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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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PM briefs EU leaders on migration stance as Turkey tries to pin blame on Greece
PoliticsForeign Policywith Brussels bit is accusing Athens of violating human rights. This tactic is being followed by all... that Turkey has usually interpreted it. Libya There is a possibility of a ceasefire in Libya within the next.... But, according to government spokesman Steffen Seibert, Merkel told Haftar that the situation in Libya
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Newsletter 61 - 05/02/2016
by underestimating its economic and fiscal implications. However, the human suffering involved for those..., Austria, the UK and the Scandinavian countries. Having survived the perilous journey on wintry seas
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This is where the last few days have left Greece and lenders
Agorain the next few weeks the volume and type of tax and pension measures Athens will have to adopt... into a broader package is that it is the start of an opportunity to rebalance Greek public finances. Lowering
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Greece, Cyprus and Israel bolster trilateral ties as Turkey looms in background
PoliticsForeign Policyinternational law, expressing hope that their resolve “will not be tested.” In sharper remarks, he warned... involving Cyprus. Libya also signalled readiness for dialogue. Aguila Saleh, speaker of Libya’s House... disputes stemming from the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum signed in 2019, which Athens deems illegal
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Athens insists maritime spatial planning plans do not obstruct talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyof human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic and social objectives that have... national interests. “On the one hand, it defines the human activities taking place within Greece’s... treaty with Libya in November 2019 was rejected by Greece as unlawful as the two countries
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ND doubles down on stricter migration policy, riling opponents
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants reaching the country from Libya. The measures include a three-month suspension... is a fundamental human right, enshrined in international, European and national law, and applies to everyone... that the reassessment of the benefits would be done in a way that respects human rights, “but, above all, the citizens
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Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
PoliticsForeign Policythe asylum seekers coming to its gates as enemies instead of human beings, by using gas, bullets... with regards to the Turkey–Libya sea memorandum by claiming that Turkey’s and Libya’s rights... to have forgotten that the European Court of Human Rights has found multiple violations by Greece
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Energy drives closer cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt
PoliticsForeign Policyin his public remarks as well as the discussions he had with Greek officials behind closed doors. Athens... process on the Syrian crisis, while also expressing “serious concerns over the situation in Libya.” The instability in Libya and the presence of jihadists there was highlight by the Egyptian president
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In Washington, Mitsotakis stresses economic recovery, geopolitical importance as IMF departure announced
PoliticsGreek Politicsremarks made by Trump before his meeting with Mitsotakis, there was a positive mood going... a maritime agreement with Libya that infringes on Greece’s sovereign rights. Some commentators... with Libya is “null and void” because it ignores the exclusive economic zones of Greece’s islands, which he
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