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Greece gets new finance minister but old guard dominates cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsduring political shows on TV and radio, which is in contrast to her predecessor Simos Kedikoglou who..., Yiannis Michelakis, at the Interior Ministry. Makis Voridis, briefly Infrastructure Minister... of the dangers of a euro exit: However, one of the key challenges for Hardouvelis will be to handle
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Ankara tension tops govt agenda, overshadowing social dividend and primary residences
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe spat with Turkey over its signing of an agreement with Libya regarding the delimitation... is in control of all of Libya, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reportedly told Turkish President... made in the trilateral discussions between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt. In comments to ANT-1 TV on Sunday
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Newsletter 52 - 20/11/2015
Alexis Tsipras faces an immense challenge over the coming weeks. The government is down to 153 MPs... their counterparts in the eurozone over the next few weeks to tone down their opposition and ensure... the last 12 months, the trailing index is down by 8.1 percent. September’s decline reflects manufacturing
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In Washington, Mitsotakis stresses economic recovery, geopolitical importance as IMF departure announced
PoliticsGreek Politicsannouncement that the International Monetary Fund intends to shut down its office in Athens... a maritime agreement with Libya that infringes on Greece’s sovereign rights. Some commentators... with Libya is “null and void” because it ignores the exclusive economic zones of Greece’s islands, which he
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Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020
with Ankara, which escalated following Turkey’s decision to sign a maritime agreement with Libya... actions in Libya, as well as the two memoranda signed between Ankara and Tripoli. However, Turkey’s... would be shutting down in the coming months. The move was described as a “common decision” intended
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Newsletter 89 - 23/09/2016
A question of survival Tsipras seeks to distance himself from potential TV licensing debacle Prime... the apparently full-of-holes TV licence procedure, as well as a clash with Bank of Greece governor Yannis... to a lack of proper financial checks on the four successful bidders in the TV permit auction
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Final act in ERT closure carries significant risk for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsbefore dawn on Thursday, almost five months after the government shut down the TV and radio service... to be to push for NERIT, rather than a pared down interim TV service, known simply as Public... geniuses: riot police sealed the front entrance of Greek Public TV with handcuffs! #idiotaward — Stratos
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Greek politics in thrall to new faces and old ideas
Agoraand liberal parties, such as Drasi, have unsuccessfully attempted to before. They have fallen down because of their off-putting haughtiness. They talk down to people, presenting themselves as an elite that has... member of society and has connected with people through his TV shows. However, on the eve of Sunday’s
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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... percent in October, down by 27 basis points (bps) from the rate of 4.59 noted in September, data from
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Greece faces dilemma over how to address relations with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyand especially in the "sea zone between Turkey and Libya". This is what İbrahim Kalin, special adviser... in Athens. The intention of both sides to engage in a new round of talks on CBMs could calm things down... intervention in Libya that does not mean it is willing to risk damaging relations with Ankara in East
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