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Comp. Southeast Europ. Stud. 2021; 69(1): 133–152 Policy Analysis Heinz-Jürgen Axt* Troubled Water in the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkey Challenges Greece and Cyprus Regarding Energy Resources https://doi.org/10.1515/soeu-2021-2006 Abstract: The conflict between Turkey on the one hand and Greece and Cyprus on the other was exacerbated when Turkey and Libya reached an agreement on the delimitation of maritime zones to explore and exploit energy resources in late 2019. The countries were on the brink of military confrontation. This was the latest climax of a longer period of conflict and mistrust, during which negative percep- tions became more entrenched on all sides. Energy is globally high in demand but exploiting resources in the Mediterranean Sea at competitive prices is difficult. The international community has developed an ambitious Law of the Sea, but its interpretation is controversial. Compromises are needed to de-escalate. What might serve as a ‘bridge over troubled waters’ in the Eastern Mediterranean? The author comments on the available options. Keywords: Turkey, Greece, energy resources, conflict, international law Introduction Energy resources are in great demand in the Eastern Mediterranean. Greece and Turkey have been at odds over this for more than 60 years, Cyprus and Turkey for around a decade. Other countries such as Libya, Israel and Egypt are also involved. Turkey does not hesitate to send its research vessels to undertake exploration work in maritime zones that are claimed by Greece or Cyprus. As Turkish exploration ships are escorted by warships, accidents or even the use of violence can no longer be ruled out. -
No 60 / January 2020
The Greek-American partnership: What next? by Dr George N. Tzogopoulos ELIAMEP Research Fellow, US Department of State IVLP alumnus January 2020 Policy Brief No. 60/2020 HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR EUROPEAN AND FOREIGN POLICY 49, Vas. Sofias Avenue, 10676, Athens Greece Tel. +30 210 7257 110, Fax +30 210 7257 114, E-mail [email protected], www.eliamep.eu Copyright © 2020 Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) 49, Vas. Sofias Ave, 106 76 Athens, Greece Tel.: +30 210 7257 110 | Fax: +30 210 7257 114 | www.eliamep.gr | [email protected] All Rights Reserved The Greek-American partnership: What next? by Dr George N. Tzogopoulos Dr George N. Tzogopoulos is ELIAMEP Research Fellow as an expert οn media, international relations and Chinese affairs. He is also the Director of EU-China Programs at the Centre international de formation européenne (CIFE) and Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Law of the Democritus University of Thrace. Furthermore, George has joined the Begin Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA) as a Research Associate, where he is, inter alia, organizing its online debates on several international themes. He is also the Co-convener of the recently established Israel-Hellenic Forum under the umbrella of B’nai B’rith International. In the summer of 2017 George was selected as ‘young leader’ by China’s Diplomatic Academy and in spring 2019 he was an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Fellow of the US Department of State. He is the author of three books: US Foreign Policy in the European Media: Framing the Rise and Fall of Neoconservatism (IB TAURIS), The Greek Crisis in the Media: Stereotyping in the International Press (Ashgate) and Understanding China (Sideris, forthcoming, in Greek). -
News 29 April 2020 (7/20)
News 29 April 2020 (7/20) STATEWATCH ANALYSES 1. EU/Greece/Turkey: Crisis not averted: security policies cannot solve a humanitarian problem, now or in the long-term 2: Spain: Migrants' rights must be guaranteed and put at the core of measures taken by the government STATEWATCH NEWS 1. EU: 7 member states call for mandatory relocation in revamped asylum system 2. Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (24.3.20-20.4.20) 3. FRANCE: Protest policing under the microscope: "a dysfunctional law and order" 4. Privacy and free expression: responses to terrorist and extremist content online NEWS 1. Malta asks the EU to recognise Libya as a safe port 2. EU financial complicity in Libyan migrant abuses 3. UN: Concerned by increasingly Transnational Threat of Extreme Right-Wing 4. EU Data Protection Board: Guidelines 04/2020 on the use of location data 5. Historic UK-Greece migration action plan signed 6. UK: If MPs won’t halt Right to Rent discrimination, the Supreme Court must 7. GREECE-BULGARIA: Weaponizing a River 8. ITALY: CasaPound Italia: Contemporary Extreme Right Politics 9. Better late than never? Two weeks' quarantine if travelling to UK 10. New Lockdown Restrictions – Clarification or Confusion? 11. UK making 'impossible demands' over Europol database in EU talks 12. Institutional racism in the NHS intensifies in times of crisis 13. EU: Finnish Presidency paper: Twenty Years of Europol - what next? 14. EU commission keeps asylum report on Greece secret 15. Germany extends border controls due to coronavirus and "reasons of migration” 16. Greece looks for closure in trial on far right 17. -
