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Turkey's new Libya MoU prompts swift reaction from Athens, which mulls further moves The ongoing tension between Greece and Turkey also permeated to other capitals last week, suggesting that the situation will drag on until elections will take place in both countries, sometime next year.
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Mitsotakis counters Erdogan claims at UN, makes case for cooperation In his address to the 77th United Nations General Assembly last Friday, Kyriakos Mitsotakis chose to point out the benefits of a peaceful and cooperative atmosphere between Greece and Turkey, but also to draw his government’s red lines vis a vis Turkey’s revisionist policies, making it clear that security, stability, and territorial integrity are non-negotiable for Athens.
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Erdogan's inflammatory comments a harbinger for new period of Greek-Turkish tension Athens is bracing itself for a period of prolonged tension with Ankara that is expected to last until elections in its neighbouring country, scheduled to take place in 2023.
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Athens ponders latest diplomatic moves by Turkey Greek and Cypriot officials spent much of the summer discussing how they would react in case Turkey’s drillship Abdülhamid Han would sail within the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone or disputed waters in the Aegean.
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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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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 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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With focus on energy, Athens hopes for boost from Macron re-election Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes that the re-election of Emmanuel Macron as French President bodes well for his government’s hopes of further progress within the European Union on effective answers to the economic and energy challenges posed by the war in Ukraine and other recent developments.
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Athens prepares response to Turkey challenging sovereignty over eastern Aegean islands Recent statements by Turkish officials questioning Greece’s sovereignty over islands in the eastern Aegean has caused discomfort in Athens.