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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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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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Renewed concern over East Med as Turkey aims to resume drilling
PoliticsForeign Policyand designated to enforce the UN Security Council Arms embargo on Libya in place since 2011.... were not acquired by Greece under international law and that they are Turkish territory. In Libya
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Greece reignites energy alliance talks with Israel and Cyprus amid US interest
PoliticsForeign Policyof President Trump, diplomatic sources acknowledge. Libya One country that is at the centre of interest for both Athens and Washington is Libya. The US is already including the North African country in a 4+1..., Turkey and Libya, aiming at resolving maritime disputes and, more specifically, the delimitation
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Covid-19 data prolongs wait for re-opening amid new clash over policing
PoliticsGreek Politicsby a policeman. The day is usually marked by demonstrations, often ending in violent clashes between... appeared to show a policeman destroying flowers that had been laid at the spot where Grigoropoulos... ago. Those taken into custody included two of the prosecution lawyers in the Golden Dawn trial, which
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Spate of crimes tarnish ND's law and order image, force changes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis was due to attend on Friday the funeral of the 31-year-old policeman who was hit earlier...”, with the latest being the fatal stabbing this week of a policeman in a Thessaloniki bar, have shaken... that staff shortages at police stations in Attica and the fact that police officers have taken
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Athens assessing lay of land as Cyprus talks approach and UK seeks new role
PoliticsForeign Policy-Cypriot sides have many issues to consider ahead of new Cyprus talks. Libya developments Greece... and the Prime Minister of Libya by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Geneva. A statement released... and the Government of National Accord of Libya, in Tripoli. As a diplomat, Menfi served the regime
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Newsletter 472 - 25/07/2025
scrutiny following a series of diplomatic setbacks. Relations with Libya have soured, culminating in two... stance on Libya, reflecting broader unease about the state of Greek diplomacy. Current government.... On Libya, Mitsotakis reiterated his rejection of the Turkey-Libya maritime deal, describing it as legally
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Personal responsibility and public healthcare: Greece on a wing and a prayer
Agorahealth care, lack of modern units, limited use of new technology, an almost total absence of control... had taken to combat the virus. “No measure can replace personal responsibility,” he said last... of 1,500 motorcycle-riding policemen. even though Greece has 497 police officers per 100,000
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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya, Mitsotakis reiterated his government’s position that the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement... the rival factions in Libya, allowing Libya to press territorial claims with backing from Ankara... on his predecessors, chiefly the former PM Kostas Karamanlis who has recently taken to questioning
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