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Greek elections: Just the (decisive) details to be settled
Agorafour-year term and for the general elections to be held in October. But a poor, or unexpectedly good... the 25-percent mark. But apart from Greek pollsters’ poor track record, there are some caveats that should..., in one form or another, are diminishing - no party consistently polling second in recent history has
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Newsletter 396 - 06/10/2023
that SYRIZA has a poor representation in local politics and PASOK has decided not to officially... was a symbolic gesture intended to correct the poor impression made by Kasselakis during his campaign, when he... region, Attica. According to a ProRata poll for Attica TV, Hardalias is polling at 40 pct, with the next
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PM hopes to reset narrative with positive announcements
PoliticsGreek Politics, hoping to put behind him a summer of discontent over inflation and poor public services. The prime... wildfire, high prices and stories about the poor state of the health system, the PM and his team have moved early to pre-empt the inevitable drop in their polling figures. Over the past couple of weeks
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More than a fifth of Greeks materially deprived, survey finds
SocietyAlmost half of poor households in Greece were unable to afford a meal with meat, chicken or fish... or mobile. The 2013 figures showed that 63 percent of the poor households reported having great difficulty... population lived in overcrowded households, with the corresponding percentage for the non-poor
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Territorial waters, hydrocarbon research cause friction between Athens and Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyto try to convince them that Greece is set to snatch 40,000 square kilometres from Libya's continental shelf. Akar also claimed that Turkey and Libya almost have neighbouring sea borders (EEZ or continental shelf). The signs are that Turkey is seeking a more active role in Libya. Akar's statements
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Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
PoliticsGreek Politicswith 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 authority to sign such agreements... and creation of EEZs. Greece has also threatened to expel Libya’s ambassador in Athens. Mitsotakis has had
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Athens poised to take next steps on maritime borders
PoliticsForeign Policydeposits by US ExxonMobil southwest of Crete provoked the reaction of Libya’s GNA government... and the Exclusive Economic Zone when there is a relevant agreement with Libya. The same diplomatic.... The same sources believe that this move could lead Greece and Libya to refer their dispute to the ICJ
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Athens pleased about new EU-Egypt deal, seeks closer ties with Cairo
PoliticsForeign Policywith flows to the Italian and Greek (from Libya to Crete) coasts. Europe is offering a "strategic... urgently needs Egypt to control migration flows from its borders with Libya and, secondly, to improve its... not control the border with Libya, from where Sudanese refugees and Egyptian migrants cross
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Athens insists maritime spatial planning plans do not obstruct talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policytreaty with Libya in November 2019 was rejected by Greece as unlawful as the two countries... in which the main prize was Libya, and its vast oil resources. Turkey protests that it is being hemmed... of Greece with which it has not signed an EEZ agreement namely, Libya but also Albania. For the latter
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ND doubles down on stricter migration policy, riling opponents
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants reaching the country from Libya. The measures include a three-month suspension... with Libya are troubled and the EU’s attempt to build ties with General Khalifa Haftar, the military leader of eastern Libya, ended in failure this week. It is expected in Athens that another effort
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