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Greece and Turkey move ahead with talks on Confidence Building Measures
PoliticsForeign Policythat divide us and on which we clearly disagree.” This has been the first time since February 2023 that Ankara has returned to implicit but clear threats of using military force to prevent Athens from... dialogue. Ankara has brought back its theory of the “grey zones” in the Aegean Sea. However, following
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Athens wary of implications from Erdogan's cancelled trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign Policyand that will play into the hands of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Ankara has not given any clear reason for this cancellation, which has caused concern in Athens. Greece is always monitoring the course.... It was noted that many items have been successfully concluded. Satisfactory progress has been
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PM lines up Israel visit, discusses conflict with Erdogan
PoliticsForeign Policyinitiatives to prevent any further regional escalation, following the lead of Washington which has already... an indication that their communication has been completely restored. But it also shows that the two leaders..., Erdogan stressed that Turkey has made every effort to end the current conflict, which may have
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Newsletter 181 -2/11/2018
on the sidelines, on November 19 so that the matter can be settled before Athens has to submit... the idea was played down by much of the Greek media, which has focussed on the final decision most likely.... The difference that has to be bridged between now and November 19, if the Greek issue is on the agenda
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China’s Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
Agoraon a report which the author has written for the EBRD in London. The full report is available... of the agreements between Hungary, Serbia and China along the Budapest – Belgrade Corridor X initiative. When... and Infrastructure Footprint China’s economic cooperation with Serbia has expanded significantly
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Newsletter 400 - 03/11/2023
it first came to power in 2019, New Democracy’s respect for Greece’s institutions has come under scrutiny... of first instance prosecutors that had been working on the probe in the previous months. The file has been..., as the government has argued. Also, last week Rammos spoke to MEPs about his concerns regarding
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Meeting of Greek, Turkish foreign ministers raises hopes for constructive dialogue
PoliticsForeign Policy– their dispute to the International Court of Justice. But, as history has shown, this will depend... of years, Ankara has also unilaterally put on the table air space issues, the demilitarisation... political atmosphere is conducive to a definitive resolution and that in Athens the government has
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Diplomatic and defence developments encourage Athens to seek greater geopolitical role
PoliticsForeign Policyon the cost of the deal, which, he noted, has not been finalised, Mitsotakis argued: “Greece always has an obligation to spend more than other countries on its defence because of its position.” Athens has... in March to continue the political dialogue with her Turkish counterpart Burak Aksapar regarding
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Newsletter 146 -12/01/2018
not to proceed with it. The coalition has highlighted, though, that the measure does not affect regional..., it has been desperate to stress some of the more voter-friendly measures included in the draft legislation.The increase in child benefits has been top of the government’s list in its efforts to paint
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From the National Energy and Climate Plan to COP26: What has Greek climate policy learned?
SocietyKyriakos Mitsotakis, address to UN COP26 summit, Glasgow, 1 November 2021. A lot has happened... a few months later. What - if anything - has been learned from recent developments as Greece moves... the plan. The Covid-19 pandemic, while forcing a temporary change in focus, has had a silver lining
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