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Turkey's Aegean moratorium eases tension as Berlin tries to foster talks Turkey has decided to suspend for the time being planned research for oil and gas reserves in areas of the Aegean that Greece felt incorporated its continental shelf, which triggered a military stand-off over the past few days.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Greece on alert over Turkish maritime plans, senses EU backing Athens is on alert after Turkey announce plans, via a NAVTEX advisory on Tuesday, for a seismic survey south and east of the Greek island of Kastellorizo between July 21 and August 2.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
EU deal appears promising for Greece, but success rides on efficient use of funds Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has applauded the compromise reached in Brussels over the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the Next Generation EU recovery package totalling 1.82 billion euros, of which Greece could receive more than 70 billion.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Athens waits for EU recovery fund outcome as new Mati fire claims emerge The marathon European Council, which began on Friday and is due to continue on Monday afternoon, failed to yield an agreement on the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) after what Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said was insufficient progress.
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Legal
The EU decision excluding nuclear and fossil fuels from the Just Transition Fund On June 25, a note was issued by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union to the Permanent Representatives Committee granting a partial mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament regarding the proposed Regulation establishing the Just Transition Fund (JTF).
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PoliticsGreek Politics
PM in search of recovery fund boost as parties clash over latest Novartis episode As Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrived at the latest European Union summit in Brussels on Friday in the hope that an agreement would be secured on the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF), Greece’s domestic politics was focussed on the latest fallout from the Novartis scandal.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations Turkey’s top court decided on Friday to annul a 1934 law that had made the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul a museum, sparking a flurry of diplomatic activity and likely complication relations between Athens and Ankara.
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PoliticsGreek Politics PM wants no strings attached to EU funds as ND juggles with public finances Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he will insist on any EU funds aimed at helping the Greek economy recover from the coronavirus setback being free of any onerous terms as his government tries to manage the considerable fiscal impact of the support measures it has announced and the downturn in business caused by the pandemic.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Mitsotakis-Erdogan call seen as first step to possible thaw in relations The telephone call last Friday between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seen by diplomatic sources in Athens as a first step for both sides to overcome the dead-end to which the recent lack of communication had been leading.
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Society
EU report sees Greek population shrinking, ageing over next decades The European Commission (EC) has released its first report on the impact of demographic changes across the bloc.