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Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021
Rafale jets, taking the total it has ordered to 24. Domestically, the agreement has been greeted
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ND courts voters with hardline migration bill as pressure grows over farming subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsduring the discussion of the bill that total migrant flows into Greece have been reduced, and only boat arrivals from Libya give cause for concern. OPEKEPE reactions Mitsotakis also used the cabinet... that Mitsotakis had overseen five rural affairs ministers and six heads of OPEKEPE during his terms in office
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Government vows to recover embezzled subsidies in bid to stem damage from scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat voters would judge New Democracy on its total record rather than the single issue of the subsidy... into the evidence for possible criminal involvement by two former rural development ministers, Makis... the implementation of new EU pact on migration and asylum and the increase in arrivals in Greece from Libya
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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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Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
PoliticsForeign Policywith regards to the Turkey–Libya sea memorandum by claiming that Turkey’s and Libya’s rights... the asylum seekers coming to its gates as enemies instead of human beings, by using gas, bullets
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In bid to polish SYRIZA's image, Tsipras visits Mount Athos monks
PoliticsGreek Politicsand that it has to seize every opportunity if it is going to make headway in rural areas.... triggered an embargo on Union imports by Moscow. There is a connection between the two in the sense... about SYRIZA’s criticism of the EU’s approach to Russia. The embargo could cost Greece as much
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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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Russia sanctions, regional diplomacy dominate Tsipras visit to Ukraine
PoliticsForeign Policyof fruit: Greece accounts for 40 percent of Russia’s total strawberry imports and 25 percent... as the ongoing sanctions and the embargo of the European Union against Russia has damaged the country’s trade and economic relations with Moscow. Greece’s economy has suffered from the embargo on food
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Turkey closes borders, Greece keeps up pressure
PoliticsForeign Policyin Libya. Dendias reportedly briefed Raab on the Greek positions and “on the dangers that are being created... gates will be closed to exits and entries from 2100 GMT today (Wednesday),” as ordered by a circular
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