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Athens presses Benghazi in bid to block ratification of Turkish–Libyan maritime pact Athens has sought to further enhance its relations with Benghazi, primarily aiming to convince the parliament there not to ratify the 2019 Turkish–Libyan maritime memorandum, which Greece rejects as illegal.
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Greece reignites energy alliance talks with Israel and Cyprus amid US interest Greece is seeking to revive the “energy triangle” with Cyprus and Israel — a move that appears to be attracting interest from the United States.
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PoliticsForeign Policy Greece working on plan for multilateral talks in East Med Athens is preparing a concept paper outlining its proposal for a five-party conference aimed at enhancing co-operation and resolving issues related to the Exclusive Economic Zones in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar Just a few days before the meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York, Ankara is due to begin this Monday scientific surveys in the Aegean Sea.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
PM hails Chevron bid as vote of confidence amid mixed reactions to TIF package The news that US energy giant Chevron has bid for an exploration license in Greek waters has been celebrated by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis as a boost to the country’s geopolitical status and a vindication of his administration’s foreign policy.
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Athens seeks talks with Erdogan as Turkey steps up diplomatic activity in region Athens will seek to overcome the stalemate in its political dialogue with Ankara during a meeting that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is aiming to have with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
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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PoliticsForeign Policy 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.