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After Brexit vote, Tsipras stresses need for political response to EU shortcomings
PoliticsForeign Policy“progressives” hints at the recent efforts made by Tsipras to build bridges with Europe’s social... problems for the Union to tackle: · Austerity policies that are widening the gap between the north
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Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar
PoliticsForeign Policyas Chevron’s decision to submit a proposal for two blocks south of Crete despite the Turkey-Libya... spatial planning (MSF) last April, but since then is trying to leverage its footprint in Libya... the Turkish-Libyan memorandum. Belgacem Haftar, the son of Khalifa Haftar and director of Libya’s
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Greeks show highest mistrust in newspapers, TV and online news across EU
Societyin particular had levels of trust in radio news that were lower than the EU average, and the highest..., at 44 percent for Greece and 47 percent for the EU. Conversely, Greeks had a higher than average... that they could identify fake news. Regarding whether respondents perceive fake news to be a problem
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Athens warned about missing fiscal targets rather than changing them unilaterally
EconomyProgramme, though, that Athens may run into problems in its efforts to secure approval from the national
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Adult skills in Greece lacking, indicates OECD survey
Societyand problem solving is considerably smaller than the OECD average, an adult skills audit... are closer to the OECD average for that age group (4.4 and 4.8 percent, respectively) than 16-24 year... and their OECD peers is greater than that of older Greeks with the average in that age group. Around 4.6
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policymemoranda with the Tripoli-based government in Libya. Officials in Athens stress, however... following Turkey's intervention in Libya, the message to Ankara in the joint statement they issued... in Libya presents a dangerous threat to wider regional stability.” The statement also noted
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, in the upcoming EU Summit. Libya Libya is another issue that is of major concern to Greek diplomats. Libya’s Prime.... Even though the meeting focused more on Turkey’s economic “return” to Libya for the country’s... from the international community. The political situation in Libya will remain fluid and it is quite
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New waste strategy dials down recycling targets, promises to address landfill problems
PoliticsGreek Politicswas given to waste management on the islands, where the problem of illegal landfills has been.... Greece also has a poor record in conventional waste management. With more than 80 percent of waste
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Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016
a whole new type of problem. There were more than 850,000 arrivals in 2015, only 414 of whom have been... compared to the fiscal target for a deficit of 0.25 percent. Although this is more of a preliminary than... to more than 1.1 billion euros in absolute terms, could provide a cushion in the upcoming
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