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Germany's policy of “equal distances” between Greece and Turkey

With Turkey escalating its provocations against Greece in the Aegean, we saw Germany once again - at least initially - call on “both sides” to reduce tensions. Following a reaction in Athens at this perceived neutrality, Germany’s government firmed up its stance and called Turkey’s overflights above Greek islands unacceptable. Xenia Kounalaki, a journalist and the foreign editor at Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to look at Berlin’s long-standing policy of “equal distances” between Greece and Turkey, and explore whether Germany’s latest call on Turkey to refrain from provoking Greece marks a more substantive shift in this policy. 

Read Xenia Kounalaki’s latest analysis in Kathimerini: On the German-Turkish relationship (In Greek)

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Berlin changes course over Turkey threats

Germany’s Scholz to visit Thessaloniki on June 10

EU to send more than 200 firefighters to Greece for the summer season

Russia urges Turkey not to launch offensive in northern Syria

Erdogan announces military operations in Syria's Manbij, Tal Rifaat

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