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Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication
PoliticsForeign PolicyCouncil, Mohamed al Menfi, also Libya’s former Ambassador to Greece. When Dendias’s airplane landed... planning his visit to Libya for some time, but due to several postponements the visit was finally... energy exploration deal with Ankara based on the 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum, which Greece has
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Italian support over Libya buoys Athens as it looks to build broad East Med alliance
PoliticsForeign PolicyJurisdictions Memorandum that Turkey signed last November with the UN-backed government in Libya... signed by Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of the continental shelf is unacceptable, infringes... government to sign the EastMed gas pipe line agreement (which was signed by Greece, Cyprus and Israel on Jan
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Newsletter 111 - 17/03/2017
shot down by the prime minister’s office. Primary surplus beats target in Jan-Feb Overdue taxes hit..., while volume slumped 31.6 percent. The aggregate figures for the whole year point to a drop of 5.5... until the full details of such a settlement are known. A comment by Interior Minister Panos Skourletis
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Athens gets seat at Libya conference, but talks yield little
PoliticsForeign PolicyAn 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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Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe 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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Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist
PoliticsForeign PolicyIncreased migrant flows from Libya to southern Crete are causing the Greek government much concern.... This is why European Commissioner Magnus Brunner is visiting Libya on Tuesday. He is due to meet officials... hour. Talks focused on the problem of the irregular arrivals from the northeastern part of Libya
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Diplomatic drive turns to Ukraine and Libya, again
PoliticsForeign Policywent on a working visit to Libya on July 4 and 5, with stops in Tripoli and Benghazi. The visit took.... While Fragogiannis was in Libya, Dendias visited Kiev and Odessa to hold talks with the Ukrainian... hope for the safeguarding of their rights.” Libya On the same day and some kilometers away
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Haftar defeats prompt Athens to take fresh look at Libya crisis
PoliticsForeign PolicyDevelopments 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... what is going on in Libya, whose future has become unpredictable. The Greek side turned to Marshall
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Greek primary budget surplus eases to 1.95 bln on back of lower revenues in Aug
Economycoffers by the end of the year corresponding to revenues of 5.5 billion per month. In the 8-month... million following an outperformance of 552 million in July. The 8-month figure landed at 31.75... revenue targets included revenues of 884 million euros from the first two instalments of the new
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Greece set to reopen embassy in Libya as it seeks better ties with Tripoli
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece 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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