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Newsletter 453 - 28/02/2025
back control of the narrative around Greece’s worst ever rail disaster. Thursday saw the publication... inquiry into the prosecution of Christos Triantopoulos, the Deputy Minister facing breach of duty charges
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Greece’s downstream oil industry adapts to shifting demands
EconomyFeatures, followed by Iran (until sanctions in 2012), Libya, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. As of January this year..., and forecasts which don’t see an immediate return to the days of the high prices we once saw, it becomes
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EastMed, defence and energy dominate Pompeo's visit, leaving Athens satisfied
PoliticsForeign Policyis especially important as Russia continues to destabilise the region, especially in Libya,” Pompeo... his neutral stance.” Reports in The Times and the German press saw Pompeo’s visit to Greece
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Athens pleased with Washington talks despite lack of definitive US position on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyactions in the East Med and Libya. The Greek government has many times since Tuesday tried to play down... replied: “when you're talking about Libya, we're discussing with President Erdogan, we're discussing... talked about that subject specifically — Libya and what's going on. We'll be talking to Russia
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Parties locked in tug of war over troubled universities
Societywas built upon by subsequent governments and extended with a strategy which saw the creation of numerous... of the Diamantopoulou law criticised what it saw as a deep politicisation of decision-making on all... for inviting police onto campuses for fear of appearing heavy-handed. Documented instances of serious
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Mitsotakis pledges more tax cuts in 2020 amid police violence claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWednesday night’s vote on the 2020 budget, which saw the economic plan approved by just the 158 New... that the government saw as a key part of the confidence-building exercise vis-à-vis foreign investors. Staikouras.... However, this has prompted accusations of heavy-handed behaviour, which SYRIZA and other opposition
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Evia flooding reopens government's summer wounds
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIliopoulos accused the ruling conservatives of being unprepared for heavy rain even though experts and locals... outlets and even blogs. It was a move that the opposition saw as a thinly-disguised attempt by ND..., which saw Greece drop five places to 70th out of 180 countries. New Democracy’s response
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Tsipras resigns, paves way for leadership contest at SYRIZA as left looks to regroup
PoliticsGreek Politicswill not take part. This ends speculation about what Tsipras might do following two heavy election... a traumatic few weeks. After running a poor campaign for the first election on May 21, the leftists saw... and still saw him as a toxic figure that will not be able to gain the trust of the centrist voters
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Overflights spat marks resumption of Greek-Turkish tension
PoliticsForeign Policyand in accordance with their rules of engagement,” said Tanju Bilgic, the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s
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Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar
PoliticsForeign Policyas Chevron’s decision to submit a proposal for two blocks south of Crete despite the Turkey-Libya... spatial planning (MSF) last April, but since then is trying to leverage its footprint in Libya... the Turkish-Libyan memorandum. Belgacem Haftar, the son of Khalifa Haftar and director of Libya’s
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