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Athens wants to keep Ankara lines open despite EU reservations, S-400 deal
PoliticsForeign Policy. The Greek government is more concerned about the recent souring of Turkey's relations with Europe. During... by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during his press conference at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF.... This is a relief for Athens. Turkey visit All these issues and the Cyprus issue will be discussed during
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Athens aiming to step up diplomatic contact with neighbours
PoliticsForeign Policyrelations back on track. During his visit to Ankara, Kotzias delivered the invitation on behalf of Greek..., their talks are expected to be the most substantial during the visit. Beyond the renewed warmth... issue could be found soon. This is what he hinted at during his visit to New York on the sidelines
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Tax cuts spearhead Mitsotakis's message in Thessaloniki
PoliticsGreek Politicssector, which collapsed by around 40 percent during the crisis. Mitsotakis said that this government... and costed carefully,” Mitsotakis told the audience during his speech on Saturday. He claimed... pledged to implement a permanent mobility scheme across the civil service. Primary surplus During
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during 2020. In the meantime, New Democracy presented the economic plan as evidence that it is living up to the tax cut pledges it made during the election campaign, even though the negotiations... the government the space it needed to implement the relief measures adopted during the summer
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Athens aiming to boost EU-Balkan momentum
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece and North Macedonia and bilateral relations are improving, as evident during the visit... the ground lost during the last decade, mainly due to the financial crisis. Athens is also seeking to play a leading role in the region. But as Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said during a recent visit
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Govt on alert for possible fallout from tapering of pandemic relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsgenerous repayment schemes for debts that accumulated during the pandemic as well as legacy... a distinct possibility. The impact of the government’s strategy during the pandemic, which the opposition... support package in the eurozone during the pandemic, its impact in terms of limiting the loss
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Athens tries to rekindle ties with North Macedonia after period of stasis
PoliticsForeign PolicyAfter a long period of time during which stagnation and suspicion had prevailed in Greece's... by Dendias’s comment during his joint press conference with his counterpart, when he said: “Greece wants.... Moreover, Dendias also revealed during his statements two military agreements that were signed this year
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PM offers uniformed personnel bonus as surveillance bill attracts more criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the country’s police and coast guard – a relationship that Mitsotakis has tried to cultivate during his time..., coming just hours after the 16-year-old was shot during a pursuit that was prompted by him failing... will to clamp down on lawlessness. However, during New Democracy’s tenure, the behaviour of the police has
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Tracking Greece's fiscal performance
Agorais receiving on its debt. High inflation helps the government to recover from the big deficits during... assistance from the EU and the IMF during the adjustment programs, fiscal tracking in the monthly.... Almost back to balance. Figure 1 shows clearly that the fiscal balance was hit severely during
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PM bats away surveillance claims, looks to final pre-election handouts
PoliticsGreek Politics, during which Mitsotakis accused Tsipras of being part of a shadowy network trying to destabilise... of alleged scandals during SYRIZA’s tenure and arguing that Tsipras, media outlets friendly to the left... with the aim of damaging New Democracy and prevent it returning to power in this year’s elections. During
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