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Paris attacks change backdrop for Tsipras visit to Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyin the region following the Paris attacks. Ankara is certain to seek returns in return for facilitating..., Greek officials are concerned that following the revelation that one of the Paris attackers may have entered the EU via Leros the country may be seen by some of its European allies as a gateway
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Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016
last May. Although tax revenues outperformed their target by 769 million in 2015, new unpaid taxes... since May 2015 but far from the peak of 104.6 of June 2014. Nevertheless, economic sentiment has... been a failure. The 3 billion euros Ankara was promised has not been released and President Recep
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Diplomatic tension over refugee crisis grows as Greece protests to Austria
PoliticsForeign Policyto a report in TA NEA newspaper, which has been confirmed by Greek diplomatic sources, Ankara has raised.... Austria’s proactive stance appears to have taken Athens by surprise and there is concern about what may..., Serbia, Slovenia. The decision not to invite Greece may have been prompted by Tsipras’s decision
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Brussels attacks prompt fears in Athens over handling of refugee crisis
PoliticsForeign Policyat this heinous crime” but is seriously concerned about the consequences this may have on the refugee... further pressure on Ankara to reduce the influx of refugees. He also reiterated that the NATO operations... is worried that Tirana may turn to international arbitration over the EEZ issue if the pact
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Lavrov visit yields little for Athens, which denies Iranian bank veto
PoliticsForeign Policy.” It was a careful statement that may have satisfied Athens but on the other hand does not provoke any trouble with Ankara, with which relations were recently been restored. The Russian foreign minister... in regards to mistakes that the West has made when dealing with the Arab Spring. Lavrov may have been
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Contrasting views on Cyprus breakdown; Greek role under scrutiny
PoliticsForeign Policyin Mont Pelerin may reverse the direction of the negotiations. Until now an agreement on the issue... would lead to Ankara seeking concessions on the guarantees and security issues. In contrast, the Turkish... as well. and this has been supported by some press reports in the Greek Cypriot papers. This may be why
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Mitsotakis starts to put New Democracy on election footing
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAnkara for the soldiers to be returned home. The opposition leader presented his part as being more... Democracy at this stage does not necessarily reflect a belief within the party that elections may... on Wednesday. Also, Mitsotakis may believe that the appearance of national issues (Turkey and the Macedonia
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Greek-Italian sea borders, EEZ pact ties up loose end but also carries wider significance
PoliticsForeign Policyan agreement delimiting their continental shelf in the Ionian Sea in May 1977. At the time.... The signature of the Greek–Italian pact comes at a time when Ankara seems poised to use its memorandum... them. The next significant agreement will be the one with Egypt, even if this may include a limited
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Trouble from Turkey prompts plans for extra defence spending after years of cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsof defence expenditure. While these concerns may be shared by some SYRIZA politicians, it may be more... on accusations that Athens is not being tough enough with Ankara or that it lacks an overall strategy to deal
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Competing claims and narratives in Eastern Mediterranean
Agoraof and prepare the public for the compromises that the International Court in the Hague may favour... as not real journalism and an absolute disgrace for the paper for allegedly having pro-Ankara...’ messengers. They may not bring good news, but at least they do not offer false promises. *Dr Nikos
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