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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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Newsletter 66 - 11/03/2016
each day. The deteriorating weather at Idomeni, on Greece’s border with the Former Yugoslav Republic... to Idomeni or to leave the camp and move to one of the numerous temporary shelters that the government... nightclub bouncer, opening the gates to let a few people in at the Idomeni crossing sometimes and closing
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Withdrawal of NGOs from refugee centres puts pressure on Greece to fill void
PoliticsForeign Policyat unofficial camps like the ones at the port of Piraeus and at Greece’s northern border in Idomeni... and Idomeni becoming permanent features of the effort to tackle the refugee crisis. This approach, though... to prevent the situation at Piraeus, Idomeni and the island hot spots from getting completely out of hand
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ND shifts into campaign mode as urban planning scandal deepens
PoliticsGreek Politicsfound in the office of a senior official in the Galatsi Urban Planning Service. She and her husband
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Urban planning scandal deepens as Tsipras unveils five cost of living pledges
PoliticsGreek Politics, Maroussi and Galatsi. Services ranging from building permits and the legalisation of illegal constructions
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Newsletter 509 - 19/06/2026
in Kifissia, Maroussi and Galatsi. Six defendants have been remanded in custody, and two general
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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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A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
PoliticsForeign Policycountries. But it also accomplished a rapprochement with Libya. Greece’s decision to extend its... was its rapprochement with Libya. That was accomplished with numerous visits by Greek officials, including... for the first time a high-level meeting on Libya on November 12, in Paris. Greece had been excluded twice from
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