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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
PoliticsForeign Policyand the island of Crete. "We want to make an opening with Libya as a whole, so that we can finally... located in the area between Greece and Libya," Mitsotakis said in an interview with ANT-1 TV, last Monday. It appears that Athens has decided to begin surveys in response to the recent Turkish-Libya
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GDP grew by 0.8 pct QoQ in Q4, 2025 real growth at 2.1 pct
EconomyMacroeconomypercent and services were up by 1.1 percent. Compared to Q4 2024, final consumption increased by 1.6..., while imports were up by 1.1 percent. Goods exports increased by 7.1 percent YoY, while services were down by 1.1 percent. Goods imports were up by 0.6 percent and imports of services rose by 1.3
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In Washington, Mitsotakis stresses economic recovery, geopolitical importance as IMF departure announced
PoliticsGreek Politicsa maritime agreement with Libya that infringes on Greece’s sovereign rights. Some commentators... with Libya is “null and void” because it ignores the exclusive economic zones of Greece’s islands, which he... to 2.2 pct, but that even if it is lowered to 2.5 pct this would create 2 billion euros of extra fiscal
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Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020
with Ankara, which escalated following Turkey’s decision to sign a maritime agreement with Libya... actions in Libya, as well as the two memoranda signed between Ankara and Tripoli. However, Turkey’s... reported that Athens would ideally like the target to be reduced to 2.2 pct, but that even
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Newsletter 495 - 20/02/2026
to explore for gas south of Crete was “unlawful”, arguing that it violates the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum and Libya’s declared maritime claims. Greece considers those claims null and void... Ministry expected the Greek economy to grow by 2.2 pct in 2025, with a slight acceleration to 2.4 pct
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GDP rises by 0.8 pct QoQ in Q2, increases by 1.9 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyversus a slightly downward revised YoY growth of 1.1 percent in Q1. The GDP movement in Q2... and services rose by 3.3 percent. The YoY GDP growth was primarily driven by a 1.1 percent rise in gross... to the same quarter in the previous year, GDP at current prices increased by 2.2 percent from
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PM reins in rush to re-open economy as vaccines proceed slowly
PoliticsGreek Politicswill not be expanded this time around. Round four reached 2.2 billion euros. Vaccines During his comments... slowly. As of Tuesday, 92,139 people had received the jab. This represents less than 1 percent
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Govt intent on making some relief measures permanent
PoliticsGreek Politicspackage, even if the primary surplus goal of 2.2 pct of GDP from 2023 onwards remains... the apparent reluctance of some older Greeks to take up the Covid jab. More than 30 pct of over-80s
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PM relies on patchwork of measures to keep Covid at bay as jab uptake flags
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government continues to press ahead with a patchwork of measures to enforce or encourage vaccination, as uptake appears to have stalled among a significant section of the population. Parliament passed a controversial amendment on Thursday introducin...
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Newsletter 448 - 24/01/2025
." The labour market faces challenges, particularly for women and youth. Despite a 1.1 pps increase... in four people in urban areas and one in three in rural areas live at risk of poverty and social exclusion...), after a 1.1 pct increase in October. Manufacturing revenue was down by 5.3 pct, with mining
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