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PoliticsGreek Politics
Greece goes operational amid growing concern about Iran war blowback Greece has gone from cautiously monitoring the Middle East crisis to an active, multi‑level mobilisation, as the war in Iran spills into the Eastern Mediterranean and draws Cyprus — and by extension the EU — into the line of fire.
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PoliticsForeign Policy Greece faces new regional risks as Middle East tension escalates Greece is monitoring with great concern the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, which is creating risks and generating new challenges for the country.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Athens anxious about managing alliances and fallout from Iran bombing The Israeli–US strike on Iran over the weekend has jolted European capitals – none more so than Athens as Greece faces a crisis that touches many of its strategic vulnerabilities: energy, shipping, tourism, trade and migration.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Conflict in Middle East puts fresh pressure on economy The relative stability and calm that the Greek economy profited from over the last couple of years has started to look like a thing of the past over the past few days as tension in the Middle East flared up, threatening a protracted conflict in the region, which will have a global impact and will affect the growth outlook for Greece.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Despite foreign policy concerns, New Democracy builds poll lead as opponents falter Even though there are mounting challenges on the foreign policy front and concerns about the economic effects of the conflict in the Middle East, New Democracy’s ratings continue to recover. However, SYRIZA’s recent party conference appears to have failed to halt the leftists’ slide to the fringes of Greek politics.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Government shows its concern about Middle East impact, farm subsidy probe The conflict between Israel and Iran, as well as the US’s involvement over the weekend, has put policy makers in Athens on alert as Greece braces for the potential impact from the uncertainty being created in the Middle East.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Greece aligns with EU on Israel-Iran conflict, keeps close watch on Turkey as Ankara submits maritime plans Greece is following with concern the recent developments in the Middle East amid the ramping up of the conflict between Israel and Iran.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens bracing for fresh tension with Turkey, sends letter to UN Greece and Turkey at odds again, and trapped in the vicious circle of unresolved issues in the Aegean Sea.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Hope of economic, trade benefits drive Tsipras's landmark visit to Iran Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has become the first European leader to visit Iran since the lifting of trade sanctions against Tehran, underlining Athens’s determination to become a link between the Middle East country and the EU.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Greece steps up effort to bolster relations with Iran Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias visited Tehran on November 29-30 in an effort to enhance Greece’s bilateral relations with Iran as well as to prepare the ground for the visit of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who is expected to travel in the early party of 2016.