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Greece on alert over Turkish maritime plans, senses EU backing
PoliticsForeign Policyconditions do not allow surveys in the area. Some others also point to developments in Libya, which... factor that complicates the situation especially vis a vis Turkey’s involvement in Libya and its
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Athens waits to be convinced of Ankara's willingness to talk
PoliticsForeign Policyto resolve the matter at The Hague and the second issue is subject to talks between Athens and Libya’s... and which led to the signing of a maritime agreement with Libya, which Greece considers illegal. They also
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Turkey and Western Balkans top Greek agenda at European Council
PoliticsForeign Policyallies. Turkey carries a particular influence in Libya, a country of a special interest to Italy... process for the de facto reunification of Libya and called on all sides to avoid violence
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Mitsotakis backs Ukraine as Athens tries to balance position with Trump administration
PoliticsForeign Policywith the Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya in November 2019. He clarified that the project is a European... of 2023, Turkey would automatically and ceremoniously withdraw from the Turkey-Libya memorandum. We
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Mitsotakis defends his record against backdrop of tough migration package
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPlevris, was refused entry to eastern Libya for negotiations. The measures include a three-month... Mitsotakis of resorting to anti-migration policies to deflect from the failure of foreign policy in Libya
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Newsletter 470 - 11/07/2025
—spurred by a diplomatic debacle in Libya. On Tuesday, a high-level EU delegation, including Greece’s newly... on curbing Mediterranean boat crossings. But the meeting with General Khalifa Haftar, eastern Libya’s de
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PM hails Chevron bid as vote of confidence amid mixed reactions to TIF package
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum which claims some of the maritime zones south of Crete. The prospect... of missteps in relations with Egypt and Libya have led his critics to question the credibility
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IMF still sees fiscal gap in 2018 - no action needed, for now
EconomyProgrammedecade, when the Greek growth estimate eases to 1 percent in 2022. This year’s GDP will be boosted... the deflation years behind, with the inflation estimate at 1.2 percent this year and 1.3 percent in 2018... forecast for 2017 which has been revised downward from the 2.1 percent July estimate. On the fiscal
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Sharper drop for retail sales in July points to lingering recession
EconomyMacroeconomyAuthority (ELSTAT). A similar drop (14.0 percent) was also evident in retail volumes. The picture remains... and volumes has broadly converged as of 2012 and almost fully aligned in 2013. Note that retail... in volumes standing at 10.2 percent and 12.2 percent respectively. Despite an improvement in leading
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Sales season pushes November retail volume to growth for the first time since March 2010
Economya non-negative yoy reading for the first time since June 2010. Similarly, retail volumes showed a 2.9 percent yoy increase in November, the first positive reading since March 2010. Both sales and volumes... increase. Note that the respective volumes showed a higher growth particularly in the clothing
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