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ND presents united front at anniversary event, but factional tensions lurk
PoliticsGreek Politicsreach. This weakness continues to dog Mitsotakis, who is often seen to take particularly hard-line... who were key to Mitsotakis’s elevation to party leader and to winning ND the last election
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Coalition's feud with shipowner shows no sign of de-escalation
PoliticsGreek Politicsand it is clear that the government is prepared to engage in a public battle with Marinakis, who.... The government also made much of the fact over the last few days that Marinakis made a personal late-night call... and tone of New Democracy’s attacks on the government. Election call Meanwhile, PASOK leader Fofi
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Athens draws up Turkey strategy after EU Council, Biden input
PoliticsForeign Policyconditionality. “The European Union is ready to engage with Turkey in a phased, proportionate.... This was the main message of the telephone call between US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister... of Independence. According to Kathimerini, Biden told Mitsotakis that the Greek prime minister should call him
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Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020
PM rebuffs Covid-19 criticism Mitsotakis defends govt stance but is forced to extend some measures until Jan After being forced to extend Covid-19 restrictions into January, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tried to defend this week his, and his gover...
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Ex-PMs engage in public spat, highlighting contrasting approaches to Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek public sphere witnessed last week a rare incident for the country’s political scene - a debate through articles and statements by the two prime ministers who governed Greece between 1996 and 2009 on their views regarding foreign policy regardi...
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn official visit to Athens by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an occasion to hit back at the recent resolution passed by European lawmakers expressing concerns about the rule of law in Gr...
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Greece and Turkey take step forward in ties after leaders' talks on UNGA sidelines
PoliticsForeign Policythe framework set by the UN. “We call upon Türkiye and the Turkish-Cypriot community to come to the negotiating table, to at least establish mutual trust, and to engage in a frank and honest... in New York that he was ready to immediately resume reunification talks, urging Turkey to also engage
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Cyprus talks resume, putting spotlight on Greece and Turkey amid tension
PoliticsForeign Policythe auspices of the UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide, Anastasiades and Akinci agreed to re-engage... Agreements of the previous century.” The issue was raised by Tsipras during a telephone call... a separate telephone call with Erdogan, who questioned several weeks ago the validity of the Lausanne
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ND defends economic pledges as Kammenos repeats walkout threat
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat he plans to outsource work to the private sector, engage in more public-private partnerships (PPPs... elections, which many expect Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to call in May. Macedonia name deal... Parliament and triggers a no confidence vote, which SYRIZA loses, forcing Tsipras to call snap elections
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Diplomatic efforts to get Athens and Ankara talking gather pace, but face obstacles
PoliticsForeign Policyand stick” tactic to convince Turkey to sincerely engage in a dialogue is not delivering any results..., Erdogan was replying to a call made a day earlier by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who... to brief him on the outcome of her call. Stoltenberg misstep In a parallel development. NATO
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