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VAT gap of 30.1 pct in 2018 keeps Greece among worst performers in EU
EconomyFeaturesThe European Commission's VAT Gap report has revealed that the European Union lost an estimated 140 billion euros in Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenues in 2018, equal to a total revenue loss of 11... on the economy. Out of the European Union countries surveyed, Greece continued to fare among
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Greece buoyed by diplomatic progress on Turkey ahead of EU summit as it plans to reduce refugee camps
PoliticsGreek Politicsa large part of the agenda. Mitsotakis will have one-to-one meetings with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday in advance... has been digesting the proposal made last week by the European Commission to overhaul the EU’s
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Athens, Ankara dally over date for talks as Maas prepares fresh visit
PoliticsForeign Policyit will be the host country of this new round of talks that the European Union has been seeking... of the latest European Council last week. “The EU welcomes the recent confidence building steps.... Additionally, Germany is seeking to tread a fine line between the European Union’s intention to offer Ankara
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Covid-19 inflicts minimal wear and tear for ND as opposition struggles to profit
PoliticsGreek Politicsremains low in comparison to many other European countries, has led to the authorities taking more... the persistently high case numbers across the country, on a European level, Greece is still one of the countries that is being troubled least by the pandemic. According to data published by the European Centre
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EIB investment survey points to diminished investment appetite
EconomyFeaturesThe European Investment Bank has released its annual investment survey, showing that for the first... across the European Union. Regarding the landscape in Greece, the pandemic’s effects have led to a muted... of investment to improve energy efficiency compared to the European average. Only 26 percent of firms
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Greece maintaining investors' interest, EY survey finds
EconomyFeatures, although still at a low level compared to most other European countries. The survey was conducted... as an investment destination, dropping to 27 percent in the latest survey. EY said that the European..., “demonstrating the determination of European leaders to make the region a pillar of stability
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Newsletter 282 -29/01/2021
relations. The EU is expected to examine its relations with Turkey at the European Council in March... of not acting in a “friendly” or “European” manner towards Greece and Cyprus. For SYRIZA, Samaras’s foray... economic sentiment (ESI) declines by 1.1 points month-on-month in January to reach 90.7 points, European
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Athens prepared to be patient after resumption of Greek-Turkish talks
PoliticsForeign Policyheld with EU officials during his visit to Brussels last week had the aim of keeping European..., Greece has every reason to continue supporting its European perspectives. At the end, it is Turkey that needs to seize the opportunity to bring back the issue of its European course. We should
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FM visits Egypt and Cyprus with eye on EEZ, EastMed pipeline and new UN talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyEuropean countries. According to To Vima’s report, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi presented... reason why Italy has not yet signed the January 2020 agreement. On the other hand, European officials also doubt the viability of the project and for the same reason the European Commission has also
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Eurobank posts loss of 1.21 bln euros in 2020 as it sheds off bad loans
EconomyBankingthat will bring down its bad loans ratio to a level approaching the European average. The full-year loss for 2020... Covid-19, and 6 percent in 2020, converging to the European average. P&L Net interest income fell by 0.6..., the entirety of the Eurosystem funding came from the European Central Bank’s TLTRO program
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