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Athens gets seat at Libya conference, but talks yield little

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:16:00 GMT

An international conference on Libya ended in Paris on Friday with a commitment from the North... a schedule for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya. However, analysts and observers... of Libya and its people. “We reiterate our commitment to the success of the Libyan political process

Diplomatic drive turns to Ukraine and Libya, again

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:31:00 GMT

went on a working visit to Libya on July 4 and 5, with stops in Tripoli and Benghazi. The visit took.... While Fragogiannis was in Libya, Dendias visited Kiev and Odessa to hold talks with the Ukrainian... of a regional power. On the other hand, Greece has historic and cultural bonds with these countries

Greece set to reopen embassy in Libya as it seeks better ties with Tripoli

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:26:00 GMT

Greece is due to reopen this Tuesday its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli, which has been closed... and current head of Libya’s presidency council, Mohamed Al-Menfi. The Greek premier will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias as the pair try to rekindle relations between Greece and Libya. Athens

Athens turns attention to Libya, advocates EastMed energy cooperation

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:40:00 GMT

the signing of a memorandum on the interconnection for the transmission of electric power. “Energy is now... of electric power from Egypt as well as the supply of gas through the East Med pipeline. However... is putting a lot of emphasis on Libya’s future. In this context, Mitsotakis is planning to visit Paris

Excluded from Libya talks, Athens vows to block decisions that ignore sea border concerns

Fri, 17 Jan 2020 07:20:00 GMT

at bringing an end to the longstanding conflict in Libya. Following Moscow’s recent unsuccessful efforts... the possibility of the memorandum on sea borders between Ankara and UN backed government in Libya going... that he could veto all European decisions related to Libya if they do not annul the sea borders

Athens assessing lay of land as Cyprus talks approach and UK seeks new role

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:05:00 GMT

talks as a guarantor power on the island. It is seeking to put an emphasis on issues related to defence... compromise. The crucial issue in the upcoming talks is power sharing and London has some ideas based... the president on the island will only have ceremonial power. It is not clear how this model will work

Athens moves on after Berlin Conference absence, seeks more active role in Libya developments

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 09:18:00 GMT

in the Berlin talks. In order to help tackle the crisis in Libya, EU foreign ministers want to revive.... Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias hailed the outcome of Sunday’s conference on the Libya crisis..., assured him that the bloc’s position on the Turkey-Libya agreements “remains the same

Government takes another stab at media regulation among growing scepticism

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:16:00 GMT

TV broadcast licenses. While the relationship between money, power and information is the subject... to power in 2015 that they have attempted to issue private broadcast licenses. The first tender took..., a government contractor allied to SYRIZA, failed to come up with the funds for the license after

Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:47:00 GMT

The issue of Libya is a concern again for the Greek government and its diplomats. However, this time problems with Libya do not only concern the internationally-recognised government in Tripoli... worrying developments for Athens. The first concerns the increased migratory flows from Libya

Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:11:00 GMT

Increased migrant flows from Libya to southern Crete are causing the Greek government much concern.... This is why European Commissioner Magnus Brunner is visiting Libya on Tuesday. He is due to meet officials... hour. Talks focused on the problem of the irregular arrivals from the northeastern part of Libya