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Mitsotakis backs Ukraine as Athens tries to balance position with Trump administration Athens remains firm in its position on Ukraine with the Greek Prime Minister stressing that “nothing can be decided for Ukraine without Ukraine”.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Trump trade war could take a toll on Greek economy As the Trump presidency nears the end of its first month in office, it is clear that America First will dominate US economic and foreign policy, and the protectionist approach to US trade will be the cornerstone of Donald Trump's goals for economic and diplomatic influence.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Government treads carefully on Trump, looks for positives in EU defence spending tweak The Greek government continues to be restrained in its public comments about the actions of US President Donald Trump and his administration, but has made it clear that it is strongly in favour of greater flexibility on defence spending in the European Union.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens concerned but silent as Trump administration criticises Europe, lines up Ukraine talks Like every other European capital, Athens is watching on with concern as US president Donald Trump aims to begin Ukraine peace talks with Russia while excluding the European Union from any negotiations.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
PASOK emerges as main beneficiary in reshuffling of political deck A new sounding by Opinion Poll for Action24 shows PASOK surging to close the gap with New Democracy, with 20.4 pct of the projected vote versus 29.8 pct for the governing party.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
PM makes first direct contact with Trump, hoping to keep US-Greek relationship special Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made his first bid to build a connection with Donald Trump ahead of the latter being inaugurated as US President in January.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Trump win emboldens Mitsotakis critics as Athens ponders implications of surprise result The implications of the impending return of Donald Trump to the White House are beginning to sink in in Athens, where it was celebrated by prominent figures to the right of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis but viewed with some concern by his foreign policy advisors.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
PM reacts to Trump win as Kasselakis manipulation claims put SYRIZA on knife edge Ousted leader Stefanos Kasselakis has mounted yet another objection in the process to select the next party president, this time questioning the delegate selection for the upcoming congress.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens wary of implications from Erdogan's cancelled trip to Washington The postponement of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the White House on May 9 is seen as a move that will likely upend efforts to mend ties after prolonged friction and that will play into the hands of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Greek-Albanian deadlock over Beleri case no closer to being resolved Athens is at an impasse in its relations with Tirana after an Albanian court recently convicted Fredi Beleri, the ethnic Greek mayor-elect of the town of Himara, of vote-buying.