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Italian support over Libya buoys Athens as it looks to build broad East Med alliance
PoliticsForeign PolicyJurisdictions Memorandum that Turkey signed last November with the UN-backed government in Libya... signed by Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of the continental shelf is unacceptable, infringes... on the issue of Libya. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas confirmed on Tuesday press reports that Greece
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Latest Tempe report kicks off political storm as government claims vindication
PoliticsGreek Politicsopposition parties. On Tuesday, a report by a team at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA... not suit its narrative, and of cherry-picking elements of the NTUA report which back its story... could ignite under the right conditions, a finding which appears to support the government’s
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Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal authority to sign such agreements... and creation of EEZs. Greece has also threatened to expel Libya’s ambassador in Athens. Mitsotakis has had
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From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Agoraby several Balkan countries as well as potential buyers as far north as Moldova and potentially... and the European Commission, aim at improving connectivity between the Baltic, Adriatic and Black Seas. The Greek... as well as binding long-term energy supply agreements. The EU has been promoting formal engagements
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No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals
PoliticsGreek Politicsas Turkish provocations in the East Med, including its own maritime agreement with Libya... “it is willing to pay the price.” “Turkey will get what it has a right to in the Aegean, East Med and Black Sea... no real interest in holding talks with the Greek side with the aim of defusing the current crisis
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Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021
to the negotiating table to resolve their differences, or to agree to binding international... bills to 180 million euros. It is also considering finding resources from the fund that auctions
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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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PM strikes public diplomacy coup with Zelensky visit, faces criticism over wildfires
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA surprise appearance by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the informal summit of Balkan... of Balkan states, along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council... with Mitsotakis and his Balkan colleagues. According to the leaders’ official statements to the media, Zelensky
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Greek effort to heal rift with Balkan neighbours may have come too late
PoliticsForeign PolicyA quadrilateral meeting between Greece and three of its Balkan neighbours that took place in Thessaloniki recently may provide a springboard for an improvement in relations that have been severely tested by differing views on the handling of the refugee crisis. The April 21-22 meeting
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