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Ankara springs surprise on Athens with Libya maritime deal
PoliticsForeign PolicyDirectorate. This new move by Ankara has caused concern in Athens, which is considering how it should react.... Turkey has already shown its annoyance at the trilateral understanding between the three countries... explanations. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has briefed his counterparts from Cyprus and Egypt about
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PM outlines social dividend plans as Tsipras points way for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsto a close on Sunday, Mitsotakis addressed the issue that has dominated media coverage over the past... could be as little as 100-200 million euros (Mitsotakis did not specify), the issue has featured... and acting as an “irresponsible observer.” Although the government has already taken a hard line
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Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal.... It has also been condemned by Egypt and Cyprus, the other countries affected by Ankara’s bid to carve... and creation of EEZs. Greece has also threatened to expel Libya’s ambassador in Athens. Mitsotakis has had
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Scrutiny of govt, PM prompts deputy minister to quit
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat has been friendly towards the government, Diamataris announced his resignation. He claimed that he... but it nevertheless leaves a substantial dent in the image that the centre-right leader has tried to cultivate over the past few years, not just since he took over as premier in July. Mitsotakis has repeatedly
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Govt delivers diaspora vote, leads polls but receives Hellinikon complaint
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA rare moment of consensus has led to Greek Parliament allowing Greeks living abroad to vote...’s comfortable lead, the poll suggests that a wave of optimism has yet to sweep the country.... Growth came in fifth place on 30 percent, suggesting that much of the public has not been swayed
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BoG sets out positives and next steps for economy, forecasts 2.4 pct growth in 2020
Economyand business expectations pointing to solid growth momentum. Confidence in the banking sector has strengthened... in deposits and improved funding conditions for Greek banks. This improved liquidity has led to higher lending to businesses. During the first nine months of the year, the profitability of banks has
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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agoraare not willing to punish the populism and political irresponsibility that has cost their country so dearly over.... Since then, he has been repeatedly accused and cleared of the claim that he orchestrated the fiddling... enjoying strong opinion poll ratings but a consistent exception has been the poor score they have
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Identity crisis in KINAL resurfaces as SYRIZA touts common ground
PoliticsGreek Politicsis the rumour of an unofficial rapprochement with SYRIZA which, it was claimed, has left many... bargains”, in which she dismissed any notion of a deal between the two parties. There has been a great... policy. The notion of a joint anti-ND front of “progressive forces” has been floated by SYRIZA since its
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Government braces for reaction to pension bill
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is due to submit to Parliament on Monday the pension bill it has been working on for the past few months Although New Democracy has billed the draft legislation as a gateway to higher... of these rises has failed to impress in perhaps the way the conservatives hoped. Transport workers’ unions
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Athens strives to build opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as France pledges support in East Med
PoliticsForeign Policyin the region, has a role and a say in the situation in Libya,” Dendias stressed in a written statement... East Med region, the Greek side has not publicly said how it intends to deal from now with the fact... Minister of Greece (1996) proposed a fairly radical option for Greece. Rosakis has always supported
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