From Escalation to Normalisation
From escalation to normalisation Dear reader, the relations between Greece and Turkey are at a crossroads. The developments of the last months have shown that the security not only of the Aegean, but of all of Europe is at stake: From the migration challenge to energy security, maritime boundaries, but also to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and, in the medium- to long-term, against climate change: We need cooperation, not confrontation. Europe and Turkey are neighbors. It is now time to come together. We have asked two renowned policy experts from Greece and Turkey to draw on their experience and show us, each from their personal perspective, the way forward. Theirs are some powerful arguments, coming directly from both sides of the Aegean. Henri Bohnet, KAS Athens and Walter Glos, KAS Ankara Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung September 2020 2 “It is hard to envisage a shared future for the Eastern Mediterranean without a solution to the Cyprus Question.” A Greek-Turkish dialogue and the Karamanlis, serving as Greece’s Premier at that role of Germany time, had sent a letter to Chancellor Helmut Schmidt asking for his mediation in acceptance by the Turkish Greek-German relations passed through several government of a specific proposal he made. What stages in the previous decade. Solidarity shown he proposed was to avoid mutual provocations in response to the economic crisis was perceived and start a sincere dialogue on delimiting the differently in Athens and Berlin, and occasionally continental shelf or preparing a joint recourse to caused some misunderstandings. Greece the International Court of Justice or to international and Germany managed to work together and arbitration (vol. -
2017 Delphi Economic Forum Speakers • Giorgia Abeltino
2017 Delphi Economic Forum _Speakers Giorgia Abeltino Director Public Policy of the Google Cultural Institute, Director of Public Policy for Italy, Greece & Malta Helene Ahrweiler Rector, President of the Administration Council of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi Dr. Maria Chr. Alvanou Criminologist, ITSTIME Research Team Savvas Anastasiadis Member of the Parliament, New Democracy party Dr. Despina Anastasiou Regional Leader, Dow Central Europe; President, Dow Hellas Simos Anastasopoulos President, American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce; Chairman and CEO, PETSIAVAS S.A. Dr. Andreas A. Andreadis President, Greek Tourism Confederation - SETE Nikos Andritsos Journalist, Director, SKAI 100,3 Dimitris Androulakis Project Leader, BCG Athens Alexandros Angelopoulos CEO, Aldemar Resorts Eleni Angelopoulou Head of Division in the Crisis Management Division, European Central Ban William J. Antholis Director and CEO, Miller Center, University of Virginia Peggy Antonakou CEO Microsoft Hellas, Cyprus & Malta Eva Antonopoulou Anchorwoman, SKAI TV Pascal Apostolides General Manager, AbbVie Pharmaceuticals SA; President, SFEE Dr. Vassili Apostolopoulos CEO, Athens Medical Group & President of the Board of Directors, Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association Vangelis Apostolou Minister of Agricultural Development & Food Grigorios Apostolou Head of Frontex LO/EUTRF in Greece Nadia Arbatova Head, European Political Studies Department IMEMO, Russian Academy of Sciences Mark Arey Executive Director, The Hellenic Initiative, USA Despina -
Newsletter 05 | 2019
NEWSLETTER 05 | 2019 EVENTS IN MAY Athens, „Reigen“ by Arthur Schnitzler at the Municipal Theater of Piraeus, from 3rd May The Municipal Theater of Piraeus presents the stage play "Reigen" by Arthur Schnitzler, directed by Thomas Moschopoulos. Ten people meet in pairs and conduct ten dialogues. As a structural principle Schnitzler uses the dance form of Reigen, in which a figure always joins hands with a new figure for the next scene. WHERE and WHEN: At the Municipal Theater of Piraeus (32 Leof. Ir. Politechniou, 185 35 Piraeus). On Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays at 20:30, On Saturdays at 18.00 @Municipal Theater of Piraeus and 21.00 and on Sundays at 19.00. Newsletter May 2019 Athens, Calliope on Tour meets Tricky Women: “Women and Culture - An Austrian-Greek perspective”, B & M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts & Music Athens, 10th May On the occasion of the 100th introduction of women's suffrage in Austria, the Austrian Embassy Athens in cooperation with the "European Union of Women", Greek section, organizes an event on the topic of women and culture on 10th May at 18:30 at B & M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts & Music Athens. During the event the "Tricky Women" film series will be shown and an Austrian expert from the Institute of History (University of Vienna) Prof. Dr. med. Brigitta Bader-Zaar will deliver a speech on the historical perspective of women rights. The event will be held in cooperation with the European Union of Women. Greek participants will be Prof. Giouli Rapti and Pepi Mavroudi. Athens, Festivities on the occasion of Europe Day, 11th May On 9th May every year the European Union celebrates Europe Day. -
Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe
