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The Daily Roundup - Monday, June 29, 2020

Late last week Greece’s Prime Minister Mitsotakis spoke with Turkey’s President Erdogan on the phone after six months of complete silence. Sources suggest that the discussion was an attempt to “break the ice” between the two sides in an effort to ease tensions that have built up. Tom Ellis, the editor of Kathimerini English Edition, joins the Greek current today to give us his insight on what was discussed.

You can read the articles we discuss on today's Daily Roundup here:

Mitsotakis, Erdogan reach out in phone call

Germany, US pivotal in ice-breaking call

‘We say what we do, and we do what we say,’ Turkish ambassador tells Kathimerini

EU to allow in visitors from 14 'safe' countries

Greece says pandemic to worsen long-term economic problems

MPs accept extra €150m in direct assistance for businesses

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