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Athens gears up for exploratory talks with Ankara after long hiatus
PoliticsForeign Policytest bilateral relations, but also the stamina of the Greek political system. For the first time... this process will evolve. What is of a high concern for the Greek side is that the Turkish positions..., especially if there is no substantial de-escalation or progress in the two sides’ talks. The Greek side
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Newsletter 303 - 02/07/2021
response Amid concern about another difficult summer for Greek businesses, either due to uncertain... competitive Greek industries like tourism and culture. Keeping corporate tax at 22 pct and the reduced tax... as is. Banks have been urged to provide more liquidity to Greek firms. Speaking at the Hellenic
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Athens turns attention to Libya, advocates EastMed energy cooperation
PoliticsForeign Policyproduced by the sun.” The Greek premier raised this issue at the latest European Council, which focused..., it enhances Greece’s arguments against Turkey. The very same issue was raised by the Greek premier... reacted to this very ambitious and costly Greek proposal. However, in the final declaration the 27 EU
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Newsletter 382 - 26/05/2023
PoliticsND landslide reverberates across Greek political landscapeSunday’s landslide election...-nationalist Greek Solution with 4.45 pct. Three parties – ultra-conservative religious right Niki... to be on course to gain. In his first interview on Greek TV following Sunday’s elections, leader
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Greece and Albania seek to leave Beleri case behind in 2024 after year of turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policy, the ethnic Greek elected mayor of Himare in southern Albania. Beleri has been held without charges... EU presidency and Germany to the Greek government to reconsider its stance. In fact, Berlin reminded...-the-scenes consultations between Greece and Albania, the Greek PM in statements after the European
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Mitsotakis heads on diplomatic tour of key capitals carrying vital questions
PoliticsForeign Policy, as he was originally scheduled to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni late last year. The Greek.... During their meeting, Mitsotakis and Meloni are expected to discuss the Greek railway system... be addressed through a system that facilitates direct returns to third countries. Greek government
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Greeks living in smaller, older, poorer quality homes during crisis, BoG study shows
Societythe deterioration in Greek households’ living and income conditions during the years of crisis (2008-2012... percent in 2012. The study showed that the Greek population decreased, easing by an annual rate of -0.3.... In the EU, both rates were positive at 0.2 and 0.4 percent respectively. In absolute figures, the Greek
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Bank of Greece report overviews lenders' profitability, urges drastic NPL management
EconomyBankingThe Bank of Greece (BoG) published on Tuesday an overview of the Greek financial sector, providing..., loan quality and cards’ transactions. The report showed that over the past five years, Greek banking... of Greek banks to 50.1 percent in 2015, from 44 percent in 2014, standing above the EU average of 46.1
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November PMI at 52.2 as new business growth hits 45-month high, hirings reach 18-year peak
EconomyMacroeconomy. “Business conditions at Greek manufacturers continued to improve in November,” they said. “Growth... this increasing demand, Greek manufacturing firms hired new staff at the greatest rate for the last 18 years... raw material costs, firms had to deal with sharp rises in input price inflation. Greek firms maintain
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Despite differing views IMF and EC see no immediate debt sustainability concerns
EconomyProgrammeonly and not for investments. It is worth noting that the Greek authorities are pushing for lower... also attempts to incorporate the low interest rate environment for Greek debt that has manifested... to form part of the troika in the programmes era, while some of the new Greek administration’s
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