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Turkey and Western Balkans top Greek agenda at European Council
The government in Athens has launched a series of diplomatic contacts as part of its strategy to confront Turkey’s revisionist views, especially on the status of the Greek islands in the Aegean.
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Athens prods EU to resume enlargement process for Western Balkans
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moscow's growing influence in southeastern Europe and the EU membership applications by Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova have forced the EU to pay attention again to its stalled enlargement drive
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Athens trying to step up Western Balkans engagement to counter Turkey's influence
Greece is intensifying its efforts to counter Turkey’s more active role in the Western Balkans, including by strengthening relations between Athens and Kosovo.
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Turkey looms large in 2022 foreign policy agenda, which includes Balkans, US and Russia
As far as Greek foreign policy is concerned, the arrival of the new year has not brought the most encouraging signs as Ankara has launched a new round of aggressive rhetoric against Athens, with the latest warning coming from Turkey’s Defence Minister, Hulusi Akar.
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A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
Greece was active on the diplomatic front throughout 2021: High-level agreements were signed, while Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visited several countries with the aim of forging stronger ties with countries that are significant for Greek interests.
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Zaev's departure leaves ties with North Macedonia in balance
The European Union’s failure to offer the Western Balkans guarantees for full EU membership has had many victims. The latest is North Macedonia’s prime minister, Zoran Zaev.
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Mood sours as Greece and Turkey head for new round of exploratory talks
Greece and Turkey return on Wednesday for the 63rd round of their exploratory talks, this time in Ankara, with the possibility that they could eventually lead to international arbitration if enough common ground is found.
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Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting scheduled as Athens and Ankara eye quieter summer
The imminent meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with Turkιση President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels will be the third since their first meeting in 2019. Undoubtedly, it will be the most difficult.
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Athens aiming to boost EU-Balkan momentum
It has been almost three years since the signing of the Prespes Agreement (June 12, 2018) between Greece and North Macedonia and bilateral relations are improving, as evident during the visit of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to Athens last week.
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Athens taking nothing for granted as it waits for talks with Turkey to resume
As it awaits a formal invitation from Ankara for the resumption of exploratory talks, Athens is trying to predict Turkey’s next moves.