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Brussels said Athens’ request to modify its plan is based on its request to take up five billion euros in additional loans.

The agreement comes in the wake of a G7 decision last September to set a ceiling on Russian crude

Addressing a panel discussion entitled “Energy, Climate & Economy”, Mitsotakis said the Union must examine the prospect of intervening in the wholesale gas market

The difficult diplomacy of de-escalation and dialogue – with which Erdogan’s insolent threats should be answered – requires flexibility, imagination, and above all inventive initiatives.

'We encourage our NATO Allies, including Greece and Turkey, to work together to maintain peace and security in the region and resolve differences diplomatically.'

It is indicative that over the last days Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov intimated that there is a prospect that nuclear weapons could be used.

Greece became strong mainly due to three factors (beyond domestic economic, political, and deterrent force, and soft power). Firstly, in 1981 Greece acceded to the then European Economic Community – which evolved into the current EU.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kosovo asks Athens to play a mediating role in the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue, while emphasisng her country’s Western orientation.

According to the Nordic Monitor (30/12/2021), Turkey is promoting a programme for the production of advanced weapons systems, weapons of mass destruction (WMD), long-range missiles, and possibly nuclear weapons, in violation of the the NPT Treaty.

It remains to be seen what will be the policy of the new German government, after the departure of Angela Merkel and the appointment of the Green party’s Annalena Baerbock as the country’s foreign minister.

France, as President of the UN Security Council at the time, issued a presidential statement on 23 July, 2021, condemning Turkey’s stated intention as a glaring violation of UNSC resolutions on Varosha.

The Commission refuses to approve new funding for the Hellenic Coast Guard on the grounds of “illegal deportations”, Spiegel Online claims.

Mitsotakis and Anastasiades discussed their next steps in coordinating a strategy to confront Ankara, including ongoing efforts to resume talks on a Cyprus settlement.

In substance, the EU has been a bystander in recent efforts to solve the Cyprus problem. In the recent UN-sponsored effort to find common ground in a five-way conference in Geneva, the EU was not invited,

'Nationalism brought to the Balkans only misfortune and suffering. It has been the silent killer of progress. If we fall prey to its deadly spell again - we won’t have anyone else to blame but ourselves.'

In the years after the occupation a very high percentage of the Turkish Cypriots emigrated to the UK and other countries due to the insufferable socio-economic conditions.

Turkey is flagrantly flouting UN resolutions calling for a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation, even as it completely disregards the negative reactions of the Americans and Europeans.

She is expected to meet resistance from Greece, Cyprus, Spain, Portugal and Malta.

'I do not think there is an area of public life that has not in some way benefited from Europe’s contribution. Economically, European funding left Greece with invaluable infrastructure...,' the PM said.

Greek analysts suggest that Ankara’s participation in exploratory talks aims primarily to demonstrate its dedication to resolving issues in order to avert possible EU sanctions.