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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics In his parting shot just before the summer recess, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis turned fire on his predecessors’ foreign policy record, while brushing off the accusations of corruption that have engulfed his administration in recent weeks.
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Deteriorating ties with Libya become pressing challenge for Greek diplomacy The two note verbale recently submitted to the United Nations by Libya underlined that relations between Greece and the Libyan government in Tripoli are currently at a dead end.
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Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum Greece is preparing for the first major heatwave of the summer to hit the country this week, but it is the political heat that his government is facing because of the OPEKEPE scandal and its handling of foreign policy issues that is causing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis most concern.
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Migration opens new front for government after Libya snub On the heels of a bruising week of battling revelations of organised fraud and corruption in the distribution of agricultural funds, the government is being accused of dropping the ball on migration, after an EU-led delegation including Migration Minister Thanos Plevris was turned back at the border of Libya where it had arrived for talks on managing Mediterranean boat crossings.
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Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist Increased migrant flows from Libya to southern Crete are causing the Greek government much concern. The arrival of 1,400 migrants since the weekend, has prompted Greek authorities to start talking about a humanitarian crisis as the island does not have the necessary accommodation facilities.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens The issue of Libya is a concern again for the Greek government and its diplomats.
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Greece locked in talks with Egypt over monastery, struggles to gain footing in Libya Greece and Egypt have decided to extend their negotiations over the property rights and the status of Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai and its surrounding lands until the end of this month.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens prepares for Blinken visit, hopeful of Libya shifting position Athens appears ready to begin talks on the delimitation of sea zones with the government that will be formed following elections in Libya.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens poised to take next steps on maritime borders The war in Ukraine and the energy crisis it precipitated have created a new environment for co-operation and synergies in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens expands survey area off Crete, signs MoU with Egypt Greece’s decision to issue a new Navtex, expanding the area of seismic surveys for hydrocarbon deposits by US ExxonMobil southwest of Crete, is expected to act as a test of the government in Tripoli (GNA) as well as Turkey.