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Newsletter 231 -06/12/2019
reaching an agreement with Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal... will take place under the proportional representation system and the winning party will get no bonus
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Structural problems and dramatic drop in funding harm mental health care in Greece
SocietyGreece’s mental health and integration systems have been ranked among the worst in 30 European countries due to structural problems before the crisis and a drop in direct funding of 64 percent under austerity, a report published last month has found. Th...
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EU makes dramatic revision to economic forecasts, sees recession of 2-4 pct this year
EconomyThe European Commission (EC) published on Wednesday its assessment following the official Greek request for a 3-year loan from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). The document showed that due to the strong deterioration of Greece’s economic and fina...
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Greece’s dramatic year reflected in ATHEX 2015 results
EconomyThe Board of Directors of Hellenic Exchanges-Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) released its annual financial results for 2015 on March 21, 2016, showing that the consolidated net after tax profits of group amounted to 9 million euros compared to21 million i...
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Kammenos's odd partnership with Tsipras still holding together
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDefence Minister Panos Kammenos was re-elected as leader of SYRIZA’s coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) over the weekend, while also managing to highlight the odd nature of the cooperation between the two parties. There had been reports that Ka...
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Special ELSTAT report reveals dramatic changes in labour market since 1980s
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drastic changes in the Greek labour market were depicted in a special report released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday, which showed the evolution of a number of important features from 1981 until 2015. The labour force in Gr...
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Greece, creditors seek progress at Eurogroup on key differences holding up review
EconomyProgrammeGreece and its lenders head into Monday’s Eurogroup with differences on several key issues that will have to be resolved if the second review is to conclude in the days ahead. The Greek ministers and the institutions’ mission chiefs held a lengthy telec...
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Greece braces for Middle East fallout as polls show ND holding firm despite voter unease
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy enters this new phase of the Middle East crisis with a solid polling advantage but a visibly unsettled electorate. Two fresh surveys place the governing party at 31.1 pct in their vote‑estimate models but they also reveal overwhelming publ...
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Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar
PoliticsForeign Policyas Chevron’s decision to submit a proposal for two blocks south of Crete despite the Turkey-Libya... spatial planning (MSF) last April, but since then is trying to leverage its footprint in Libya... the Turkish-Libyan memorandum. Belgacem Haftar, the son of Khalifa Haftar and director of Libya’s
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Why is Europe worrying about SYRIZA?
Agoraand at the Jakarta School of Public Policy, Indonesia, where he is also head of the Economics
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