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Athens strives to build opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as France pledges support in East Med
PoliticsForeign Policyactivities in Libya and the broader Eastern Mediterranean. With this in mind, Foreign Minister Nikos... stance regarding the situation in Libya. On the one hand, Greece supports a political solution..., as a neighbouring country of Libya directly affected by developments there, and as a factor for stability
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Mitsotakis seeks Libya cooperation, keeps open mind on extending territorial waters
PoliticsForeign Policyto contest and challenge in practical terms Greek sovereign rights via the Libya-Turkey memorandum. Commenting on the attitude of Turkey and the memorandum with Libya, Mitsotakis announced the intention of Greece to approach Libya on a number of issues, including the beginning of talks
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Migration opens new front for government after Libya snub
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the border of Libya where it had arrived for talks on managing Mediterranean boat crossings. Plevris was part... managing migration flows to Europe from the breakaway region of eastern Libya. Scheduled talks... Libya stem the flows to ease pressure on the island of Crete, which has seen a steep increase
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Mitsotakis hits back at Erdogan's rhetoric, but leaves door open for meeting
PoliticsForeign Policyas its threatening rhetoric, but will not exclude holding discussions with Turkey. Mitsotakis noted that although he would not force a meeting upon Erdogan, he is always open to holding talks. He even... Turkey’s aggressive rhetoric. According to press reports, the letters cite several public remarks made
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Athens formulates response to Turkey-Libya maritime deal it deems null and void
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkey and the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord in Libya, which has rocked relations... to the agreement Turkey made with the Libyans. Ambassador expelled Athens has decided to expel Libya’s... Libya and Turkey. Mohamed Younis AB Menfi had 72 hours to leave the country, Greek Foreign Minister
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Deteriorating ties with Libya become pressing challenge for Greek diplomacy
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe two note verbale recently submitted to the United Nations by Libya underlined that relations... the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime agreement, which Greece and the EU have repeatedly declared null and void... to the diplomatic notes from Libya’s Tripoli-based government, the Greek government believes the move
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Holding out for a (reformist) hero
Agoraholding out hope that a reformist white knight would emerge from the political morass and ride... position as he got closer to power and, after winning the June 2012 elections and heading a new three... for this position is former administrative reform minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who caused an upset by winning
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The place where sanity goes to die
Agoraissue in his opening remarks and then appearing uncomfortable about providing any meaningful... is holding up the conclusion of the review, rather than any significant procrastination on the Greek side
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PM tries to contain Covid confusion as protests on education and lockdowns intensify
PoliticsGreek Politicsas well as political opponents, particularly over the incident in Ikaria. Holding his ground... to their businesses in ballots, a symbolic gesture in response to remarks made last week by Development Minister
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Vaccines provide govt with hope of pandemic exit as labour reform battle gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicsappointments to be vaccinated. The government seized on Tsipras’s remarks as an attempt to undermine... as a modernising force, discarding antiquated practices holding Greece back, while SYRIZA wants to put itself
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