Activity Report COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE DUNJA MIJATOVIĆ 4TH QUARTERLY ACTIVITY REPORT 2019 1 October to 31 December Presented to the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly Strasbourg, 10 February 2020 CommDH(2020)4 CommDH(2020)4 This report contains a summary of the activities carried out by the Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, between 1 October and 31 December 2020. 1. Visits and Missions Visit to Greece (Lesvos, Samos, Corinth and Athens) The Commissioner carried out a visit to Greece (Lesvos, Samos, Corinth and Athens) from 26 to 31 October devoted to issues pertaining to the human rights of migrants, including asylum seekers, with a special focus on reception conditions. During her visit, the Commissioner met with the Minister for Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis and the Alternate Minister for Migration Policy, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, as well as the Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis. The Commissioner visited the Moria Reception and Identification Centre in Lesvos, the Vathy Reception and Identification Centre in Samos and a transit camp in Corinth. She also met with the Mayors of Athens, Lesvos and Samos and representatives of civil society and international organisations in Greece. The Commissioner observed a dramatic worsening of the situation of migrants, including asylum seekers, in the Greek Aegean islands since her June 2018 visit to Greece. Appalled by the desperate conditions prevailing in the islands’ camps, which have turned into a struggle for survival, she called on the Greek authorities to take urgent measures to meet the vital needs of all these people and safeguard their human rights. -
Report to the Greek Government on the Visit to Greece Carried out By
CPT/Inf (2020) 35 Report to the Greek Government on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 13 to 17 March 2020 The Greek Government has requested the publication of this report and of its response. The Government’s response is set out in document CPT/Inf (2020) 36. Strasbourg, 19 November 2020 - 2 - CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 3 A. Dates of the visit and composition of the delegation .............................................................. 3 B. List of establishments visited by the CPT’s delegation ......................................................... 3 C. Context of the visit .................................................................................................................... 4 D. Consultations held and cooperation encountered ................................................................. 5 E. Immediate observations under Article 8, paragraph 5, of the Convention......................... 6 II. FACTS FOUND DURING THE VISIT AND ACTION PROPOSED ................................ 7 A. Foreign nationals deprived of their liberty under aliens’ legislation ................................... 7 1. Preliminary remarks .......................................................................................................... 7 a. Background ............................................................................................................. -
1 No 431 En Date Du 11.07.2019 SOMMAIRE
UNION INTERNATIONALE DE LA PRESSE FRANCOPHONE Par [email protected] No 431 en date du 11.07.2019 Dans le cadre des 88 pays et états appartenant à la Francophonie institutionnelle https://www.francophonie.org/statut-et-date-adhesion-Etats-et-gouvernements-28647.html et des pays et états non adhérents à la Francophonie institutionnelle (Algérie, Azerbaïdjan et Vallée d’Aoste) dans lesquels se situent des sections de l’Union de presse francophone Toutes les informations et tous les communiqués en provenance des sections de l'UPF sont gérés par UPF internationale Seules les informations concernant ces sections faisant l'objet d'une publication dans la presse sont reprises dans la revue SOMMAIRE 1 – MEDIAS – « Perte de confiance dans les médias ? La réflexion sur le bien s’informer est ouverte » 2 – GOUVERNEMENT EN GRECE – « Le gouvernement du nouveau Premier ministre grec Kyriakos Mitsotakis a prêté serment » 3 – DISPARITION AU CANADA – « Décès de la journaliste Renée Rowan » 4 – JOURNALISTE EN MAURITANIE – « Les parlementaires réclament la libération du journaliste Ould Wedia » 5 – JOURNALISTE EN ALBANIE – « L'auteur de menaces contre une journaliste kosovare identifié en Serbie » 6 – JOURNALISME – « L’enseignement du journalisme au niveau mondial discuté à l'Institut pratique de journalisme de Dauphine » 7 – UNION DE PRESSE FRANCOPHONE – « Une rencontre de l'Union de la presse francophone prévue à Yaoundé » 8 – OFFRE D’EMPLOI – « Traducteur (H/F) chez JEUNE AFRIQUE MEDIA GROUP | MARKETING-COMMUNICATION-MEDIA à Paris » 9 – DISPARITION -
Critical Choices Await Greece's New Government
