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Greek fears about status of historic monastery complicate relations with Egypt
PoliticsForeign Policyin order to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty. The Greek delegation is expected... the religious status of the monastery. The Greek side considered that the pending dispute over..., for the preservation of the religious Greek Orthodox character of the monastery and expects
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Tsipras sets off for USA as prior actions, e-auctions dominate at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government is making in completing the 95 prior actions that have to be ticked off this year. The meeting was held a few hours before the Greek leader set off for his official visit to the USA... with the commitments made by the Greek authorities,” she said. As we pointed out this week, the IMF
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Travel receipts rise by 11.3 pct in April on back of higher arrivals
EconomyMacroeconomyarrival numbers were noted in three out of five key countries for the four-month period. Arrivals... countries declined by 3.8 percent to 179.6 million. The latest figures published by the Greek Tourism..., foreign arrivals rose by 12 percent to 1.0 million. The breakdown of inbound traveller flows showed
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After the tweetstorm - Tracing the course of #IStandWithGreece
Agorafollowed a rapid escalation in the arrival of migrants, following Turkey’s decision to stop abiding... Istanbul and other cities. As the migrants continued to arrive, there were clashes with Greek border... are written in English. Greek-language tweets account for up to a third of traffic on any given day
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policythe EU and the West. In fact, Greek government sources are open about their concerns regarding turbulence after the summer’s long state of calm in the Aegean. The Greek government evaluates as the most negative development in Greek-Turkish relations the letter sent to the UN Secretary General
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It's the hope that kills you
Agorato 50 pct of the Greek population. Arrivals from within the EU were 3.1 million and 1.7 million came... in Spain. Again, in a stroke of luck, the poor state of Greek football means its teams rarely... wave should have made clear to the Greek authorities the benefits of being in relative isolation
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PM faces complex challenge as Turkey threatens free passage for refugees
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the arrival of asylum seekers in Greece is part of a concerted plan to undermine the Greek... Chrysochoidis headed to the Evros border post in the northeast of the country as Greek authorities stepped... on Thursday, the Greek prime minister could face domestic pressure as voters wonder what Athens is doing
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Newsletter 274 -20/11/2020
that the Greek government has stepped up its reform implementation efforts in the last months... forecasts that were recently published by the Commission are reiterated, which see Greek GDP falling by 9 pct this year and recovering by 5 pct in 2021. It is noted though that the cut-off date for those
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Athens approaches Albania's political crisis, EU process with caution
PoliticsGreek Politicstensions through dialogue; but neither side seems willing to back off. Greece has avoided making any kind..., Athens, is concerned about these developments for a number of reasons. Firstly, the Greek government... Agreement there was not enough support to sign off on the deal with Tirana. Alexis Tsipras has also
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One-off loss affects NBG’s P&L, NPE stock drops by 900 mln in Q2
EconomyBanking) of 2016, fully attributed to a one-off loss of 3.1 billion involving the recycling of losses related... associated with pillar II bonds. The bank’s non-core income though, despite a one-off gain of 35... coverage ratio marginally rising to 74.7 percent. Both ratios remained the best in the Greek market
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