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Tragedies bring period of calm in Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policywill be maintained at the political level as well. But I believe that we must use it for the normalization.... Athens has notified Ankara as well as NATO and EU partners that is willing to remain in dialogue.... Additionally, the current atmosphere in Greek-Turkish relations has certainly brought a relief
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Mitsotakis gears up for Erdogan meeting as US backs improved ties
PoliticsForeign PolicyTayyip Erdogan in more than a year, he has received backing from Washington for the two countries... Erdogan got infuriated and refused to even call him by his name. Bilateral talks However, a lot has... of rapprochement, without Greece backing down on its red lines that I have referred to publicly
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Greece and Turkey take step forward in ties after leaders' talks on UNGA sidelines
PoliticsForeign Policyunresolved. “I strongly believe that we have today a window of opportunity and we should be bold enough... optimistic about reaching a settlement on Cyprus based on UN Security Council resolutions. Ankara has... in the effort. On Albania’s EU bid Tirana has unlocked the next step in its bid to join the EU
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Stomach for the fight
AgoraStress can affect you in peculiar ways. “I felt so ill reading that mail I had to admit myself.... However, rarely has there been a reshuffle that has been met with such a sense of deflation.... Even the government spokesperson, Sofia Voultepsi, has a history of controversy and confrontation
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Leaders' finances under scrutiny as Kasselakis hits back at accusations
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA few days before Greeks are due to vote in the European Parliament elections, a full-blown row has... personal wealth. He, in turn, has hit back by accusing New Democracy and Prime Minister Kyriakos..., once he has collected the information from the US, where his businesses are based. The details made
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Mitsotakis gets through to Trump with "win-win" message on tariffs
PoliticsGreek Politicspresident said he agreed with the Greek prime minister’s position, adding, “I know him, he is a good man. I appreciate his comments”. Trump said a fair deal could be made “with any one of them... inauguration, the Greek PM has made a conscious effort to downplay his close links with the Biden
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Tsipras goes big on minimum wage, hoping to enhance election hopes
PoliticsGreek Politics. Tsipras said that this was a measure the government owed to “those who saw their wages reduced by 22... implemented in 2017. The opposition party also suggested that the measure was announced now... to the constitutional name does not come into effect until Greece has approved Skjopje’s NATO
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Protection of main homes the next step in assembly of election ammunition for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government hopes it has done enough to secure almost 1 billion euros in debt relief measures... process. SYRIZA will bring the new scheme into the range of measures it has taken over the last few... the programme last summer, the government’s policy-making has been focussed on sharing the benefits
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No final word on pension cuts as lenders prepare for return to Athens next week
EconomyProgrammeofficial did not rule out the possibility that the measure, which has already been legislated..., the Greek government has been given some encouragement in its bid to avoid the pension cuts that are due.... The mission is expected to last four days. The draft budget has to be submitted to Parliament on October 1
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European Commission's travel guidance brings some optimism for Greek tourism sector
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece has welcomed the European Commission’s guidance on travel and tourism as a first step... by torpedoing the summer tourist season. The Commission has recommended that Europe’s external borders remain closed to arrivals from third-party countries until at least mid-June but has not endorsed
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