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Greece beefs up border security to counter migration flow Athens believes the migration crisis has entered a new phase, calling it a hybrid attack on Greece by Turkey.
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Athens ponders latest diplomatic moves by Turkey Greek and Cypriot officials spent much of the summer discussing how they would react in case Turkey’s drillship Abdülhamid Han would sail within the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone or disputed waters in the Aegean.
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Baerbock visit leaves Athens hopeful of shift in Germany's stance on Greek-Turkish disputes German Foreign Minister Analena Baerbock visited Athens for the first time since her appointment next week and there is a feeling among Greek officials that it may have marked a shift in the way Berlin views the enduring disputes between Athens and Ankara.
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US amendment on Turkish jets adds new factor in Athens-Ankara ties The US House of Representatives approved last Thursday an amendment to the annual defence spending bill that restricts the sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernisation tools to Turkey unless the US president decided such a transfer is in America’s national interests.
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Ukraine war and Turkey tension top foreign policy concerns Facing possible snap elections this autumn, there are two key issues of concern for the Greek government on the foreign policy front.
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Turkey climbs up agenda as snap election expectations grow Although there were no signs on Wednesday of Greece and Turkey being at loggerheads at the NATO summit in Madrid, concern among voters about relations between Athens and Ankara appears to have shot up since last month, according to a new opinion poll.
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Athens braces for Erdogan bargaining at NATO summit The annual NATO summit due to begin on Tuesday in Madrid comes at a critical time in the alliance's 73-year history.
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Turkey and Western Balkans top Greek agenda at European Council The government in Athens has launched a series of diplomatic contacts as part of its strategy to confront Turkey’s revisionist views, especially on the status of the Greek islands in the Aegean.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Turkish truculence added to factors being considered as PM weighs up snap polls The ratcheting up of tension between Greece and Turkey has given the ongoing speculation about Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calling snap elections this autumn an added dimension.
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Athens prods EU to resume enlargement process for Western Balkans Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moscow's growing influence in southeastern Europe and the EU membership applications by Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova have forced the EU to pay attention again to its stalled enlargement drive