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Privatisation of key northern ports on hold amid strategic rethink The ports of Alexandroupoli and Kavala in northern Greece are to remain under state control, according to a surprise announcement made last week.
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Mitsotakis seeks Libya cooperation, keeps open mind on extending territorial waters The interview given by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to ANT-1 TV on Monday did not only focus on the surveillance scandal, but also revealed how Athens intends to respond to Ankara’s attempt to contest and challenge in practical terms Greek sovereign rights via the Libya-Turkey memorandum.
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Turkish missile test adds to complexity of defence assessment in Athens Athens is assessing the news that Turkey test-fired a locally made, short-range ballistic missile over the Black Sea on Tuesday, as Bloomberg revealed.
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Baerbock visit leaves Athens hopeful of shift in Germany's stance on Greek-Turkish disputes German Foreign Minister Analena Baerbock visited Athens for the first time since her appointment next week and there is a feeling among Greek officials that it may have marked a shift in the way Berlin views the enduring disputes between Athens and Ankara.
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US amendment on Turkish jets adds new factor in Athens-Ankara ties The US House of Representatives approved last Thursday an amendment to the annual defence spending bill that restricts the sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernisation tools to Turkey unless the US president decided such a transfer is in America’s national interests.
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Turkish truculence added to factors being considered as PM weighs up snap polls The ratcheting up of tension between Greece and Turkey has given the ongoing speculation about Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calling snap elections this autumn an added dimension.
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Deal with Germany over arms to Ukraine irks opposition The Greek government has come under fire from opposition parties at home after it was announced that it is engaging in an arms swap deal with Germany so that Athens can supply Ukraine with old army vehicles.
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Overflights spat marks resumption of Greek-Turkish tension Tension between Greece and Turkey is brewing again in the Aegean. Athens strongly condemned the incursion of two Turkish fighter jets within 2.5 nautical miles of Alexandroupolis on Friday.
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Athens buoyed by content, mood of Mitsotakis trip to Washington Greek officials seem very satisfied with the results of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s trip to Washington, which gave the Greek leader an opportunity to raise a wide range of issues.
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Athens encouraged by agreement on EU's Strategic Compass Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered momentous changes in the Euro-Atlantic security strategy.