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FM rallies opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as Athens prepares for EastMed signing
PoliticsForeign Policyfrom Ankara’s side, especially following the signing of two memoranda with Libya. In this context... announcement said that talks centred on the situation in Libya and prospects of ending the civil
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Greece, Turkey launch new round of talks as Libya sea deal casts shadow
PoliticsForeign PolicyForeign Minister Nikos Dendias is due in Brussels on Monday to attend the General Affairs Council which will focus, among other things, on the ongoing developments in Libya. According to media... in Libya on November 29, 2019. The inclusion of the memorandum’s sea zone maps in the UN's database
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, but Athens is expecting things to warm up over the autumn. The latest telephone call between the two..., 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
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Coalition agrees policy framework: Purpose unclear, impact doubtful
PoliticsGreek Politicsand how Greece will cover its financing gap, the coalition document attempts to crystallise... contents suggests that Samaras showed little interest in moulding this into a binding document
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Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsto call off the measure. “I am quite optimistic that pensions won’t be cut,” said Tsakalotos, who... measures to Parliament one by one and ask for them to be approved in roll call votes. This would... for the government will be holding a separate vote to cancel the pension cuts, if the creditors
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Tsipras hails name deal with Skopje, Mitsotakis declares fierce opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter holding a phone call with Zaev during which the two men agreed to move forward. Zaev made... Independent Greeks (ANEL) party would not support any deal in Parliament. The defence minister remains... clear. ANEL’s rejection of the deal raises question about whether the coalition will possess
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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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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... it cannot call for the demilitarisation to apply. In response to the ongoing tension with Turkey... was its rapprochement with Libya. That was accomplished with numerous visits by Greek officials, including
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Newsletter 61 - 05/02/2016
, the commission aligned its GDP growth estimates with the government forecasts, which call for zero... capable of holding up to 300,000 displaced people. If Greece is converted into Europe’s gatekeeper... additional debt financing by the federal government. How individual municipalities will address the mounting
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PM gets no change out of opposition leaders on US trip, electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya or any other actions that Athens deems provocative. Tsipras, though, went a step further... Mitsotakis for not holding a meeting of party leaders before his trip to Washington in order to ensure... seats to the winning party. He argued that the times call for more consensus and synergies rather
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