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How Greece's electoral map changed radically over 10 years
Agoradistricts; more than 40 were coloured in the green of PASOK, and just six in the blue of New Democracy... in May 2012 reached 24 percent. When asked in the exit poll, nearly 74 percent said that their view... place domestically and abroad. SYRIZA at the time had a view that the country’s currency was not a taboo
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Brussels gives Athens thumbs-up for reforms and budget
EconomyProgrammeof a primary surplus of 3.5 percent of GDP in 2020. The EC has an overall favourable view of its... of the tax cuts will push the economy up by 2.3 percent in the EC’s view, which is under the 2.8... with loan restructures. Following the green light from Brussels, the Finance Ministry will table
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Newsletter 406 - 15/12/2023
different view of the situation as they are struggling to cope with the cost-of-living crisis.... In terms of their personal ratings, 39.7 pct of those questioned have a positive view of Kyriakos... like this year’s, with new issues of 7 to 10 billion euros and potentially a green bond
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policymemoranda with the Tripoli-based government in Libya. Officials in Athens stress, however... following Turkey's intervention in Libya, the message to Ankara in the joint statement they issued... in Libya presents a dangerous threat to wider regional stability.” The statement also noted
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, in the upcoming EU Summit. Libya Libya is another issue that is of major concern to Greek diplomats. Libya’s Prime.... Even though the meeting focused more on Turkey’s economic “return” to Libya for the country’s... from the international community. The political situation in Libya will remain fluid and it is quite
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A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
PoliticsForeign Policycountries. But it also accomplished a rapprochement with Libya. Greece’s decision to extend its... was its rapprochement with Libya. That was accomplished with numerous visits by Greek officials, including... for the first time a high-level meeting on Libya on November 12, in Paris. Greece had been excluded twice from
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Greek SMEs continue to have bleak view of their future
SocietyThe vast majority of small and medium-sized businesses are in a more difficult financial position than ever before and there is a risk that the overall job losses in the sector could hit 55,000 in 2016, a study by the country’s small and medium-business...
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Houliarakis provides clearest view so far on Athens's debt relief expectations
EconomyProgrammeAlternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis made the current government’s clearest statement so far on what it expects in terms of debt relief and how it believes this could help the country in the future. Speaking at the Parliamentary subcommittee o...
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US view on Greece proving constant amid change
AgoraAlexis Tsipras’s recent visit to the USA was something of a curate’s egg, ranging between high diplomacy and acute embarrassment. It would be wrong, though, to dismiss its implications. The Greek prime minister's mistranslation and mangling of a Greek p...
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