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  1. Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
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    and 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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  2. Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021

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    PoliticsFull speed ahead for warship, defence deal with FranceGreece believes that it took a significant step this week to upgrading its defence capabilities but also bolstering the country’s geopolitical standing after agreeing to purchase at least thr...

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  3. Athens expands survey area off Crete, signs MoU with Egypt
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    Exclusive Economic Zone. In 2019, before signing its memorandum with Turkey, Libya reacted against...). This was calculated by moving its median line northwards. After the signing of the Turkey-Libya memorandum in 2019, new data was generated and Libya could argue that the entire area south of Crete

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  4. Brexit has opened a can of (constitutional) worms
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    . Interestingly, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has also asked for a special provision in any Brexit deal to allow

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  5. Government lines up new zoning scheme, fuelling debate over growth model
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    The government has unveiled its plans to introduce a new zoning plan, which it says will restore some order to construction activity in Greece but which others fear will pave the way for more building in areas outside of the updated scheme. The new plan...

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  6. Sparks to fly as coalition and SYRIZA clash over electricity sell-off

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    discussion at committee level was due to begin on Wednesday. PPC workers’ union, GENOP-DEI, is opposed.... SYRIZA sees this as an opportunity to strengthen its relationship with GENOP-DEI, one of Greece’s

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  7. Electricity strike nipped in bud, leaving political loose ends

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    threatening the strikers with arrest if they did not return to work. Their union, GENOP-DEI, announced... to end the protest. This swift move to nip GENOP-DEI’s action in the bud seems to have been due

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  8. Athens pleased with Washington talks despite lack of definitive US position on Turkey
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    actions 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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  9. Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar
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    as Chevron’s decision to submit a proposal for two blocks south of Crete despite the Turkey-Libya... spatial planning (MSF) last April, but since then is trying to leverage its footprint in Libya... the Turkish-Libyan memorandum. Belgacem Haftar, the son of Khalifa Haftar and director of Libya’s

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  10. Athens presses Benghazi in bid to block ratification of Turkish–Libyan maritime pact

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    Gerapetritis and Aguila Saleh, president of Libya’s Benghazi-based House of Representatives. The meeting formed part of Athens’ regular contacts with representatives of Libya’s de facto government... of Exclusive Economic Zones among Greece, Turkey, Libya, Egypt and Cyprus. During the meeting, Gerapetritis

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