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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
days. Perhaps the most significant aspect of the EU official’s visit was his insistence that the Commission’s forecast for the Greek economy are “realistic”. His visit came in the wake of Brussels... by an interview the German newspaper Handelsblatt Alexis Tsipras told EU financial affairs chief Pierre
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First visit by quadriga to Athens leaves series of issues unresolved
EconomyProgrammeThe first visit of the quadriga mission chiefs to Athens after the signing of the third bailout programme in mid-August lasted three days from October 21 to 23 and came to an inconclusive end... the fruitless outcome of the quadriga visit leaving a series of key issues unresolved.
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Positive mood but little substance in Tsipras's Turkey visit
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' first official visit to Turkey ended with no major breakthrough on Wednesday either with regard to the refugee crisis or the crucial issues related to bilateral... bilateral issues during Tsipras’s visit to Turkey. The Greek side seems pleased that Tsipras raised
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Erdogan visit leaves Athens with much to ponder, no visible signs of progress
PoliticsForeign PolicyAs the dust begins to settle from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-day visit to Greece last week, questions can now be asked about whether the trip is likely to lead to any shift... Minister Alexis Tsipras during the Turkish president’s visit seem to confirm this theory, although
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Government looks to review visit for nod on tax package
EconomyProgrammeThe scheduled visit by the institutions for the fourth post-MoU review will wrap up on Wednesday after three days of meetings between finance ministry officials and the heads of the institutions. The government is hoping that the visit will conclude with a joint statement with the institutions
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Xi's visit carries promise of closer Sino-Greek political, economic ties
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Athens led to the signing of wide-ranging agreements on Monday, a move the Greek government hopes will mark the start of a new era in relations... that the Greek government achieved the goals it had set ahead of Xi’s visit to Athens, which came just a few
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Blinken visit highlights Greece's growing role as key regional partner
PoliticsForeign Policy2023, during US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s first visit to Athens, is a testament.... For the time being, though, a key takeaway from Blinken’s visit seems that Washington sees Greece as a more
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Kasselakis looks to rehabilitate foreign policy credentials with Cyprus visit
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe new leader of SYRIZA Stefanos Kasselakis made his first trip abroad this week with a visit to Cyprus. The move was a symbolic gesture intended to correct the poor impression made by Kasselakis... of those missing in the invasion of 1974. The visit appears to have won over some commentators, who
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Newsletter 154 -9/03/2018
visit in late February. The aim of the next visit will be to secure a staff-level agreement (SLA... in Fileleftheros (Liberal) newspaper, which claimed that Greece and its creditors had discussed... percent in 2017, and for imports of goods and services to rise by 6 percent. The latest MoF forecast
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Pompeo meeting concludes week of intense diplomatic activity over EastMed
PoliticsForeign Policydiscussions with European Council President Charles Michel, while Dendias paid a visit to Israel.... In an interview with Ta Nea newspaper on Friday, Dendias made it clear that it wants the EU at this stage... Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday as part of Berlin’s latest bid to ease tension between the two neighbours
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