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Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021
Rafale jets, taking the total it has ordered to 24. Domestically, the agreement has been greeted... fleet with modern French frigates has a national motive as it safeguards our homeland,” he said. “[But also] a European one since it strengthens our common defence industry. It also has Euro-Atlantic
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Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
AgoraFor two successive years, China has been Germany’s most important trading partner. In 2017... it trades with, Germany has the largest trade deficit with China (14,3 billion euro in 2017). Given... Sicherheit in der Informationstechnologie) has stated that it does not (yet) have any specific proof
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Sino-Greek engagement: Path to 'win-win cooperation' is not always linear
Agorafacilities, a logistics and a commercial centre. This comprehensive engagement has positive knock... supply chains. President Xi Jinping has reason to be impressed by what he will see in Greece. But, alas... companies. This opposition has frozen parts of COSCO’s master plan and could reduce the total investment
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What's in an Irish border?
Agorathe dividing line between two countries. He has one leg suspended in mid-air, like a stork. ‘If I... the significant progress that has been achieved in one of the most impoverished areas of the UK by creating disturbances to the all-island economy of Ireland. In her Lancaster House speech, Theresa May has
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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek Politicscarried out, underlining that New Democracy has entered its fifth consecutive year in power. SYRIZA... at a crucial juncture. It has been suggested that his decision to make mostly political appointments to his cabinet this summer has backfired and that over the last four years not enough has been done
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Mitsotakis uses justice reform as election rallying cry in aftermath of Mati verdict
PoliticsGreek Politicsconvertible to fines, has provoked outrage for its perceived leniency. Mitsotakis claimed the slow.... In recent communications with his party’s candidates, he has urged them to focus on New Democracy... in connection with the killing of a riot policeman by a flare fired during clashes between football
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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA has indicated that it is willing to do a favour to its former coalition partner, Independent.... Parliamentary rules mean that once a party has less then five MPs in Parliament, it ceases to have... a permanent representation on parliamentary committees. Centrist To Potami has suffered this fate
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Greeks most sceptical in EU about country's future, their voice counting in Europe
Societyis taking and the Irish the most positive, a European Parliament survey has found. Only a paltry five... had the lowest rate of all member states. As regards the question whether EU membership has been good for Greece, 34 percent of Greeks agree that it has, 32 percent that it hasn’t (both up three
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Return to sender: Post office closures being reevaluated in wake of political uproar
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA sweeping plan to shut down 204 branches of the Hellenic Post (ELTA) has triggered a political... opposition groups. What began as a corporate restructuring has evolved into a national controversy... as “difficult but necessary,” emphasising that postal services would continue via couriers, rural
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Which way now, Mr Tsipras?
AgoraAfter his haphazard cross-country drive across Europe over the last six months, Alexis Tsipras has arrived at the crossroads. He has already been forced by European lenders to make a huge compromise; now he has to decide whether he will be just as ruthless with dissenters in his own party. Tsipras
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