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Newsletter 470 - 11/07/2025
—spurred by a diplomatic debacle in Libya. On Tuesday, a high-level EU delegation, including Greece’s newly... on curbing Mediterranean boat crossings. But the meeting with General Khalifa Haftar, eastern Libya’s de
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New Democracy seeks to counter with marine parks and migration policy, rhetoric
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants. On Saturday, for instance, he posted on X that: “The illegal immigrants who entered from Libya... to take this emergency action after a massive increase in arrivals from Libya on Crete and nearby
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PM hails Chevron bid as vote of confidence amid mixed reactions to TIF package
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum which claims some of the maritime zones south of Crete. The prospect... of missteps in relations with Egypt and Libya have led his critics to question the credibility
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Greek-Turkish tensions flare over Turkey’s bid to join SAFE
PoliticsForeign Policy, Mitsotakis last week proposed a new initiative involving Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey, and Libya during..., Libya, and Egypt, according to Kathimerini. Boulos, who met with Mitsotakis last September, is said
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Newsletter 495 - 20/02/2026
to explore for gas south of Crete was “unlawful”, arguing that it violates the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum and Libya’s declared maritime claims. Greece considers those claims null and void
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Athens balancing diplomacy and defence amid Middle East turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policy. Greece is also maintaining active engagement in Libya, with scheduled visits by the Foreign Minister... in Libya, promote stability and address pressing issues such as migration, while reiterating Greece’s
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ECB report highlights sluggish Greek economic growth
Economyto the worst in the eurozone at -6.8 percent against an EU average of 10.8 percent in 2016. This contrasts to an average savings ratio in the pre-crisis years (1999-2008) of 6.8 percent in Greece... double the eurozone average of 1.76 percent. Exports rose by 6.8 percent year-on-year against an EU
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Eurogroup agrees on significant debt relief measures for Greece
EconomyProgrammethat the final disbursement would be 15 billion euros, of which 3.3 billion euros can be used... It is likely that Greece will use the 3.3 billion euros to reduce its exposure to the IMF, which... significantly for the next couple of years. Another possibility is that the 3.3 billion euros is destined
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Greece's industrial production shows no signs of reversing the negative trend
EconomyMacroeconomy, electricity production surprisingly rose by 6.8 percent and was the key driver of the recorded...), production and distribution of electricity (6.8 percent) and mining of metal ores (4.8 percent).
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Greek trade deficit rises further in April as exports fall by 20.8 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy(ELSTAT). April’s performance led the 4-month trade deficit up 6.8 percent to 7.11 billion. The double... percent compared to the respective headline figure rise of 6.8 percent. The geographical breakdown
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