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Athens and Ankara face bumps in the road as they prepare for political dialogue

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:04:00 GMT

are also designed to prepare the visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Turkey in May... this well-known axiom that “if you want peace, prepare for war”. He also added that “we are certainly

No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:01:00 GMT

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. The roll call vote on the agreement with Egypt, as well as an earlier, similar

Wildfires and pandemic set political agenda as parties prepare for return to business

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:52:00 GMT

The suppression of the previous week’s catastrophic wildfires and the traditional end of the Greek summer holiday season is giving the country’s political forces an opportunity to regroup and prepare the agenda for the return to business. For the government this means expediting the support package

SYRIZA, PASOK leaders prepare responses to stark choice presented by PM

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 10:26:00 GMT

As SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and PASOK chief Nikos Androulakis prepare to travel to Thessaloniki to provide their responses to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s speech at the trade fair on Saturday, the surveillance scandal continues to be a bone of contention between the government

Two more parties prepare to step onto overcrowded Greek political stage

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 09:44:00 GMT

The fragmentation of Greek politics shows no sign of abating: The creation of another two parties – on opposite sides of the political spectrum – has been announced. Former cabinet secretary Takis Baltakos said on Tuesday he would launch a right-wing pa...

Much ground to cover as Greece, lenders prepare to resume talks

Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:27:00 GMT

Greece and its lenders are due to resume on Saturday negotiations aimed at agreeing a set of reforms that could unlock further funding but there are doubts about whether an agreement could be reached soon. The European Commission confirmed on Friday tha...

Greek ministers prepare Israel visits in bid to further relations

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 09:44:00 GMT

Two Greek ministers are due to visit Israel shortly as the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks coalition continues to attempt to bolster relations with Tel Aviv. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is expected to arrive to Tel Aviv on July 6 for a two-day visit and De...

Review gathers pace as mission chiefs prepare for Athens return

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:39:00 GMT

Technical talks between the Greek government and the institutions have resumed in Athens ahead of the return of the mission chiefs to Greece on Monday amid efforts to complete the third review as soon as possible. The mission chiefs are expected to stay...

Institutions prepare for Athens return, completion of fourth review

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:43:00 GMT

The institutions will return to Athens on May 14 with a view to securing a staff-level agreement (SLA) to bring the fourth review to a close later in the month, the Eurogroup decided on Friday. Eurogroup president Mario Centeno announced after the meeti...

Debt relief options pondered as institutions prepare for Athens return

Fri, 11 May 2018 11:45:00 GMT

The immediate focus of the institutions, who are due back in Athens on Monday, will be on the fourth review but discussions are continuing in the background on what debt relief measures may be implemented after the conclusion of the third programme this...