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Tsipras prepares for first visit to Turkey with refugee crisis in focus
PoliticsForeign Policyweek has provided Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu with the perfect opportunity to extend... official to visit Turkey following the recent general elections, even though the new government has... visit until after November 28. However, the Prime Minister’s office has insisted that Tsipras
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Greek banks complete book building: A recap of where we stand
Economythat it has successfully concluded the book building process for its non-preemptive international... participation has been completed. Alpha and Eurobank covered their total capital needs without any state aid... million. Unlike the other banks, Eurobank has not disclosed so far the exact amount of the book
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Greece being boxed in by refugee crisis and security concerns
Agorarefugees, for instance, is still moving at a snail’s pace. In fact, it has been calculated... inconceivable even a few months ago. On top of this, Greece has pledged to find places to accommodate... reluctant to commit any serious resources to stem the flow from its shores until it has obtained
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Domestic pressure over refugee crisis building for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign PolicyPavlopoulos on Wednesday. Although critical of the coalition on other issues, Mitsotakis has been broadly... is holding with Western Balkan countries in Vienna on Wednesday was a serious blow and has raised.... It is worth bearing in mind that there has been local resistance to these centres, particularly
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Withdrawal of NGOs from refugee centres puts pressure on Greece to fill void
PoliticsForeign Policy” plan to return refugees who arrive in Greece has prompted the Greek authorities to change the nature of the island “hot spot” into what NGOs consider to be detention centres. This has led to the UN... announced that they are pulling out. This has compounded the problems faced by the Greek government
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Range of issues unresolved as programme talks resume in Athens
EconomyProgrammeare still unresolved, although progress has been made in a number of areas. The most significant steps...) market and creation of the new privatisation fund. Greece has accepted a fiscal gap of 3 percent of GDP... working years. On the contributory pension, the government has reportedly presented new lower pension
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Refugee crisis threatens effort to improve ties with neighbours
PoliticsForeign Policythat are involved in handling the refugee crisis. FYROM has been asking for this enhanced cooperation since the start of the refugee crisis and has been complaining about the lack of channels... between the two countries. Apart from Sunday's demarche, Athens has sought to avoid straining its
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The diversions of the past
Agoracrass. Riled leftists also pointed out that it is violence linked to far-right Golden Dawn that has... range of pressing problems the political system is facing and has consistently failed to deal with over the past years. And, ultimately, Greece has a police force and intelligence service that has
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Greek tourism: Hopeful yet uncertain for 2016
EconomyFeaturesthe grim economic climate of the country to visit in droves, the 2016 season has started out painting... towards Greece. In contrast to last year, this year has got off to a somewhat jittery start for the sector... sector last year, this year, it may well be the refugee crisis that has impacted Chios, Lesvos
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First step in TV licensing process completed as controversy continues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has received 11 expressions of interest in the new TV broadcasting licenses it plans... in a previously murky field. Since private TV emerged in Greece in the late 1980s, there has been no formal licensing process. The government argues that this has encouraged the exchange of favours
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