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Newsletter 168 -29/06/2018
Thinning majority jolts coalition Govt left with 152 seats as ANEL MP departs but PM rejects... perilously thin. The coalition lost another MP on Tuesday, when Independent Greeks (ANEL) deputy Giorgos... lawmaker to leave the government over the agreement between Athens and Skopje. Another ANEL MP
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Newsletter 187 -14/12/2018
coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), repeated his threat on Thursday to quit from the cabinet.... An emergency meeting of ANEL’s parliamentary group (seven MPs) was held on Tuesday to discuss..., was that ANEL will not vote for the agreement and that the party’s ministers would withdraw from
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Tsipras wins confidence vote, has to repeat trick in ballot on name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe split with his former coalition partner Panos Kammenos, leader of Independent Greeks (ANEL... Kokkalis (ex-ANEL), Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura (ex-ANEL), Thanassis Papachristopoulos and Kostas Zouraris (both ANEL) and Spyros Danellis (ex-To Potami). The highlight of the debate was probably
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Kammenos antics put extra pressure on SYRIZA's minority govt
PoliticsGreek PoliticsScientific Council rejected a request from the Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader for a change to the rule... elected with the party in question. ANEL currently has six lawmakers, but one was elected... Papachristopoulos, who voted for the Macedonia name deal. This would leave ANEL without an official
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Territorial waters, hydrocarbon research cause friction between Athens and Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyto try to convince them that Greece is set to snatch 40,000 square kilometres from Libya's continental shelf. Akar also claimed that Turkey and Libya almost have neighbouring sea borders (EEZ or continental shelf). The signs are that Turkey is seeking a more active role in Libya. Akar's statements
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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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Athens ups diplomatic effort as Turkey plans hydrocarbon research in Greek continental shelf
PoliticsForeign Policyon the memorandum signed with the UN-recognised government in Libya’s Tripoli (GNA). Athens has also asked from... that Ankara has demarcated from its shores to the point where its sea borders meet Libya, based... Ankara for the sake of either the EU-Turkey deal on migration, or developments related to Libya
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Athens poised to take next steps on maritime borders
PoliticsForeign Policydeposits by US ExxonMobil southwest of Crete provoked the reaction of Libya’s GNA government... and the Exclusive Economic Zone when there is a relevant agreement with Libya. The same diplomatic.... The same sources believe that this move could lead Greece and Libya to refer their dispute to the ICJ
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Athens pleased about new EU-Egypt deal, seeks closer ties with Cairo
PoliticsForeign Policywith flows to the Italian and Greek (from Libya to Crete) coasts. Europe is offering a "strategic... urgently needs Egypt to control migration flows from its borders with Libya and, secondly, to improve its... not control the border with Libya, from where Sudanese refugees and Egyptian migrants cross
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ND doubles down on stricter migration policy, riling opponents
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants reaching the country from Libya. The measures include a three-month suspension... with Libya are troubled and the EU’s attempt to build ties with General Khalifa Haftar, the military leader of eastern Libya, ended in failure this week. It is expected in Athens that another effort
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