Transatlantic Take Photo: J.S. Photographer Critical Choices Await Greece’s New Government By Ian Lesser The center-right New Democracy party won a striking victory in last Sunday’s snap elections in Greece. Winning almost 40 percent of the vote, it has been able to form a majority government on its own. New Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has moved quickly to name a cabinet that contains many party stalwarts, but also a fair number of technocratic appointees and even some former socialist politicians. The electoral outcome will have important implications for Greece, Europe, and the United States. First, coming on the heels of last month’s European Parliament elections, the results in Greece suggest that the rise of populist parties is neither inexorable nor sustainable in many settings. Golden Dawn, once seen as among the worst and most vigorous of Europe’s extreme-right movements, failed to reach the three percent threshold to enter parliament. Just a few years ago, the party enjoyed double-digit support. Formerly governing Syriza, which became less populist and leftist over time, is now the main opposition party, having received 31.5 percent support. In many ways, it has taken over the mantle of the center-left held by the socialist PASOK party before its collapse. “Mitsotakis now faces a difficult balancing act in meeting the expectations of an exhausted society and those of economic conservatives in key EU countries.” New Democracy’s victory has been welcomed by the business community and international investors. After a year of economic stringency and a very slow return to growth, Greece and its EU partners are looking for new approaches that can put the country back on track. -
IEMS Winter 2021 Danis Security Schedule
Fletcher Initiative on Religion, Law, and Diplomacy (RLD) Winter 2021 Security & Diplomacy Seminar A Changing America and A Dynamic Eastern Mediterranean List of Participants Dr. Ioannis Armakolas Dr. Konstantinos Filis Senior Research Fellow & Head of Director, Institute of South-East Europe Programme International Relations (ΙΔιΣ) ELIAMEP; Assistant Professor, University of Macedonia Ambassador Vesko Garcevic Boston University/IEMS Dr. Constantine Arvanitopoulos Constantine G. Karamanlis Chair Mr. Michael Wahid Hanna Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Century Foundation Ambassador (ret.) Ram Aviram Dr. Gabriel Haritos BIT Consultancy, Israel The Azrieli Center for Israel Studies Ben-Gurion Research Institute, Ben- Mr. Thanassis Cambanis Gurion University of the Negev Senior Fellow The Century Foundation Mr. Giorgos Koumoutsakos Member of Hellenic Parliament Mr. Ahmet Ünal Çeviköz New Democracy, Former Minister of Deputy Chairperson Migration and Asylum The Republican People’s Party Turkey Dr. Lenore Martin Emmanuel College Dr. Antonia Colibasanu Weatherhead Center Geopolitical Futures The National University of Political Professor. Kenneth Morrison Studies and Public Administration, De Montfort University Romania Mr. Sreedhar Nemmani Dr. Vasileia Digidiki, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Harvard University Dr. Ioan Mircea Pascu Dr. Aykan Erdemir Former Minister of Defense, Romania Foundation For Defense of The National University of Political Democracies, (FDD) Studies and Public Administration Fletcher Initiative on Religion, Law, and Diplomacy (RLD) Dr. Vladimir Petrovic Dr. Nikos Tsafos Senior Fellow, Boston University Deputy Director and Senior Fellow Center for Strategic and International Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou Studies The Fletcher School for Law and Diplomacy Dr. Theodore Tsakiris University of Nicosia Ms. Lauren Protentis US Department of Homeland Security Ms. -
Under the Auspices of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos OUTLOOK for GREECE and the REGION
BRIEF REPORT OF THE 1ST ANNUAL DELPHI ECONOMIC FORUM Under the Auspices of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos OUTLOOK FOR GREECE AND THE REGION VISION 2020-2030 February 25-28, 2016 European Cultural Centre Delphi, Greece H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos entering the Plenary Hall, Delphi Economic Forum With the Kind Support of Ioannis Dragasakis, Deputy PM of Greece in conversation with Pavlos Tsimas, Editor at Large, Huffington Post, Greece The 1st annual conference "Delphi Economic Forum" took place at the European Cultural Centre of Delphi, Greece, between the 26th and the 28th of February 2016. It engaged business, political and academic, and other top experts in an effort to address emerging challenges for Greece, influence the national and regional agendas and promote sustainable and socially responsible growth policies. The Forum brought together more than 140 speakers from Greece, Europe and the United States covering the fields of politics, academics, enterprises and journalism as well as top government ministers, representatives from the main opposition party, European Commissioners, high-ranking officials from global institutions such as World Bank, European Investment Fund, the European Commission, OLAF and highly-influential international think tanks. The agenda of the meeting covered 20 crucial issues, such as changes in international geopolitical balance of power and challenges facing the eastern Mediterranean region and Greece’s long-term growth outlook. The conference took place under the auspices of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos and was organized with the support of the Region of Central Greece and the Municipality of Delphi.