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Greek-Turkish rift puts strain on Cyprus reunification talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe heightened tension between Athens and Ankara, after the Greek Supreme Court rejected... that Athens and Ankara are not likely to engage in a constructive dialogue over security and guarantees... on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide has already begun to engage in talks with Athens and Ankara in an effort to lay
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Kotzias territorial waters comment not expected to spark change of approach in Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens was expecting a strong reaction from Ankara to the announcement made on Saturday by former... convened by its new head, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Earlier on Tuesday, Greek Ambassador to Ankara... Cavusoglu was scheduled last Friday, according to sources. It seems that Ankara was trying
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyinterferes with the rights of other countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. However, Ankara... contradicts Ankara’s claims. US experts who studied the memorandum of understanding reject Turkey’s claims... with the measures and sanctions that the EU adopted during previous EU Councils deploy against Ankara for its
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Athens encouraged by Med7, Macron support in Turkey dispute
PoliticsForeign Policywith the Greek position that there can only be negotiations with Turkey if Ankara ceases its... the weekend. The Greek authorities are now waiting to see if Ankara will renew its Navtex so the Oruc Reis... and Ankara. Cavusoglu added that this showed Greece is acting in bad faith. He also described
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Turkey's Varosha move adds new complexity to Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyExactly 47 years after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Ankara sought to leave its mark for the 20... military zone since the 1974 invasion and has been widely viewed as a leverage for Ankara in any future... of the UN Security Council. Both the US and the EU seem extremely annoyed that Ankara has gone back
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Post-election push for Greek-Turkish talks being lined up
PoliticsForeign Policyand what is wrong,” Tsunis said in relation to Athens and Ankara. Greek diplomatic sources commented... of the time. Additionally, Athens has already notified Ankara as well as NATO and its EU partners... the idea of Ankara being attached to the West, especially the EU. This has always been a goal of its
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Athens presses Benghazi in bid to block ratification of Turkish–Libyan maritime pact
PoliticsForeign Policyof Representatives does not ratify the Turkish–Libyan memorandum, signed between Ankara and the internationally recognised government in Tripoli. Ankara is currently pressing Benghazi to follow Tripoli’s... it includes Cyprus, which Ankara does not recognise as an equal interlocutor. Asked about
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Greece weighs its options as Turkey prepares 'Blue Homeland' legislation
PoliticsForeign Policyexamining both legal and political options should Ankara decide to proceed. The development comes... linked to submarine‑cable projects generated only limited reactions from Ankara, reinforcing... appears to be Ankara’s broader objective: creating a domestic legal framework through which Turkey
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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economyto the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase in unpaid
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Two hurdles left for coalition this year before bigger challenges in 2014
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s coalition has two more hurdles to clear before it stumbles over the finishing line at the end of the year, exhausted and battered but not quite yet beaten. The first challenge is to pass the new property tax, which unites previous disparate levies in one charge, through Parliament. The new
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