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Green light for next bailout funds as Commission stands ground on post-MoU scenarios
EconomyProgrammeIt was confirmed on Thursday that the path is now clear for Greece to receive its 5.7-billion-euro tranche after completing the third review. The news came as the European Commission appeared to indicate that it is not willing to make major concessions ...
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Athens adjusts foreclosure framework, waits for lenders to give green light
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government is hoping to table in Parliament early next week the new bill for the protection of primary residences from foreclosures after another round of talks with local bankers on Thursday. Reports on Friday suggested that several issues we...
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Athens looks to overcome APS snags as it awaits green light from Brussels
EconomyBankingFinance Minister Christos Staikouras was due to meet the CEOs of Greece’s four systemic banks on Thursday as the government appears to be stepping up its efforts to secure approval for the Asset Protection Scheme (APS) aimed at reducing the giant pile o...
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Greece pinpoints flaws in Turkey's Aegean claims
PoliticsForeign Policya cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey, towards Libya’s shores. Also, being on the “wrong... have a cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey to the Libya’s shores. Athens believes... naval mission to Libya on March 31. The new operation is named after the Greek word for peace “Irini
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Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policy, bilateral cooperation between EU-Turkey on the refugee/migrant issue and developments related to Libya... violation of the arms embargo in Libya, according to a high-ranking EU official. There is a growing... by Turkey and the Turkey-Libya memorandum, Dendias said that “Greece has capable armed forces
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Greece signs EEZ deal with Egypt, aiming to halt Turkey's designs
PoliticsForeign Policydeal signed last November between Ankara and the UN-recognized government in Libya’s Tripoli. Even... within the Turkish continental shelf” and that the agreement also violates Libya’s maritime rights... Libya maritime deal. Kastellorizo and the eastern part of Rhodes were left out, as was widely expected
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek Politics. Libya debacle The government, meanwhile, is facing criticism over its handling of the deaths of five members of a Greek humanitarian rescue mission in Libya under unclear circumstances. The victims were members of the Greek armed forces who were part of an official mission to Libya to help
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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya, Mitsotakis reiterated his government’s position that the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement... the rival factions in Libya, allowing Libya to press territorial claims with backing from Ankara
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Greece working on plan for multilateral talks in East Med
PoliticsForeign Policyin the proposal are Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt and Libya. The conference does not include Israel... to be Ankara’s refusal to participate in any forum that excludes Turkish Cypriots, while Libya... from Libya to represent both factions. Whether conditions on the ground make this feasible remains
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From the National Energy and Climate Plan to COP26: What has Greek climate policy learned?
Society“Greece despite its small carbon footprint can make a significant contribution in the green... the next six years specifically earmarked for the “green transition”. On the policy front, however... islands energy independent by using “green” technologies; however, little is yet known about how
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