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Top US diplomat for Europe to resign in February
Wess Mitchell, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, will reportedly resign from his position next month, according to the Washington Post.
Mitchell cited personal and professional reasons the resignation letter he submitted to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the paper said.
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Wess Mitchell to resign from post in February
Wess Mitchell, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, will reportedly resign from his position next month, according to the Washington Post.
Mitchell cited personal and professional reasons the resignation letter he submitted to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the paper said.
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Ankara seen to be stoking regional tensions
Athens sees the recent rhetoric emanating from Turkey's Defense and Foreign ministries, in tandem with a spike in airspace violations and overflights, as part of a calculated bid by Ankara to maintain a climate of tension over the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Full interview: Wess Mitchell sends clear message to Turkey over Cyprus
US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell sent a clear message to Ankara not to obstruct drilling for hydrocarbons that is under way in Cyprus's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), while hailing Greece as a "fantastic ally" to the United States in the region, in an exclusive interview with Kathimerini's Sunday edition.
Defense minister says Greece will demarcate EEZ around Kastelorizo
Defense Minister Panos Kammenos claimed on Wednesday Greece plans to declare an exclusive economic zone around the small island of Kastelorizo in southeastern Aegean within the next few months, during a visit to a military outpost on the island.
European Council Adopts 2019 Catch Limits for Black Sea Fisheries of Bulgaria and Romania
Next year Bulgarian and Romanian fishermen in the Black Sea will be able to continue fishing at the same levels as in 2018.
The Council today adopted a regulation setting the 2019 catch limits for the commercially most important fish stocks in the Black Sea. The regulation affects Bulgaria and Romania.
BULGARIAN EXPORTS TO CANADA GROW 15% UNDER CETA
The Bulgarian exports to Canada have grown 15% under the EU-Canada Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), says Mr. Brad Niblock, senior trade commissioner at the Embassy of Canada to Romania, Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldova. According to Mr.
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Developments over Greece's territorial waters
The announcement last month by former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias about plans concerning Greece's territorial waters in the Ionian Sea came after two years of preparation of the presidential decree to extend them from 6 to 12 nautical miles.
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Options for settling the territorial water issue
Remarks by Nikos Kotzias during the handover ceremony at the Greek Foreign Ministry last month, when the departing minister said that Athens had plans for the extension of its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea coupled with straight baseline delimitations (or bay-closing lines), generated many reactions and articles on the issues of maritime borders and the continental shelf/exclusive economi
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ExxonMobil begins hydrocarbon exploration off Cyprus
US energy giant ExxonMobil has started exploring for oil and gas in block 10 of Cyprus's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the country's energy minister, Giorgos Lakkotrypis, said on Friday.