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Somewhere in the middle: Kosovo's delicate relations with the European Union
AgoraKosovo lags behind in respect to the European Union (EU) integration process compared to other... the implementation of the SAA, in 2016 Kosovo and EU agreed on the European Reform Agenda (ERA). The ERA document... Representative Lajčak. The European Commission EU Enlargement Strategy in 2018 has also fostered
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A breakdown of what Tsipras and European lenders agreed to
EconomyProgrammefor a 3-year European Stability Mechanism (ESM) programme for Greece. The leaked Euro Summit statement... leader. Labour market policies should be based on international and European best practices, and should... the supervision of European institutions. Alternatively to the creation of a new privatisation fund
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European Commission approves 2019 budget, urges focus to meet end of year reform goals
EconomyProgrammeAs part of the European semester package, the European Commission issued on Wednesday the first... the conclusion of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) programme last August. In the agreement reached... for part of the loans provided by the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF). The two
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Tsipras prepares line-up for European elections as Mitsotakis tries to woo investors
PoliticsGreek Politicsof candidates for the European Parliament elections, perhaps giving an indication of how much... after New Democracy began naming its candidates for the May 26 European elections. The conservatives... elections. It is still not clear whether the national vote will be held at the same time as the European
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SYRIZA sets out strategy for European vote with eye on general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the European Parliament elections on May 26. SYRIZA announced on Tuesday its first 16 candidates... agreed that the governing party would stand in the European Parliament vote under the name “SYRIZA... or even earlier than the European Parliament vote if Tsipras decides that his party is on course
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Rule of law and media freedom in spotlight after arson attack and European Commission report
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe publication of a European Commission report raising the issue of threats to the practice.... The European Commission’s annual Rule of Law report, published on Wednesday, raised concerns about safety... by international bodies and NGOs, and most recently MEPs in the European Parliament, which have raised concerns
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Domestic factors seen playing role in PM's pick for European Commission
PoliticsGreek Politicsas Greece’s next representative on the European Commission, a decision that some observers believe... Mitsotakis to nominate Tzitzikostas, and the regional official alone, thereby sidestepping European... of his knowledge of European institutions. Tzitzikostas served as President of the European Committee
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Mitsotakis burnishes European contacts as legal wrangling continues at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsis striding the European stage, as legal issues continue to cause friction between his government... to commuters. Mitsotakis also noted that he and Meloni are in agreement that the European Union needs... publicity, by meeting on Tuesday with another European centre-right leader, Germany’s Merz, which
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New Democracy and SYRIZA draw battle lines for European elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy and SYRIZA, the two parties that will contest first place in the European Parliament... was not so different to past European and national elections. Of more significance was that current... percent of them are standing for the first time. The recent emergence of the centrist, pro-European
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Local elections in Greece a precursor of European vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first round of Greece’s local elections on Sunday serves as a pre-cursor to the European... and a strong showing from him will boost the Neofascists ahead of the European vote. Election rules means... weeks ago allowing the European vote to coincide with the second round of the local elections rather
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