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GSI resumption set to test Greek–Turkish relations after Libya MoU clash The planned resumption of maritime surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is emerging as the next critical test of relations between Greece and Turkey, following a sharp diplomatic confrontation at the United Nations on Thursday over the recently ratified Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum.
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Mitsotakis takes maritime dispute to UN as PASOK seeks to build on polling momentum The fallout from eastern Libya's ratification of the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum continues to dominate Greece's political agenda, but the controversy is now unfolding on two distinct fronts.
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Government seeks patriotic reset after Libya memorandum as election scenarios resurface The government is trying to regain the initiative on national issues following the ratification of the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum by Libya’s eastern‑based parliament.
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Government tries to fend off growing domestic objections to its foreign policy The political fallout from eastern Libya's ratification of the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum continues to reverberate through Greek politics, creating an increasingly difficult challenge for the Mitsotakis government on an issue that has traditionally been one of New Democracy's strongest assets.
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Libya fallout tests ND's foreign policy credentials as PASOK edges forward in latest polls The ratification of the disputed Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum by eastern Libya's House of Representatives has handed Greece's opposition parties a fresh opportunity to challenge one of the Mitsotakis government's traditional strengths: its management of foreign policy and national security.
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Athens seeks diplomatic counterweight after Libya backs Turkey maritime pact The ratification of the controversial Turkey–Libya maritime agreement by Libya’s eastern‑based parliament this week marks a significant geopolitical shift in the Eastern Mediterranean, strengthening Ankara’s influence over both sides of the divided country and prompting a coordinated diplomatic response from Athens, Cairo and Brussels.
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Libyan ratification dents government's foreign policy edge The ratification of the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum by Libya’s eastern‑based parliament has given the opposition an opening on foreign policy — one of the few areas where New Democracy has consistently outpolled its rivals.
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Libyan ratification of Turkey pact intensifies foreign policy debate The government has moved to contain the political fallout from the decision of Libya’s eastern‑based House of Representatives to approve the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum. Opposition parties across the spectrum, and former PM Antonis Samaras, have seized on it as evidence that Greece’s Libya strategy has failed.
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Mitsotakis uses UN stage to project leadership as poll shows dip for ELAS Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his address to the 81st UN General Assembly on Thursday to present Greece as a stabilising force in a turbulent international environment, combining messages of regional diplomacy, economic resilience and technological caution.
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France and Greece upgrade defence pact as regional and political risks loom The visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Athens last week marked a symbolic yet substantive reaffirmation of a bilateral relationship that has evolved into one of increasing strategic depth in recent years.