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Athens ups diplomatic effort as Turkey plans hydrocarbon research in Greek continental shelf
Athens is examining all the diplomatic means at its disposal to respond to what it sees as mounting transgressions by Turkey.
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Turkey continues Aegean jostling as Athens sends envoy to Syria, renews backing for Western Balkans
Unresolved bilateral issues continue to cause friction in Greece’s relationship with Turkey as Athens looks to renew its presence in the Eastern Mediterranean and support for the Western Balkans’ efforts to join the European Union.
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Amid lack of communication, overflights add to Greek-Turkish tension
Athens is concerned about the continuous overflights by Turkish fighter jets in the Aegean as these currently involve large and inhabited Greek islands as well as parts of Greece’s mainland.
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Primary residences back in focus as Athens waits for recovery fund decision
Following another European Council teleconference during which no concrete decisions were reached regarding the coronavirus recovery fund, there is growing attention on the primary residence protection scheme, which is due to expire soon.
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Renewed concern over East Med as Turkey aims to resume drilling
Ankara’s intention to begin again drilling works in the Eastern Mediterranean as well as its continuing aggressive tactics in the Aegean will be brought up for discussion during Wednesday’s EU Council of Foreign Affairs by Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.
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Greece pinpoints flaws in Turkey's Aegean claims
Although there is relief in Athens at the relative calm in Greek-Turkish relations over the past few days, the government remains vigilant.
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EU's temporary framework for state aid in response to Covid-19 outbreak
The COVID-19 -novel- coronavirus outbreak is testing public health systems, national responses to an economic slowdown and potential recession as well as government’s and European Union institutions’ overall capacity to respond to a crisis of this magnitude.
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Mitsotakis urges EU to act after European Council stalemate
As expected, Thursday’s European Council did not lead to a decision on further extraordinary measures to support Europe’s struggling economies, leading to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis taking to social media to express his reaction.
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PM joins forces with some eurozone partners to lobby for "corona-bond"
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and eight other European leaders wrote a letter to European Council president Charles Michel on Wednesday, ahead of Thursday’s teleconference, arguing for a coordinated eurozone-level response to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on member-states’ economies.
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Athens looks an as EU prepares to clear path for North Macedonia, Albania accession talks
The European Union is set to agree on Tuesday, during a video conference of foreign and EU affairs ministers, for North Macedonia and Albania to begin their long-awaited accession talks.