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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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A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
PoliticsForeign Policycountries. But it also accomplished a rapprochement with Libya. Greece’s decision to extend its... was its rapprochement with Libya. That was accomplished with numerous visits by Greek officials, including... for the first time a high-level meeting on Libya on November 12, in Paris. Greece had been excluded twice from
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Newsletter 66 - 11/03/2016
her as the best way to avoid Schengen falling apart, the EU’s cohesion being tested, human smugglers... this kind of thing) there are the moral and legal complications. A series of rights groups, including Human... is considered a safe country. The United Nations’ human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein also warned
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Mitsotakis faces down critics over handling of forest fires
PoliticsGreek Politics, that the lack of human casualties proved the readiness of the state and the hospitable instincts of ordinary... of the response, stressing that the priority is the protection of human lives. He added... of human casualties and praise the efforts of the emergency services. This suggests
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Mitsotakis raises bar for EP vote success as fringe parties and abstention hold key to result
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOmbudsman is also investigating the Coast Guard’s actions in relation to the sinking. Human rights advocates.... This is the second high-profile case of alleged human trafficking to be dismissed in recent months... a human trafficking network for lack of evidence. Migration and border control remain high
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport. NGO criticism Human‑rights organisations have sharply criticised the legislation, warning..., for activities that could be interpreted as facilitating irregular entry. Human Rights Watch has described... is complying with European Court of Human Rights rulings. Course of Freedom MPs demanded that Shipping
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Greek Q4 GDP down 0.2 pct QoQ, 2014 nominal GDP stays in recession
EconomyMacroeconomyby 1.4 percent in 2014 accelerating to 1.7 percent in 2015 and further to 2.2 percent in 2016. Gross... a downward revision by 1 percentage point since its previous estimate last November and reflects domestic..., according to the flash estimates published by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday
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Greek GDP falls by 0.2 pct in Q1 as uncertainty impacts on investments
EconomyMacroeconomy, according to the provisional estimates published by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) today. The disclosed figure is in line than the flash estimate announced by ELSTAT on May 13. Today’s... of services (+2.2 percent) and to a lesser extent of goods (+0.9 percent). A key component of services
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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
, compared to a previous estimate for a mild recession of 0.3 percent in early November, and a strong... up by 0.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q4, significantly decelerating from the upward revised 2.2... quarter, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) flash estimates revealed on Tuesday. The headline figure
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