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  1. PM defends stance on Turkey and troubled electricity cable project

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    ” referring to Ankara’s claim that no major energy project in the Eastern Mediterranean can advance... recently described the project as “not viable,” raising questions about its prospects. Mitsotakis... it wants the project. “I will do everything in my power to ensure that there is cooperation from

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  2. Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"

    EconomyFeatures

    economic potential in green technologies and an appetite for change among the public. As the details of Greece’s “green new deal” begin to emerge, we assess the promise and the challenges of the new... in the rate of adoption of green technologies. The total level of investment called

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  3. From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
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    Agora

    “In the medium to long term, we aspire to be exporters of green energy, by harnessing... of the EU’s response to the Ukraine war. The country has now pivoted towards becoming a green energy... Ukraine. In this project, Greece received considerable diplomatic support from the US, motivated both

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  4. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    . “The government is proceeding with thousands of irregular appointments and grantings of tenure, while... payroll overnight simply by not proceeding with renewals. Over 100,000 contract positions were... permanent public sector staff and 15,000 contractors, at a cost of 600 million euros. These accusations

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  5. Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    project, by which the original scope of Contract 717 was altered. The supplementary contract foresaw... According to the EPPO, the two companies making up the consortium responsible for the project arbitrarily... granted, resulting in the project not being completed more than nine years after Contract 717

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  6. Short-term fix for electricity bills leaves open questions for green transition strategy

    Society

    as part of Greece’s “green transition plan”, that would see all its existing lignite generation... passing on the price increases in customers’ bills. Over the longer term, the government points to green... to industry at the Thessaloniki International Fair to announcing measures intended to protect consumers

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  7. Newsletter 37 - 31/07/2015

    Newsletters

    ministers are rather critical of such beggar-thy-neighbour policy recommendations issued by the IMF... the proceedings on time. By Jens Bastian... the start of approved co-financed projects, threatening the permanent loss of sources and a drop

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  8. Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the intelligence service EYP to the operation of the Predator spyware via a government contractor... from invoices and bank statements pertaining to the activities of EYP contractor Krikel, which..., transactions totalling 5.3 million euros linked to the government contractor appear to have escaped

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  9. Tsipras hopes to move on after decision on ex-airport project
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    as obstacles to the project going ahead. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said that the decision was a “major step” in the project going ahead. He said that the coalition pledges to speed up... Hellenikon. While the investor-friendly image that Tsipras wants to project is of little interest

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  10. Inauguration of TAP pipeline project offers investment, diplomatic boost
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Tsipras will inaugurate the project, which will be attended by delegations from all the involved... from the Caspian to Europe and is the European section of the Southern Gas Corridor. The project... government is hoping that the inauguration of the project will improve the sentiment relating

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