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  1. Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Libya debacle The government, meanwhile, is facing criticism over its handling of the deaths of five members of a Greek humanitarian rescue mission in Libya under unclear circumstances. The victims were members of the Greek armed forces who were part of an official mission to Libya to help

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  2. Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with Libya, Mitsotakis reiterated his government’s position that the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement... the rival factions in Libya, allowing Libya to press territorial claims with backing from Ankara

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  3. Greece working on plan for multilateral talks in East Med

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    in the proposal are Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt and Libya. The conference does not include Israel... to be Ankara’s refusal to participate in any forum that excludes Turkish Cypriots, while Libya... from Libya to represent both factions. Whether conditions on the ground make this feasible remains

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  4. Athens moves ahead with expansionary measures as it waits for lenders' response
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    EconomyProgramme

    of that, Tsakalotos suggested on Tuesday morning that VAT on coffee and beverages sold at supermarkets would... on coffee served at cafes and restaurants. “We are now in a position to implement our own programme, our

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  5. Price hikes pose fresh challenge for government

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    proceedings. A number of basic goods, from coffee to electricity, are becoming costlier and there is some... households. Mitsotakis is also planning to keep the reduced 13 pct VAT rate on coffee, transport, cinemas

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  6. Newsletter 307 - 10/09/2021

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    in prices for goods ranging from coffee to electricity has thrown another spanner in the works ahead of TIF... rate on coffee, transport, cinemas, theatres and tourism-related goods and services. There is also

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  7. Territorial waters, hydrocarbon research cause friction between Athens and Ankara
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    to try to convince them that Greece is set to snatch 40,000 square kilometres from Libya's continental shelf. Akar also claimed that Turkey and Libya almost have neighbouring sea borders (EEZ or continental shelf). The signs are that Turkey is seeking a more active role in Libya. Akar's statements

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  8. Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal authority to sign such agreements... and creation of EEZs. Greece has also threatened to expel Libya’s ambassador in Athens. Mitsotakis has had

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  9. Athens ups diplomatic effort as Turkey plans hydrocarbon research in Greek continental shelf
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    on the memorandum signed with the UN-recognised government in Libya’s Tripoli (GNA). Athens has also asked from... that Ankara has demarcated from its shores to the point where its sea borders meet Libya, based... Ankara for the sake of either the EU-Turkey deal on migration, or developments related to Libya

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  10. Athens poised to take next steps on maritime borders
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    deposits by US ExxonMobil southwest of Crete provoked the reaction of Libya’s GNA government... and the Exclusive Economic Zone when there is a relevant agreement with Libya. The same diplomatic.... The same sources believe that this move could lead Greece and Libya to refer their dispute to the ICJ

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