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Government fears losing momentum to new Tempe backlash as GSI tensions rise The government is concerned that it could be set to face a fresh backlash from the public over the Tempe train crash amid ongoing disquiet about how the investigation into Greece’s deadliest rail disaster is being managed.
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PM defends stance on Turkey and troubled electricity cable project Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is planning to meet with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York with the aim of maintaining the current stability in relations between the two countries, while reiterating that Ankara needs to abolish its casus belli clause for ties to improve.
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Cyprus cable dispute and Crete mafia case cast fresh clouds over TIF reset agenda As PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his team put the finishing touches to an economic package that they hope will win back public trust in the government, a disagreement with Cyprus threatens the implementation of an emblematic energy project, while details from an ongoing probe into an organised crime ring on the island of Crete hint at political connections.
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Athens seeks talks with Erdogan as Turkey steps up diplomatic activity in region Athens will seek to overcome the stalemate in its political dialogue with Ankara during a meeting that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is aiming to have with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York.
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Deteriorating ties with Libya become pressing challenge for Greek diplomacy The two note verbale recently submitted to the United Nations by Libya underlined that relations between Greece and the Libyan government in Tripoli are currently at a dead end.
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Doubts about GSI resurface as Turkey raises objections over electricity cable Athens is currently weighing up its next moves regarding the 1.94-billion-euro Great Sea Interconnector, or GSI, as the project to construct an electricity cable linking the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel faces headwinds again.
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Greece seeks to continue talks with Turkey despite new obstacles Athens and Ankara intend to continue with their political dialogue and the two governments are already organising the next high-level meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotaks and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in April.
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UN hosts Cyprus talks as Israel gets behind electricity interconnector The United Nations talks on the Cyprus issue are due to resume in Geneva this Monday.
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Greece looks to cultivate ties with Egypt and Israel while keeping eye on Turkey's role in Syria The trilateral summit due to be held in Cairo on January 8 will host the leaders of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt and takes place at a critical moment for developments in the Middle East.
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Syria developments dominate as Athens steps up diplomatic exchanges The dramatic situation in Syria will be one of the issues that will top the agenda for the meeting Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis is due to hold with new EU Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Šuica in Brussels.