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The ‘Achilles Shield’ and the cable: The next crash tests with Turkey in the Aegean
Erdogan is now linking Greek-Turkish disputes with the strategic relationship between Greece and Israel and is renewing his demand for the demilitarisation of the islands – Athens invokes the right of self-defence and is preparing to issue a NAVTEX for the laying of the cable linking Greece, Cyprus and Israel


Merz insists he will not resign: ‘The reasons for the election result go far beyond me’
The German Chancellor described the election result in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as a ‘deep rupture’ for the Christian Democratic Party

Germany in deadlock after Mecklenburg & Berlin elections: Merz stays until he leaves, while the far-right surges & sparks alarm
The German Chancellor remains in office not because the ballot box endorsed his policies, but because there is still no agreed alternative within the Christian Democrats & eight state premiers have publicly backed him
The Times: Skyscrapers, hedge funds and wealthy investors are transforming Athens – “More attractive than ever”
"From the debt crisis to a new investment landscape," The Times writes, focusing on the major Ellinikon development and the attraction of international funds, investors and entrepreneurs

The last millionaire to move to Greece, turn out the lights: British columnists’ sarcastic jabs as ‘our country is in decline’
Chris Rokos’s decision to move his business base to Greece prompts Robert Hardman of the Daily Mail and Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe to sound the alarm over Britain

What Trump’s Greenland deal provides for: Increased US military presence and a ‘block’ on China and Russia
Washington gains expanded scope for action in the Arctic, while Copenhagen describes the agreement as beneficial for NATO and Europe

GPO poll: ND on 30.3%, ELAS second on 15.8%, PASOK third on 13.1% – One in two want a single-party government
As for the TIF programmes, 28.5% say they were more persuaded by what Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had to say, 15.5% by Alexis Tsipras and 14% by Nikos Androulakis

Return of illegal migrants to third countries enters final phase: Greece and four other countries’ plans and the three options under consideration
Greece, Denmark, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands make up the “Core Group” for the creation of Return Hubs – What was agreed in Copenhagen in early September


