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No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals
PoliticsGreek Politicsas Turkish provocations in the East Med, including its own maritime agreement with Libya... this, inferior, deal. The opposition party is trying to find a way of criticising ND’s handling
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Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar
PoliticsForeign Policyas Chevron’s decision to submit a proposal for two blocks south of Crete despite the Turkey-Libya... spatial planning (MSF) last April, but since then is trying to leverage its footprint in Libya... the Turkish-Libyan memorandum. Belgacem Haftar, the son of Khalifa Haftar and director of Libya’s
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Athens presses Benghazi in bid to block ratification of Turkish–Libyan maritime pact
PoliticsForeign PolicyGerapetritis and Aguila Saleh, president of Libya’s Benghazi-based House of Representatives. The meeting formed part of Athens’ regular contacts with representatives of Libya’s de facto government... of Exclusive Economic Zones among Greece, Turkey, Libya, Egypt and Cyprus. During the meeting, Gerapetritis
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Novartis scandal causes allegations between govt and opposition to fly
PoliticsGreek Politicsreminiscent of the most rancorous moments of the MoU years. Later in the day, Development Minister
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ND under fire over fast-track legislation, pandemic contracts as SYRIZA sleaze claims surface
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith vaccination planning under way and infection numbers slowly abating, the government finds itself once again facing accusations of high-handed decision making. On Monday, voting on a multi-bill containing pandemic measures alongside several urgent amendments turned into another rancorous
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Government presents rail safety improvements as ex-ministers face possible Tempe inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Railways (RAS) and the Hellenic Aviation and Railway Safety Investigation Agency (HARSIA
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ND attempts to shield itself from OPEKEPE fallout, further Tempe pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Railways (RAS). Instead, the government will argue that Karamanlis’s main area of competence
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Budget primary surplus at 3.16 bln in December, missing target for full year by 443 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros and was below target by 611 million. Net revenues came to 50.96 billion euros, under... expenditure came to 44.20 billion, below target by 611 million euros. Interest payments declined YoY
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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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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