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Greek-Turkish enmity to continue as polls loom, sea borders come into play
PoliticsForeign Policyto ensure it does not escalate into anything more serious Turkey’s political leadership continues... an impact on the Turkish President’s decisions regarding Greece and Cyprus. If there is a chance... many Greek analysts believe is a tactic among Turkey’s leaders to adopt a hard line against Athens so
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Athens calibrates domestic and diplomatic response to Iran war as tension with Turkey resurfaces
PoliticsGreek Politics, strengthening the air‑defence shield of the southeastern Aegean. Gerapetritis says Greece’s right... with Emmanuel Macron, Egypt’s President El‑Sisi and the Cypriot leadership, while maintaining continuous... of civilians and adherence to international law. But Gerapetritis has been unusually blunt about Europe’s
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Athens keeps cautious eye on Berlin-Ankara relationship as German elections approach
PoliticsForeign Policythe latter’s hopes for European Union (EU) accession. Angela Merkel's remark during Sunday’s... agreement is vital for Turkey’s economy and is seen as an important step for Ankara’s future in the EU. Last... refugees to Turkey as the EU–Turkey deal envisioned, due to a number of legal hurdles. Should Turkey’s
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Mitsotakis buoyed by poll ratings, boost to growth narrative
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the local media. It indicated that 61.5 percent of voters are satisfied by the prime minister’s performance and that 53.2 percent of Greeks are more optimistic about the country’s future since the general election in July. Asked what the government’s top priorities should be, respondents
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policytalks with Greece’s parliamentary speaker Konstantinos Tassoulas and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias... that Washington’s legal analysis of the maritime border agreement between Turkey and Libya contradicts Ankara’s claims. US experts who studied the memorandum of understanding reject Turkey’s claims
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Athens pleased with Washington talks despite lack of definitive US position on Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe government appears satisfied with the result of the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s first... sufficed for the Greek delegation to give a positive assessment to Mitsotakis’s first trip to the US...." Trump’s unwillingness to stand against Turkey’s actions in the East Med is considered by some analysts
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Greece extends territorial waters in Ionian, hopes for deal with Albania
PoliticsForeign Policywas the extension of the country’s waters to 12 nautical miles “an action which is, on the basis of the Convention, our country’s inalienable right,” according to the Foreign Ministry’s statement... being. But the presidential decree is quite clear on Greece’s intentions: “Greece reserves the right
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Fresh tension weakens prospects for next round of Greek-Turkish talks
PoliticsForeign Policythe framework of the two countries’ bilateral talks. Among them are the so-called grey zones in the Aegean and the demilitarisation of Greek islands. On Friday, Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said... and by its recent moves to strengthen its armed forces. He also repeated Ankara’s accusations
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FM heads to Ankara for rare talks as Greece and Turkey court Libya
PoliticsForeign Policybe received by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following an invitation that arrived in Athens on Wednesday evening, just before the beginning of NATO’s extraordinary teleconference on Afghanistan... met with a Greek Foreign Minister was in 2017, when Nikos Kotzias was the country’s chief diplomat
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Mitsotakis looks for silver lining in Trump 2.0 as right wing MPs see vindication in President's agenda
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a first reaction to President Trump’s second inauguration, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis cautioned... for Greece and for Europe. The prime minister stated that he did not expect bilateral relations... European economies at a disadvantage to competitors like China. Mitsotakis’s position on energy
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