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Deadly collision throws spotlight on government’s migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe crossing from Libya, and for which the Greek Ombudsman recommended disciplinary charges against... insufficient compared to the needs of industry which estimates a requirement of closer to 200,000... those living and working legally in Greece, including an estimated 155,000 migrants on long-term
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Newsletter 312 - 15/10/2021
. The IMF revised upwards its 2021 growth estimate to 6.5 pct, while it trimmed slightly next year’s... week will be an area of concern and is in line with the view of market participants of how far... became this week the latest international organisation to update its macro and fiscal estimates
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Sharp increase in May arrivals, particularly from Germany, delivers travel balance boost
EconomyMacroeconomyof the EU receipts dropped by 2 percent to 312 million. Euro area residents were the main contributor... million. The non-euro area EU28 spending came to 347 million, up by over 32 percent. Germany had... percent, while those outside of the EU dropped by 2.4 percent. Visitors from the euro area were up
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Revised GDP data shows recession for 2016, higher growth in 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyAccording to the Hellenic Statistical Authority’s (ELSTAT) second estimate for the 2016 Annual... an initial estimate of 0.1 percent growth. ELSTAT also revised the national accounts for the years... compared to an initial growth estimate of 0.6 percent. Expenditure of households dropped by 0.1 percent
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Q1 GDP contracts 0.5 pct QoQ and 1.4 pct YoY, slightly worse than flash estimates
EconomyMacroeconomyof the flash estimate. All key GDP components fell QoQ. The most significant drops were seen... 2015, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) provisional estimates showed on Monday. The headline figure is slightly worse than the 0.4 percent QoQ contraction in the flash estimates released
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EC keeps growth estimates broadly unchanged, fiscal outlook improves markedly
EconomyMacroeconomyadjustments for the Greek growth outlook from the previous estimate in May. The Commission for 2024 sees... in 2025, falling below the 2 percent threshold in 2026. In the estimates in May, inflation for 2024..., dropping to 9.8 percent next year and 9.2 percent in 2026. This is broadly in line with the estimates
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Athens assessing lay of land as Cyprus talks approach and UK seeks new role
PoliticsForeign Policy-Cypriot sides have many issues to consider ahead of new Cyprus talks. Libya developments Greece... and the Prime Minister of Libya by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Geneva. A statement released... and the Government of National Accord of Libya, in Tripoli. As a diplomat, Menfi served the regime
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FM gauges mood in Middle East, seeks to bolster ties with Egypt
PoliticsForeign Policymemorandum with Libya, which was signed in 2019 and sparked the deepening of the crisis in its... statement on the sidelines of his participation in the Libya Energy and Economy Summit, he pointed out... Unity in Libya last year a memorandum of understanding regarding oil and gas, and noted that he
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Newsletter 472 - 25/07/2025
scrutiny following a series of diplomatic setbacks. Relations with Libya have soured, culminating in two... stance on Libya, reflecting broader unease about the state of Greek diplomacy. Current government.... On Libya, Mitsotakis reiterated his rejection of the Turkey-Libya maritime deal, describing it as legally
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Athens seeks talks with Erdogan as Turkey steps up diplomatic activity in region
PoliticsForeign Policythe government of Eastern Libya to ratify the Turkey-Libya Memorandum of Understanding... the Eastern Libya authorities to ratify the memorandum Ankara agreed in 2019 with the government in Tripoli... (MIT) Ibrahim Kalin, the same reports claim. However, the political situation in Libya is currently
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