Tags
Turkey
RSS-
PoliticsGreek Politics
No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals The belligerent rhetoric from Turkey towards Greece has continued this week as Greek MPs prepare to vote on the maritime boundaries deal between Athens and Cairo that triggered the latest round of tension with Ankara.
-
PoliticsForeign Policy
Greece expects evidence of Turkish willingness to talk as Maas visits Athens, Ankara Germany Foreign Minister Heiko Maas is due back in Athens on Tuesday, just a few weeks following his last visit.
-
PoliticsForeign Policy
Clock ticking on Greek and EU reaction to Turkish activity in East Med Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to raise Greece’s concerns about Turkey’s activities in the Eastern Mediterranean when he takes part in a call with EU leaders on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Belarus.
-
PoliticsGreek Politics
SYRIZA goes on offensive over Covid-19 and economic reforms, but internal rifts persist As new Covid-19 infections continue to emerge in Greece and concerns grow about the economic impact of the pandemic, SYRIZA has ramped up its criticism of the government on the healthcare front, as well as on the issues raised by the Pissarides report on economic reform.
-
PoliticsGreek Politics
PM wades in on Turkey dispute as Covid-19 threat grows at home Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made his first public intervention in the Aegean dispute with Turkey on Wednesday as the threat from a growing coronavirus outbreak at home escalated.
-
PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens hoping EU diplomatic drive will defuse latest Aegean crisis Greece is stepping up its diplomatic efforts in the hope of securing a united European reaction to Turkey’s action in the Aegean as the Oruc Reis research vessel continued its activity in the area.
-
PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens treads tightrope as Turkish research vessel sails in Aegean Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was due to speak to Greece’s political leaders on Tuesday to update them on the latest developments in the ongoing spat with Turkey over maritime boundaries.
-
PoliticsForeign Policy
Greece signs EEZ deal with Egypt, aiming to halt Turkey's designs Greece and Egypt signed an agreement on Thursday designating an exclusive economic zone in the Eastern Mediterranean, amid heightened tensions with Turkey over natural resources in the region.
-
PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens treads fine line as talks with Ankara beckon following Aegean stand-off Just a few days following Turkey’s decision to abstain from seismic research in disputed areas in the Aegean as a gesture of goodwill that could facilitate the beginning of discussions between Athens and Ankara, the situation does not look straightforward and the Greek side is facing difficult decisions.
-
PoliticsForeign Policy
Turkey's Aegean moratorium eases tension as Berlin tries to foster talks Turkey has decided to suspend for the time being planned research for oil and gas reserves in areas of the Aegean that Greece felt incorporated its continental shelf, which triggered a military stand-off over the past few days.