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The Greek election's winners and losers
Agoraopponents were the key features of Sunday’s elections in Greece. The numbers clearly show that, above all... minister’s office on Monday, Alexis Tsipras was smiling whereas Mitsotakis had a more serious demeanour..., while the other is just beginning. Maybe, though, it is because Tsipras emerged from Sunday’s elections
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PPC, Hellenikon present government with first test of problem solving mettle
Economy, the dire state of Public Power Corporation’s (PPC) finances and unblocking the flagship Hellinikon investment are the first hurdles faced by Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration. For all the tax cuts that form the centrepiece of the new government’s agenda, Mitsotakis’s first meeting with a minister
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What brought down Golden Dawn?
Societyin the intervening period. Golden Dawn’s leadership remain on trial for forming a criminal organisation... one MEP, who resigned from the party within weeks of winning his seat. The party’s performance... issues (13 percent) and the party’s overall agenda (14 percent). At its height, the party drew its
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Moody's holds on rating update stressing need for reform
EconomyMoody’s was expected to complete the latest round of ratings reviews for Greece after S&P in spring... its rating for the country. This is not the first time that Moody’s has taken a more cautious..., Moody’s had explained its conservative stance that any deviation from commitments that would lead
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Fitch raises Greece to 'BB,' two notches from investment grade, sees growth at 2.5 pct in 2020
EconomyFitch upgraded Greece’s credit rating on Friday by one notch to ‘BB’ and revised upwards its... puts Fitch ahead of the other leading agencies, with S&P one notch behind at ‘BB-‘ and Moody’s at ‘B1’, which is the ‘B+’ equivalent. S&P has positive outlook, Moody’s is stable. Fitch had not taken
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Athens ups diplomatic effort as Turkey plans hydrocarbon research in Greek continental shelf
PoliticsForeign Policyabout TPAO’s applications for exploration permits in areas of the Greek continental shelf in light... on the memorandum signed with the UN-recognised government in Libya’s Tripoli (GNA). Athens has also asked from the UN to discontinue the so-called silence procedure for the election of the new head of the UN’s
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Newsletter 257 -07/07/2020
to come despite stimulus Greece’s economy might not shrink by as much as previously thought this year, but next year’s recovery will also be weaker, according to the European Commission’s latest forecasts.... The Commission highlights that the recovery of Greece’s exports will depend on Greece’s main trading
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Microsoft deal welcomed as Greece vies for more foreign investments
EconomyFeaturesfor the country’s investment profile as part of its "GR for GRowth" initiative. The development... optimism about Greece’s future, its forward-leaning government, and the country’s ongoing economic recovery,” he added. In his comments, Mitsotakis referred to his government’s desire to shift away from
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Somewhere in the middle: Kosovo's delicate relations with the European Union
AgoraWestern Balkans countries. In general, Kosovo’s challenges in regard to its EU perspective could..., Romania, Slovakia and Spain); and thirdly, EU’s internal political developments, in turn its inability... of the 5 EU member states which still do not recognize Kosovo. Kosovo’s declaration of independence
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Some sad lessons the Western Balkans can learn from Bulgaria's EU Journey
Agora. It is in this light that Bulgaria’s grim journey in the EU may teach some lessons to the citizens... to hold them accountable from an early stage. Bulgaria’s EU Disaster In 2020, the most influential... Borders has ranked Bulgaria 111th in the world — contrast with Macedonia’s 92nd place. Bulgaria’s economy
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