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Mitsotakis, Erdogan keep distance at UN as summer moratorium draws to close
PoliticsForeign Policyduring the last talks held between the two men last June is coming to an end, if it has not ended...” or hostilities during the summer was respected by both sides since it was necessary following a yearlong tension in their relations. Additionally, the two men held talks during the Afghanistan crisis
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Greek primary budget surplus eases to 1.95 bln on back of lower revenues in Aug
Economyrevenue targets included revenues of 884 million euros from the first two instalments of the new... will be missed accordingly. For the remainder of the year, the payment of ENFIA with estimated revenues of 2.65
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Newsletter 187 -14/12/2018
at a public rally in Thessaloniki at almost the same time. During a parliamentary debate on Tuesday.... November’s figure was driven by a drop of 859 million in Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) funding
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Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
PoliticsGreek Politics. On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... to show understanding for some of Turkey’s claims in the Aegean make Tsafos unsuitable to hold such a sensitive post. Tsafos, who had previously served as Mitsotakis’s advisor on energy, was forced
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Greece working on plan for multilateral talks in East Med
PoliticsForeign Policyduring a parliamentary debate on foreign affairs nearly ten days ago. The five parties included in the proposal are Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt and Libya. The conference does not include Israel... during a MED9 meeting in Slovenia last Monday. The Greek Prime Minister reportedly told Christodoulides
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Greece pinpoints flaws in Turkey's Aegean claims
PoliticsForeign Policya cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey, towards Libya’s shores. Also, being on the “wrong... have a cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey to the Libya’s shores. Athens believes... naval mission to Libya on March 31. The new operation is named after the Greek word for peace “Irini
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Meeting of Greek, Turkish foreign ministers raises hopes for constructive dialogue
PoliticsForeign Policyduring the year and firstly, the meeting of the two leaders, Mitsotakis and Erdogan, on the sidelines... will be discussed during the first political consultations between their two deputy foreign ministers... the delineation of the continental shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone. During the last couple
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Attention turns to next steps in solidifying Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece and Turkey agreed to a roadmap for their political dialogue during the meeting between Prime.... It seems that both sides agreed during the talks, which were sealed by the Athens Declaration... to the national territorial waters and airspace. One thorny issue resurfaced during talks in Athens
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Newsletter 179 -19/10/2018
, journalists and others. During Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, Kotzias is alleged to have urged greater... and local votes. GDP revision shows slight improvement Second estimate strikes positive note as govt submits draft budget Greece’s Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) issued its second estimate of the national
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Greece signs EEZ deal with Egypt, aiming to halt Turkey's designs
PoliticsForeign Policydeal signed last November between Ankara and the UN-recognized government in Libya’s Tripoli. Even... of the Exclusive Economic Zone which was sealed on Thursday during an unexpected visit by Minister Dendias... within the Turkish continental shelf” and that the agreement also violates Libya’s maritime rights
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