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Newsletter 84 - 29/07/2016
. 2 Time to think outside the box Greece needs a robust media watchdog and ethics code... procedures and the submission of binding offers by the end of October. Greece’s economic sentiment increased
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EU migration pact meets with lukewarm reception in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the Greek response vowed to pursue a robust negotiation to defend Greece’s interests on what... are not binding enough to bring relief to countries of first reception. There are, however, elements
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Somewhere in the middle: Kosovo's delicate relations with the European Union
Agoraare deriving from the stance of individual member states, the EU needs to showcase a robust approach in its... the nexus between a legally binding agreement between Kosovo and Serbia and the accession of both
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Greece positions itself as a pillar of European and NATO security
PoliticsForeign Policysecurity.” For countries like Cyprus, which is not a NATO member, the need for a more robust EU defence... clause legally explicit and operationally binding. The EU still lacks unified command structures
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Greece's fiscal, debt and funding goals as set out at Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammethat there will be no measures that the government considers recessionary such as pension cuts or VAT hikes... of additional T-Bills to cover funding needs, which he argues would not raise the debt amount... percent, the debt ratio in NPV terms would reach 120 percent in 2020. 2015 funding needs The budget
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Gov't sees reform multi-bill as path to funding but resistance abounds
PoliticsGreek Politics, such as pension reform, VAT hikes and labour market liberalisation. It appears that the Greek... bailout funding. The multi-bill is expected to be largely based on proposals sent to creditors... genuinely believes that it can secure some funding based on the multi-bill and the recent changes
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Greece pinpoints flaws in Turkey's Aegean claims
PoliticsForeign Policya cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey, towards Libya’s shores. Also, being on the “wrong... have a cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey to the Libya’s shores. Athens believes... naval mission to Libya on March 31. The new operation is named after the Greek word for peace “Irini
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Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policy, bilateral cooperation between EU-Turkey on the refugee/migrant issue and developments related to Libya... violation of the arms embargo in Libya, according to a high-ranking EU official. There is a growing... by Turkey and the Turkey-Libya memorandum, Dendias said that “Greece has capable armed forces
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Greece signs EEZ deal with Egypt, aiming to halt Turkey's designs
PoliticsForeign Policydeal signed last November between Ankara and the UN-recognized government in Libya’s Tripoli. Even... within the Turkish continental shelf” and that the agreement also violates Libya’s maritime rights... Libya maritime deal. Kastellorizo and the eastern part of Rhodes were left out, as was widely expected
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Mitsotakis, Erdogan keep distance at UN as summer moratorium draws to close
PoliticsForeign Policyon the issue of Libya which will take place on the sidelines of the UN Assembly under the initiative of Italy...” by its agreement with Libya. Greece says that its agreement with Egypt annuls the Turkey-Libya... with a new, legal and permanent government in Libya and sign a maritime agreement with its southern
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