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  1. Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    The issue of Libya is a concern again for the Greek government and its diplomats. However, this time problems with Libya do not only concern the internationally-recognised government in Tripoli... worrying developments for Athens. The first concerns the increased migratory flows from Libya

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  2. Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    planning his visit to Libya for some time, but due to several postponements the visit was finally... Council, Mohamed al Menfi, also Libya’s former Ambassador to Greece. When Dendias’s airplane landed... energy exploration deal with Ankara based on the 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum, which Greece has

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  3. Haftar defeats prompt Athens to take fresh look at Libya crisis
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and the UN-backed government in Libya, which Athens saw as a potential threat to its maritime rights...Developments in Libya, where a UN-backed government of National Accord (GNA) supported militarily... in Libya. The recent military victories for the GNA have led to nearly all of western Libya being

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  4. Greece set to reopen embassy in Libya as it seeks better ties with Tripoli
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Greece is due to reopen this Tuesday its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli, which has been closed... and current head of Libya’s presidency council, Mohamed Al-Menfi. The Greek premier will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias as the pair try to rekindle relations between Greece and Libya. Athens

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  5. FM heads to Ankara for rare talks as Greece and Turkey court Libya
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    for many years and various reasons. The Greek side saw as an opportunity the formation of Libya’s new... memorandum, which the Greek side is seeking to be annulled. Return to Libya The very same issue topped the agenda of talks between Mitsotakis and Libya’s al-Menfi on Wednesday in Athens. Following

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  6. Athens goes along with EU over Libya, waits for Turkey's move at UN

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    aiming to prevent any shipment of arms to Libya’s two factions. The operation will involve the deployment of warships to enforce the United Nations arms embargo on Libya. According to the EU foreign... as in Libya. Greece was not invited, again, to the Berlin process aiming for a solution for the Libyan crisis

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  7. Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence

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    Greece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern

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  8. Athens gets seat at Libya conference, but talks yield little

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    An international conference on Libya ended in Paris on Friday with a commitment from the North... a schedule for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya. However, analysts and observers... of Libya and its people. “We reiterate our commitment to the success of the Libyan political process

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  9. Defence agreement, views on Turkey attract most interest during Pompeo visit

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    that are included in the revised annex. That means the Greek side will retain full control... and Turkey’s activities in Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Turkey Pompeo sent what Athens saw... of the S400 which is of a particular interest for the US. Upgraded role? The debate that has begun

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  10. More than half of small businesses saw turnover dive by at least 50 pct due to capital controls
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    Economy

    exceeding 70 percent. Overall, nine out of ten companies saw a decline in their revenues with the overall... the imposition of capital controls. The survey was conducted by MARC in the July 21 – 27 period... implications on small businesses from the imposition of capital controls during the first two weeks

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