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Search for solutions, not scapegoats in EU's refugee crisis
Agorathat human decency demands of an enlightened Europe. The other point concerns what more Greece can do once refugees and migrants arrive on its islands to prevent them simply moving on en masse to other... that take the risk anyway. So far, the EU’s efforts to get Turkey to tackle human traffickers has
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Refugee crisis charade adds insult to EU's injuries
Agorafacilities for refugees in Greece continue to be unacceptable. Human Rights Watch highlighted recently... pressing of crises, where the human cost is so clear, is an embarrassment for the EU and its members... to pin the blame on. When German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière suggested in an interview earlier
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Wildfires provide familiar test for government
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be whether human lives are lost. Despite the massive devastation inflicted by the Evia fire two years... to the fact that it had prevented a Mati-style human disaster. Greeks abroad While all the attention... elections. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus said that removing the barriers was “a matter of respect.” Many
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Finance Ministry costs new support package, but questions remain over electricity subsidies
Economyfront and regarding electricity subsidies. In his opening remarks, Staikouras presented the first official revision of the growth estimate for this year. GDP is now seen rising by 5.3 pct, from 3.1 pct... roughly 20 pct below the 2010 levels. The Finance Ministry admitted that in the latest estimates the cost
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Turkey closes borders, Greece keeps up pressure
PoliticsForeign Policyin Libya. Dendias reportedly briefed Raab on the Greek positions and “on the dangers that are being created... issued by the Interior Ministry, the private Dogan news agency reported. The Greek government
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Government turns attention to migration, hoping to avoid another front before EP vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the government ranks about a spike in arrivals from Libya, particularly on the island of Gavdos, south of Crete... Kroesser, state secretary at the Interior Ministry, in Alexandroupolis, northeastern Greece
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Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum
PoliticsGreek Politicsrelations with Libya and the submission of two note verbale by the Tripoli-based government... deems not be in line with international law. In the notes, Libya claims that Greece’s maritime agreement... spokesman Stelios Petsas. The centre-right MP called for Athens to “toughen its stance” regarding Libya
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Here's why IOBE think tank sees Greek economy growing 0.7 pct this year
EconomyThe larger part of the crisis is already behind us and the official estimate for a GDP rebound... retreating this year by 2 to 3 percent (from a previous estimate that they would rise by 5 to 8 percent), yet... investment in human capital and innovation is necessary condition for growth, says the think tank
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Piraeus Bank records net losses of 6 mln in Q1, further reduction in NPE stock
EconomyBankingbps to more than 310 bps in 2020. It also sees the cost to income ratio falling below 45 percent... is estimated to be achieved mostly via write-offs (6.5 billion) as well as restructuring, collections... from Piraeus’ core assets versus the current 65 percent. PLU loans are estimated to decline from 37
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ND tweaking stimulus measures as SYRIZA flounders in Novartis backwash
PoliticsGreek Politicswill have to pay sanctions of around 310 million dollars, of which 85 million dollars relates to bribery... refund is estimated at 1.4 billion euros by mid-July, the mortgage subsidy is another 400 million, SYN-ERGASIA is estimated at 1 billion and the reduced tax-advance this year is another 500 million. Tax
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