athens and Ankara had confirmed that the 61st round... first securing any assurances from Ankara. Nevertheless, the centre-right government is trying
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EU Council sidesteps sanctions, puts focus on constructive Greek-Turkish talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsis on encouraging meaningful talks between Athens and Ankara, and facilitating another push... and Cypriot courts, calling for Athens to engage with Ankara in exploratory talks over the delimitation
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Greece to press for EU sanctions roadmap on Turkey as domestic pressure builds
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the block to use more stick and less carrot to get Ankara to adhere to the terms for further dialogue..., but also turned the heat on the government to escalate pressure on Turkey by crossing what Ankara has
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Poor prospects for new version of Greek-Turkish 'earthquake diplomacy'
PoliticsForeign Policyof the strongest supporters of Ankara’s efforts to join the EU, and the two countries worked together... Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy viewed the Greek reaction as “baseless,” adding that Ankara
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Athens hopes Biden will spur change in policy, curbing Ergodan
PoliticsForeign Policyexpressed scepticism about Germany’s efforts to mediate between Athens and Ankara. “Unfortunately... this word but unfortunately Berlin’s policy towards Ankara could be described as appeasement. The Germans
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Greece bolsters ties with UAE, building on opposition to Turkish actions
PoliticsForeign Policyof Greece and Cyprus, as well as Ankara’s aggressive behaviour in the Middle East, the Southeastern... behaviour.” Mitsotakis’s visit offered yet another opportunity for Athens to show to Ankara
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EU Council boosts recovery fund hopes, falls short on Turkey
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the fact that EU leaders agreed that Ankara would have to abandon such behaviour before talks could... accused Germany of diluting any efforts to punish and isolate Ankara for what Athens sees as blatant
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Budget passed as govt pins hopes on vaccine rollout to get economy on track
PoliticsGreek Politicsargued that although the EU has not adopted sanctions against Ankara, pressure on Greece’s neighbour... under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) for Ankara’s purchase
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