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Athens claims Ankara meeting smoothed relations despite lack of progress on key issues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to disagree on the major issues dividing the two countries but shook hands on a number of bilateral deals at long-awaited... maritime notice for areas that it considers part of Turkey’s continental shelf. At the meeting
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Hope of economic, trade benefits drive Tsipras's landmark visit to Iran
PoliticsForeign Policyof trade sanctions against Tehran, underlining Athens’s determination to become a link between... and construction sectors. Iran’s isolation means infrastructure there is lagging and there are plans for Greek... for Iran’s isolation to end and relations between the two countries have been cultivated since
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Defence agreement, views on Turkey attract most interest during Pompeo visit
PoliticsForeign Policymessage to Ankara. The Greek government was pleased by the way Pompeo’s visit played out, hoping it could... by the country’s constitution in regards to the stationing of foreign troops on Greek soil. Greek diplomatic... as it leads to an upgrade of bilateral relations with the US but also because it seeks returns in regards
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Central government debt rises 6.79 bln to 380.8 bln in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyFacility’s (GLF) bilateral loans from the first programme. An additional 130.9 billion relate...Greece’s central government debt increased by 6.79 billion euros to 380.8 billion euros quarter... for by the government’s repayment of 3.3 billion euros of loans to the International Monetary Fund in March. FSM loans
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Cavusoglu visit to Athens brings hiatus in Greek-Turkish dispute
PoliticsForeign Policy. This was the most tangible outcome from Cavusoglu’s talks in Athens. Ankara seems to have pursued this high-level... was highlighted by the two foreign ministers’ decision to walk the short distance between the PM’s Office.... There was also a noticeable de-escalation of the rhetoric during Cavusoglu’s visit, even during his short
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Full agenda, topped by Turkey, for new Foreign Ministry team
PoliticsForeign Policy. The new foreign minister’s priority will be Turkey and the need for a re-start in Greek-Turkish relations. On Monday, Mitsotakis reportedly had a positive telephone conversation with Turkey’s President... in Turkey in February, leaves room for some optimism that bilateral talks could begin. Athens’ main
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Athens wary of implications from Erdogan's cancelled trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe postponement of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the White House on May 9... and that will play into the hands of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Ankara has not given any clear reason... of relations between Ankara and Washington. Bad bilateral relations between Turkey and the US could result
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After Zaev gestures, Athens tries to formulate pact with Skopje
PoliticsForeign Policy, including use of the new name, and a special chapter on irredentism and FYROM’s constitution. He... of the constitution in FYROM’s Parliament, where Zaev’s coalition does not have a majority. As an international agreement, the pact will have a higher legal value than FYROM’s constitution, as has been
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Welcome to the club: Greece Joins the 17+1 network
Agora, the network provides the institutional setting for China to engage on a bilateral basis with countries.... The network’s secretariat is headquartered in Beijing. It is a top-down, state-driven, leader-to-leader... and at least a year in the making. Three aspects are noteworthy. They place the government’s integration
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Central government debt increases €9.15 bln to €374 bln in Q4
EconomyMacroeconomyof 256.5 billion, of which 52.9 billion relate to the Greek Loan Facility’s (GLF) bilateral loans...Greece’s central government debt increased by 9.15 billion euros to 374 billion euros quarter... consecutive rise in debt after three quarters of declines. Overall, the central government’s debt
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