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  1. Athens prods EU to resume enlargement process for Western Balkans
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    ), Greece has been underlining the urgent need to get the European enlargement back on track..., the European Council president, and President Emmanuel Macron of France, who has spoken of a wider... out a vision, it has the intent and the capacity to follow through. I look forward to making

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  2. Turkish missile test adds to complexity of defence assessment in Athens
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    such weapon developed in the country has travelled." Diplomatic sources in Athens have said that the news is not a cause for panic. However, this development was not expected and it is quite unusual.... This was the main takeaway from the separate meetings Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has with representatives

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  3. Government tones down fiscal pledges as tighter framework starts to bite

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , as the landscape has changed and fiscal policy can no longer be used for the voter-friendly initiatives... at the Delphi Economic Forum last week and, in an unusual move, outlined the initiatives the government has lined up for next year to boost incomes and reduce the tax burden. Hatzidakis unveiled a total

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  4. Macron visit to herald deepening of Greek-French defence and energy ties

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Athens this week comes with unusual strategic weight... and Defence, an agreement that has already positioned the Franco–Greek axis at the forefront... that has already reshaped Greece’s military posture through the acquisition of Rafale fighter jets

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  5. Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    An unusual announcement by a little known army reservists’ group calling for the government...-terrorism matters, late on Wednesday. Over the last three years there has been speculation, mostly from foreign media, about a coup taking place in Greece but there has never been any convincing evidence

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  6. Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has come up with a surprising proposal to give hope to young Greeks... throughout Greece. Samaras made the unusual suggestion during a rare primetime TV interview on Monday night... Evangelos Venizelos has no charges to answer in relation to allegations about his role in a 2010

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  7. With onerous measures looming, Tsipras seeks talks with opposition leaders
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Alexis Tsipras took the unusual step of requesting a meeting of party leaders on Thursday, which... issues. It is no coincidence that this call has come as the coalition’s majority, reduced to three... to pensions being cut further but the one advantage Tsipras has is that while many of the measures being

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  8. Greek-Turkish relations back in focus amid overflights and NATO chief's visit
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    . The Greek Foreign Ministry has grown increasingly concerned by the air space violations. Greek diplomats... Ankara has rejected any alliance operation, but also in territorial waters. Ministries split Defence... decision last Thursday to order a military exercise in northern Greece and the Aegean. It is unusual

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  9. Simple majority for new electoral law, which threatens future complications
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has committed himself and his party to such a goal. However..., for example) so the process is made easier this way also seem slim. Although New Democracy has forged ahead..., there has been a suspicion since last year that at some point he may be invited to join the government

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  10. Greece's 2009 deficit makes for a good conspiracy; shame about the numbers

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    and International Monetary Fund-led programme in 2010. The matter has recently resurfaced and Georgiou could face... the Athens Appeals Court. Nobody should be surprised that the saga of the 2009 deficit has not gone... in Russia, China or some other unusual source were dispelled last year when the SYRIZA-led government

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