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Greek competitiveness rank remains low as tax, bureaucracy create obstacles
EconomyFeaturescompared to where it lags. Many of the poor scores in the subpillars reflect areas where Greece’s lenders... scores were noted in the subpillars of the effect of taxation on incentives to invest (137 out
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Overflights spat marks resumption of Greek-Turkish tension
PoliticsForeign Policyweek. “F-16 aircraft belonging to the Greek Air Force violated Turkish airspace to the west of Gokceada (Imvros) on 16 May 2022 and to the west of (the Eastern Thrace city of) Enez on 17 May 2022... of. They [the U.S.] always pursued a balance in their Greek and Cyprus policies. I told Blinken
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Newsletter 390 - 21/07/2023
, west of Athens, is thought to have burned more than 1,500 hectares of land and damaged... in Brussels ahead of schedule. The fact that several large fires were raging west of Athens, following... PASOK official Stefanos Tzoumakas, whose decision to run was a surprise as he has only been involved
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Return to school marked by protests over education bill
PoliticsGreek Politicswhere necessary. Classes will run for three weeks before breaking up for the summer holidays...-opening of high schools, which started in mid-May, primary and kindergarten pupils returned to school... changes to the curriculum are the teaching of English in kindergarten, and the introduction
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Few bright spots for opposition candidates in local polls, ND confident for second round
PoliticsGreek Politicsan intensive schedule of campaign visits to support ND candidates facing a challenge in this Sunday’s run... and share the same vision for growth in the regions”. In the second-round run-offs, all but one... a few points of beating right-wing challengers. The situation is less certain in West Macedonia
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Athens defends Gaza stance as balanced, offers role in humanitarian corridor
PoliticsForeign Policydefeat of Hamas. He also praised the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, saying that it has... actions in the Gaza Strip. He also accused the West of neglecting Gaza because it only concerns the “blood... the current conflict in the Middle East. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a massive protest
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Athens hoping Turkish election result leaves room for relations to continue improving
PoliticsForeign Policy. In the run-up to the elections, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu again reiterated Ankara’s... with the West, since this will determine its relations with Greece as well. During his discussion with FT’s... the elections whether it has a real intention to have relations with the West or will turn
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Newsletter 435 - 04/10/2024
cooling. A fire in Corinthia, west of Athens, claimed two lives on Sunday and continued to burn through... a run-off on the following week; however, party leadership elections have proven notoriously hard... another run at the party leadership are trying to ensure that the balance at the upcoming congress
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HCAP and Finance Ministry reveal five-year strategic plan for public assets
EconomyFeaturesthe control of HCAP, which include power firm PPC, water company EYDAP and public transport organisation OASA... and opportunities, with long-term and short-term goals for each company. Regarding OASA, for example, HCAP
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Newsletter 19 - 13/03/2015
of the signatories at the London Debt Conference that granted West Germany debt relief aimed at allowing... Fleischer, one of the leading experts on the subject, told the Irish Times. “From a German perspective... with Germany were rebuffed. Athens was told that it was too late to claim reparations. At the same
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