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

    been closed off, especially following the decision of Libya’s Foreign Ministry to recall its... 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

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  2. Budget primary deficit at 1.47 bln euros in Jan, revenue shortfall hits 812 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    billion euros. Net revenues came to 3.85 billion euros, below target by 812 million euros... a deficit of 782 million euros for the month.

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  3. Excluded from Libya talks, Athens vows to block decisions that ignore sea border concerns
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    at bringing an end to the longstanding conflict in Libya. Following Moscow’s recent unsuccessful efforts... the possibility of the memorandum on sea borders between Ankara and UN backed government in Libya going... that he could veto all European decisions related to Libya if they do not annul the sea borders

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  4. Athens moves on after Berlin Conference absence, seeks more active role in Libya developments
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    the participants to respect a much-violated arms embargo, to hold off on military support to the warring parties... in the Berlin talks. In order to help tackle the crisis in Libya, EU foreign ministers want to revive.... Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias hailed the outcome of Sunday’s conference on the Libya crisis

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  5. Athens expands survey area off Crete, signs MoU with Egypt
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    to Greece’s Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company so that it extends further south off... Exclusive Economic Zone. In 2019, before signing its memorandum with Turkey, Libya reacted against...). This was calculated by moving its median line northwards. After the signing of the Turkey-Libya memorandum

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  6. Migration opens new front for government after Libya snub

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    at the border of Libya where it had arrived for talks on managing Mediterranean boat crossings. Plevris was part... managing migration flows to Europe from the breakaway region of eastern Libya. Scheduled talks... Libya stem the flows to ease pressure on the island of Crete, which has seen a steep increase

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

    predecessors’ foreign policy record, while brushing off the accusations of corruption that have engulfed... by backing off offshore projects, the most emblematic of which is the Greece-Cyprus interconnector... with Libya, Mitsotakis reiterated his government’s position that the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement

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  10. 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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