Athens declines NATO Baltic mission
Greece has declined a request from the Baltic nations – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – to participate in air patrols over their airspace, citing its current obligations in the Balkans.
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October 15, 2024 January key for Athens-Ankara talks
January is shaping up to be a decisive month for Greek-Turkish relations, as high-level talks between Athens and Ankara continue to explore potential common ground.
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October 12, 2024 Turkish foreign minister to visit Greece to discuss bilateral issues
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Greece to discuss and find solutions to bilateral issues, including maritime zones and airspace, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.
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October 10, 2024 Albania to get kamikaze drones from Turkey, PM Rama says
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will give a “considerable” number of kamikaze drones of an unspecified type to Albania, the country’s Prime Minister Edi Rama has said.
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October 9, 2024 On board a Hellenic Navy frigate, fresh from the Red Sea
There is always something quite special in the feeling an outside observer gets when visiting a unit of the Hellenic Navy, even if it is not on a mission at sea. The first striking impression is that of a very closely knit community of men and women in blue uniforms; even when they’re joking with […]
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June 8, 2024 Skopje academic slams violation of Prespa deal
A prominent professor of international law at the University of Skopje Law School has slammed the new president of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska, and the leadership of the future ruling party VMRO-DPMNE over their “clear violation” of the Prespa Agreement with Greece, signed in 2018.
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June 5, 2024 Turkish defense minister calls for two-state solution in Cyprus
Turkish Minister of Defense, Yasar Guler, has called for a two-state solution on the Cyprus issue, accusing the Greek Cypriot side of intransigence.
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May 23, 2024 Greek and Polish leaders urge EU for common air defense shield
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Polish counterpart Donald Tusk have called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to spearhead the creation of a European air defense shield financed by the European Union.
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May 17, 2024 Defense Minister Dendias to visit UAE on Saturday
Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias, heads to the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, for a two-day visit.
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May 14, 2024 Stern message sent to Skopje
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has warned newly sworn-in North Macedonia President Gordana Siljanovska that further violations of the name agreement signed between the two countries would threaten Skopje’s European Union membership ambitions.
