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The Erdogan government’s response to the devastating earthquakes in Turkey has been widely criticised. But how it might affect the forthcoming presidential election remains to be seen.
The pilot of a Greek fighter jet F-16 Viper checks the aircraft before the takeoff at Tanagra north of Athens, Greece in September 2022. Greece has bolstered its air force amid increasing tensions with neighbouring Turkey.
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Tensions between Greece and Turkey are nothing new, but the future cannot be built on the grievances of the past. For greater regional stability, both countries must de-escalate.
Graffiti in Ano Pafos, Cyprus, reads ‘punishment for thieves ELAM’.
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Greece has outlawed its most problematic far-right party, but its sister organisation is thriving in Cyprus.
It’s all getting very taxing.
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Estonia and Hungary are arguing that EU member states cannot legally implement the OECD agreement on corporation tax.
A joint Greek-US military exercise gets under way near Crete.
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Adding the eastern Mediterranean into the mix complicates matters, though. The two sides appear to have opened Pandora’s box.
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Some quarantine hotels provide more of a ‘holiday vibe’ than others. Some countries don’t use quarantine hotels at all. Others use technology to make sure people stick to the rules.
Turkey’s Oruç Reis vessel has been carrying out seismic work in contested waters.
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With France on manoeuvres and Germany struggling to play peacemaker, Turkish-Greek relations are close to 1974 lows.
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A tendency to infantilise or demonise youth has led to a failure to acknowledge young people’s potential.
The EU and NATO: aligned but not always together.
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Why the EU and NATO have struggled to cooperate fully.
A rig off the coast of Cyprus explores the region’s gas potential.
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Russia’s influential position as Europe’s main supplier of natural gas is under threat from new discoveries.
Imagine.
Billy Tusker Haworth.
Take a fresh look at graffiti: even seemingly simple scribbles can hold political and social significance.
Turkey on manoeuvres.
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Turkey and the EU are trading insults over the rights to exploit the huge gas reserves over the eastern Mediterranean island.
Portrait of Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus, c. 1500, by Gentile Bellini.
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One of the most significant woman of Venice’s golden age, Cornaro was an important figure in Renaissance politics, diplomacy and arts.
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Decades of top-level talks have failed to produce a solution. So why not get citizens involved?
Trump and Merkel: Friends, foes or frenemies?
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The president, who called the European Union a ‘foe’ following a series of meetings in Europe, may not realize just how much Americans have gained from their relationship with Europe.
No desire to return to the borders of the past.
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Other EU countries have flexible legal arrangements for their own special territories – something similar for Northern Ireland is not impossible.
Turkish ships on patrol.
The prospect of gas wealth has been escalating old rivalries and disputes between Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt and Greece.
The UN buffer zone in Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Divided by military force for decades, many Cypriots have lost their zeal for unification – but more than a few are still hopeful.
Deal or no deal?
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Publishing plans for a no-deal Brexit will not help the UK’s negotiating position.
Detail from Rowan Conroy, Paphos Theatre Full Moon, April 2006.
Archaeologists have a long tradition of taking artists along on their expeditions. A new exhibition in Cyprus aims to revive the practice.