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Government treads carefully on Trump, looks for positives in EU defence spending tweak
PoliticsGreek Politicsof greater flexibility on defence spending in the European Union. Unlike many other European capitals... various European politicians. He simply noted that the VP’s statements might serve as warning that Europe... comments as not being “far from the truth”. He also described European leaders as “appearing
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Athens insists maritime spatial planning plans do not obstruct talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyof its obligations towards a European directive (2014/89/ΕΕ) which has been sanctioned over by the European Court because of delays. Greece was supposed to have submitted the MSP by March 31, 2021, but it failed to adhere to the deadline. The latest rebuke by the European Court, reminding Greece
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Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist
PoliticsForeign Policy. This is why European Commissioner Magnus Brunner is visiting Libya on Tuesday. He is due to meet officials from both the Benghazi and Tripoli governments after European Commission President Ursula von der... and then to the boats of smugglers to Crete. The European Commission is talking about the possible “weaponisation
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Greek-Turkish tensions flare over Turkey’s bid to join SAFE
PoliticsForeign Policyin the European Union’s SAFE (Security Action for Europe) programme - a 150-billion-euro lending... last July. Last week, the European Commission confirmed it is still assessing the application... to the European Council, which must then approve it unanimously before bilateral negotiations can begin. "We
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EU Task Force sees improvements in Greece, tends to damaged ties
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe European Union Task Force for Greece noted on Tuesday “striking improvements” in the country’s... business environment.” The report is the latest stage in the attempt by the European Commission... tested Greece’s relationship with some of its eurozone partners and the European Union as a whole
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What would Willy do?
Agora1979 in the European Parliament) One hundred years ago, on 18 December 1913, the former German...-relationship and the European crisis is a good case to ask oneself again the question, what Willy Brandt... in long-term processes whilst following a policy of small steps; his deep understanding of European
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Greece takes on EU presidency and some significant challenges with it
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the European Union, a task that is certain to prove a challenge alongside the government’s other... and continuing negotiations with the troika. The six-month European Union Council presidency comes... of this year’s fiscal gap. Then there are European Parliament and local elections to come in May. The domestic
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The complexities of regaining market access: Could Greece learn from Portugal?
Agorahand, Portugal’s 78 billion-euro rescue programme signed in May 2011 with the European Union... to Portugal, Greece’s second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European part of the troika (the Commission in Brussels and the European Central Bank in Frankfurt) expires in mid-2014. The MoU
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Troika returning to Greece but key decisions still months away
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe coming months. Monday’s Eurogroup in Brussels concluded with European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn saying that the mission teams from the European Commission, the European... Schaeuble for Greece to be awarded a third bailout before the European Parliament elections on May 25
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What kind of poll win does SYRIZA need to eye snap elections?
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe European Parliament elections and by how much. The question everyone wants answered is whether SYRIZA... feel they have a legitimate right to push for snap national elections after the European vote... that there is no evidence of public opinion moving in SYRIZA’s favour. Turnout A low turnout for the European vote
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