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Greece waits for tangible outcome from EU's symbolic backing over border crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsis conducting a war by other means has helped spur many Greeks to rally around the flag, giving the sense... coast guard vessels escorting dinghies with refugees and claims that the Turkish government has
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The conundrum of Greek olive oil exports
EconomyFeaturesgourmet products which are winning awards. The recognition they get might spur a change in economic... of olive oil for export, beautifully packaged to attract the international market. But even finding
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Search for solutions, not scapegoats in EU's refugee crisis
Agoramines), but the Aegean Sea is a different issue altogether. The Greek coast guard, navy and EU border... on average for the whole of 2015. It is also worth noting how stretched the Greek coast guard... people to safety (a 721 percent increase), according to figures provided by the Greek coast guard
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Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016
issue altogether. The Greek coast guard, navy and EU border force can patrol the sea, acting.... It is also worth noting how stretched the Greek coast guard is simply performing search and rescue...), according to figures provided by the Greek coast guard on December 17. This underlines what
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Questions persist about timing of general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a spur for the party’s supporters, many of whom have moved to the “undecided” category since... the conservatives’ winning ticket. This could lead to a crushing defeat for Tsipras and his party later in the year
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn official visit to Athens by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an occasion to hit back at the recent resolution passed by European lawmakers expressing concerns about the rule of law in Gr...
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Greece gets new finance minister but old guard dominates cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEnding days of speculation, the new Greek cabinet was named on Monday, with Eurobank economist Gikas Hardouvelis being appointed Yannis Stournaras’s successor at the Finance Ministry. Hardouvelis’s appointment was by far the most notable. There was no c...
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Erdogan makes forceful start to visit, catches Athens off guard
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek government found itself in an uncomfortable position on Thursday, the first day of a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who called for the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, which delimited the boundaries between the two countries, to be r...
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PMI at 54.2 in Feb as new clients and overseas orders spur growth
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s manufacturing PMI increased to 54.2 points in February from 53.7 points in January, staying over the 50-mark threshold for close to two years. PMI noted that the latest reading was the best since May 2018. It also stood above the long-run serie...
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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