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Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece feels that over the last few days there has been a notable increase in Turkey aggressiveness, both in words and actions, putting Athens on alert. On Saturday, Turkish Foreign Ministry... with regards to the Turkey–Libya sea memorandum by claiming that Turkey’s and Libya’s rights
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Athens waits to be convinced of Ankara's willingness to talk
PoliticsForeign Policyis also putting on the table the prospect of the resolution of the above issues via an international... to resolve the matter at The Hague and the second issue is subject to talks between Athens and Libya’s... and which led to the signing of a maritime agreement with Libya, which Greece considers illegal. They also
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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
PoliticsForeign Policyand the island of Crete. "We want to make an opening with Libya as a whole, so that we can finally... located in the area between Greece and Libya," Mitsotakis said in an interview with ANT-1 TV, last Monday. It appears that Athens has decided to begin surveys in response to the recent Turkish-Libya
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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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Latest Tempe report kicks off political storm as government claims vindication
PoliticsGreek Politicsopposition parties. On Tuesday, a report by a team at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA... not suit its narrative, and of cherry-picking elements of the NTUA report which back its story
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ND directs fire at PASOK over Tempe as ruling party’s MPs grumble over land decree
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Athens (NTUA) into the causes of the blaze which contributed to the deaths of some of the 57 victims... Pavlos Marinakis argued this week that “PASOK is more exposed than other parties” after the NTUA report
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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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PM pledges handouts amid discontent and gripes over coronavirus strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsreached 310. Mitsotakis’s chief of staff, Akis Sketsos, indicated that the government will monitor... in Parliament on Thursday, during which he was roundly criticised by opposition parties for failing
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Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021
PoliticsFull speed ahead for warship, defence deal with FranceGreece believes that it took a significant step this week to upgrading its defence capabilities but also bolstering the country’s geopolitical standing after agreeing to purchase at least thr...
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Newsletter 236 -24/01/2020
profits to fund investments, and putting in place a smoothing mechanism that would allow the transfer... and the subsequent furor over Greece’s exclusion from the Berlin Conference on Libya, much
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