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Athens presses Benghazi in bid to block ratification of Turkish–Libyan maritime pact
PoliticsForeign PolicyGerapetritis and Aguila Saleh, president of Libya’s Benghazi-based House of Representatives. The meeting formed part of Athens’ regular contacts with representatives of Libya’s de facto government... of Exclusive Economic Zones among Greece, Turkey, Libya, Egypt and Cyprus. During the meeting, Gerapetritis
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Covid-19 stretches health system again, putting reopening of shops in doubt
PoliticsGreek Politicsprison in Volos to a maximum-security facility in Domokos. Koufodinas argues that, by law, if he is to be transferred away from Volos, he should be sent back to his former prison, Korydallos in western... to be moved to the jail in Volos. The conservative administration passed legislation last year governing
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Clash over institutional interference primes political mood ahead of local elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsof this weekend’s elections. An incident involving Volos Mayor Achilleas Beos over the weekend only... to publicly withdraw any support for the Volos mayor in the upcoming local elections. However, New Democracy... in Volos. Kasselakis had been highly critical of Beos in the wake of the flooding that afflicted
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Newsletter 79 - 24/06/2016
?” said the check-in attendant at Berlin’s Tegel Airport. The man, who appeared to have a Somali
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From Berlin to Brexit
Agora“So, you are here?” said the check-in attendant at Berlin’s Tegel Airport. The man, who appeared to have a Somali background, had a charming smile. His comment was in reference to my British passport and the fact the UK was holding its Leave/Remain referendum on the same day. “For now,” I replied
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Athens buoyed by content, mood of Mitsotakis trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign PolicyEurope. Additionally, Mitsotakis has announced the appointment of Nikos Tsafos, a member of the Center
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From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Agoraadvisor, Nikos Tsafos, who posted recently on LinkedIn, “that’s why we are so keen to expand our
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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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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policymemoranda with the Tripoli-based government in Libya. Officials in Athens stress, however... following Turkey's intervention in Libya, the message to Ankara in the joint statement they issued... in Libya presents a dangerous threat to wider regional stability.” The statement also noted
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, in the upcoming EU Summit. Libya Libya is another issue that is of major concern to Greek diplomats. Libya’s Prime.... Even though the meeting focused more on Turkey’s economic “return” to Libya for the country’s... from the international community. The political situation in Libya will remain fluid and it is quite
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