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Athens pleased with Washington talks despite lack of definitive US position on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policypremier repeatedly raised the issue of the latest accords between Libya and Turkey during his talks... and the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a reception for Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Washington on Wednesday. In an effort perhaps to respond to the awkwardness that the Greek premier faced during his
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Athens takes stance on peace in Ukraine, faces stalemate in relations with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyto propose a five‑party forum - comprising of Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Cyprus, and Libya - to facilitate... Yasar Guler warned last week against “unilateral actions” in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean
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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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OECD ups 2021 growth estimate by nearly 3 points, underlines RRF impact
EconomyMacroeconomyThe OECD released on Monday its latest Economic Outlook, in which it significantly revised its growth estimate for Greece for this year to 3.8 pct, from 0.9 pct in the previous forecast last December... demand, through the partial use of savings that were built during the lockdowns, with excess bank
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Stress-free vote on multi-bill but bigger challenges lie ahead for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsof enthusiasm from government deputies during the debate. SYRIZA had, after all, pledged not to allow... housed temporarily in the taekwondo stadium, a former Athens 2004 Olympics site. Conditions
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Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum
PoliticsGreek Politicsserved at the Rural Development Ministry during the 2019-2024 period investigated by the European... to the same report, the prosecutor’s document clearly states that that evidence uncovered during... relations with Libya and the submission of two note verbale by the Tripoli-based government
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Athens presses Benghazi in bid to block ratification of Turkish–Libyan maritime pact
PoliticsForeign Policyof Exclusive Economic Zones among Greece, Turkey, Libya, Egypt and Cyprus. During the meeting, Gerapetritis... as illegal. The issue was raised during talks last week in Athens between Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis and Aguila Saleh, president of Libya’s Benghazi-based House of Representatives. The meeting
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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Greek train firm TRAINOSE attracts just one bid, no interest in rolling stock
Economywith the assistance of its advisers. During a hearing at the Italian Parliament in March, Ferrovie CEO... in 2005 as a subsidiary of the Greek railway company (OSE), which was founded in 1970 and is wholly owned
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Athens buoyed by content, mood of Mitsotakis trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign Policyaim for the Greek side was to carve out a new place on the geopolitical map for Greece during... received six standing ovations during his 45-minutes speech. Mitsotakis mentioned the overflights... government’s image during a period of difficulties on the domestic front. Government sources claim
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