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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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Opposition unable to join forces over recognition of Palestinian state
The inability of Greece’s opposition parties to work together, even on issues that are causing the government discomfort, is being highlighted again as PASOK is set to intensify calls for the recognition of a Palestinian state without coordinating its efforts with any of the other progressive parties.
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Sale of defence manufacturer stokes opposition criticism amid bid to bolster regional ties
A deal to sell Greece’s state-owned military vehicle manufacturer to an Israeli defence technology group has stirred up controversy among opposition parties alarmed by the Mitsotakis administration’s deepening ties with Israel.
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PM's strategic bet on Israel meets domestic blowback over Gaza
There has been growing public and political pushback against the Greek government's position regarding Israel and the war in Gaza over the last few days, putting Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in an awkward position given that he has been cultivating Greece's relationship with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his administration since the former came to power in 2019.
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Conflict in Middle East puts fresh pressure on economy
The relative stability and calm that the Greek economy profited from over the last couple of years has started to look like a thing of the past over the past few days as tension in the Middle East flared up, threatening a protracted conflict in the region, which will have a global impact and will affect the growth outlook for Greece.
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Greece aligns with EU on Israel-Iran conflict, keeps close watch on Turkey as Ankara submits maritime plans
Greece is following with concern the recent developments in the Middle East amid the ramping up of the conflict between Israel and Iran.
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Opposition amps up criticism over Gaza stance and farming payments scandal
The government is facing intensifying criticism from opposition parties over its position on Gaza, as its latest actions on the global scene put it increasingly at odds with the mood in the Greek Parliament.
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Opposition calls on PM to change tack over Gaza as ND faces new corruption probe
Opposition parties are putting pressure on the Greek government to shift its position vis-à-vis Israel as the international community begins to harden its stance on the war in Gaza.
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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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Mitsotakis refreshes Israel ties ahead of resuming work on GSI cable
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited France and Israel over the last few days, aiming to bolster close relations with key allies ahead of two important developments in the Eastern Mediterranean.