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Mood sours as Greece and Turkey head for new round of exploratory talks Greece and Turkey return on Wednesday for the 63rd round of their exploratory talks, this time in Ankara, with the possibility that they could eventually lead to international arbitration if enough common ground is found.
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Athens tries to rekindle ties with North Macedonia after period of stasis After a long period of time during which stagnation and suspicion had prevailed in Greece's relations with North Macedonia, the two neighbouring countries appear to be trying to break the ice.
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Mitsotakis and Erdogan break ice, look for calm summer If the much-anticipated meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was focussed on breaking the ice at a personal level and creating the necessary conditions for a calm summer, then their talks in Brussels on Monday could be considered a first step in this direction.
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Athens aiming to boost EU-Balkan momentum It has been almost three years since the signing of the Prespes Agreement (June 12, 2018) between Greece and North Macedonia and bilateral relations are improving, as evident during the visit of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to Athens last week.
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PM tries to draw line under Golden Dawn affair, defends handling of second Covid-19 wave In his latest, but not particularly revealing, interview with the local print media Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis seeks to draw a line under the Golden Dawn affair and defends his government’s handling of the second coronavirus wave.
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ND clarifies plans for emergency health system capacity as public mood over Covid-19 sours Experts continue to intensify their warnings over the latest wave of Covid-19 infections in Greece, prompting rumours that stricter measures are on the way for the greater Athens area.
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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.
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Greece holds Western Balkan meeting to reaffirm support for neighbours' EU prospects Greek diplomats have been consumed by their country’s relations with Turkey and the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean over the last couple of months.
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PoliticsForeign Policy Athens treads softly as North Macedonia heads to elections and EU mulls accession Athens is keeping an eye on developments in North Macedonia as Greece’s neighbouring country heads to general elections in April.
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Govt rebuffs uncomfortable reports on money laundering, unpaid contributions The government has been put on the defensive as a result of a couple of reports in the international media, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has had to step up efforts to improve North Macedonia’s chances of being allowed to start its European Union accession process, a far cry from New Democracy’s fierce opposition to the Prespes Agreement just months ago.