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Turkey's new Libya MoU prompts swift reaction from Athens, which mulls further moves

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 06:33:00 GMT

, suggesting that the situation will drag on until elections will take place in both countries, sometime next... by Ankara. Last Monday, much to Greek frustration, Turkey and Libya signed a memorandum of understanding... and Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, the leader of one of two competing governments in divided Libya. He said

Reshuffle expected to follow minister's departure in wake of Mati disaster

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 06:20:00 GMT

deadly wildfire in Mati, for which the death toll has risen to 90. It was confirmed on Friday... the image of what was a strong response by authorities to the Mati fire. New Democracy demanded... as dangerous as the one in Mati, which ripped through thousands of homes. A report in Kathimerini

New York trip showcases climate change ambitions, FDI opportunities and Balkan diplomacy

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:11:00 GMT

SYRIZA for linking last year’s deadly Mati wildfire to climate change. SYRIZA accused the prime minister... handling. Balkan diplomacy Mitsotakis used the opportunity of the UN summit to hold a series of meetings with western Balkan leaders focusing on joint initiatives and EU enlargement in the region

Coalition pledges to demolish illegal buildings following Mati fire

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 13:43:00 GMT

local authorities with extra funds to pay for the demolition work. Apart from wanting to show people... on the outskirts of Athens very closely with the high death toll in the Mati fire. One of the coalition’s... the human cost of the Mati fire. The next step by the government to show that it is taking decisive

Seven in 10 Greeks raiding savings to pay bills, two in 10 have no deposits

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:39:00 GMT

have risen by 12.6 percent over the last year and deposits are falling steadily as people eat into their savings to cover basic costs and pay their growing tax bills. Of course, this has a knock

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

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

Putting right everything that went wrong in Mati

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:46:00 GMT

that is worthy of the lives of those 80+ people who perished in Mati. Sadly, there seems to be very... whose only purpose is to ensure that nobody has responsibility for anything. What happened in Mati... summer wind in eight years blew from the west, pushing the fire through homes in Mati at a blistering

Buckling under pressure of Mati death toll, Tsipras searches for corrective actions

Mon, 30 Jul 2018 10:09:00 GMT

of the coalition’s crisis management strategy. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited Mati, the area.... The head of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) Panos Kammenos visited Mati with TV cameras... the high death toll to the gale-force winds and large amount of illegal construction in Mati

Greek effort to heal rift with Balkan neighbours may have come too late

Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:58:00 GMT

A quadrilateral meeting between Greece and three of its Balkan neighbours that took place in Thessaloniki recently may provide a springboard for an improvement in relations that have been severely... with suspicion and tension, the foreign and interior ministers of Greece’s neighbours accepted