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Tension with Turkey dominates government agenda at home and abroad
The government in Athens has turned its focus on the deteriorating relations with Turkey, raising the issue both on the international and the domestic stage.
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Athens bracing for fresh tension with Turkey, sends letter to UN
Greece and Turkey at odds again, and trapped in the vicious circle of unresolved issues in the Aegean Sea.
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Overflights spat marks resumption of Greek-Turkish tension
Tension between Greece and Turkey is brewing again in the Aegean. Athens strongly condemned the incursion of two Turkish fighter jets within 2.5 nautical miles of Alexandroupolis on Friday.
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Athens buoyed by content, mood of Mitsotakis trip to Washington
Greek officials seem very satisfied with the results of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s trip to Washington, which gave the Greek leader an opportunity to raise a wide range of issues.
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Mitsotakis underlines geopolitical and ideological links between Greece and US
Government officials were in buoyant mood on Wednesday after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrapped up his visit to Washington, following up his meeting with US President Joe Biden on Monday with a speech to Congress on Tuesday.
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Athens promotes role as energy hub as PM prepares for talks in Washington
In a highly symbolic move aimed at underlining the determination of Balkan countries to find alternatives to Russian gas, the Prime Ministers of Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Serbia will meet on Tuesday in the northeastern Greek city of Alexandroupolis.
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Effort to keep Greek-Turkish ties on even keel put under stress
The unofficial moratorium for calm relations between Greece and Turkey agreed recently by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come under strain over the last couple of days.
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Athens encouraged by agreement on EU's Strategic Compass
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered momentous changes in the Euro-Atlantic security strategy.
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Athens hoping for period of calm in Greek-Turkish relations after PM's talks with Erdogan
Athens is expecting a new political environment in its relations with Ankara, to retain open communication channels and a period of tranquility in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean following the meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, on Sunday.
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Mitsotakis prepares to meet Erdogan as Greek ties with Russia collapse
Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to meet Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, in what will be their first talks on Turkish soil rather than neutral territory.