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US amendment on Turkish jets adds new factor in Athens-Ankara ties
PoliticsForeign Policyalso certify to the relevant House and Senate committees that Turkey has not "taken steps... member countries." The issue has prompted reaction in the Turkish media, but no official statements... and the US do not share a view on the extent of Greece’s airspace,” the US State Department has said
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Imminent parliamentary clash over phone-tapping puts PM on alert
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan the agency spying on politicians and reporters. There has been speculation that SYRIZA might..., unless SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has indications that some government MPs might balk at backing... Democracy over the wiretapping has led to speculation that Mitsotakis might try to replace two of his MPs
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Where is Odysseus? Part 6 - Potential real GDP
Agora) aging effects on GDP from retiring and passing baby-boomers in the Greek population has declined... outlook has improved since 2018, but productivity has disappointed. The difference between the new... assumptions from the EU Commission, even in the face of sequential disappointments? This problem has
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Moody's, DBRS keep ratings unchanged, leave no doubt that fiscal prudence is key for next moves
Economyof the leading agencies and has not taken an upgrade action since the end of 2020. DBRS on the other hand has Greece at ‘BB (High)’ that is one notch below investment grade by its rating table. Greece so far this year has one upgrade by S&P to ‘BB+’ that is also just one notch before the investment
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ND moves to discredit SYRIZA programme, muses over far-right alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras has been accused of making empty promises, as government figures react to the SYRIZA programme presented over the weekend. A row has erupted over the costing of the opposition’s... argued that there were still profits to be clawed back from energy companies which the government has
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Turkey's new Libya MoU prompts swift reaction from Athens, which mulls further moves
PoliticsForeign Policyyear. Athens has been aware for some time now that the next few months will be challenging... government in Tripoli has no authority to conclude such deals given that its mandate expired following... sources appear quite satisfied since the new Turkish-Libyan memorandum has been condemned by the EU
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PM rides into new, bigger storm after publication of phonetapping list
PoliticsGreek Politicswiretapping operation was much broader and systematic than had been thought until now. A political storm has... on their camera. However, publisher Kostas Vaxevanis said that he has more names to release and further... rivals, were monitored. Vaxevanis has offered to go before public prosecutors to give evidence about what
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Newsletter 367 - 27/01/2023
Security and Privacy (ADAE) chief Christos Rammos, the ex-judge who has been overseeing an independent... attempt by SYRIZA to bring the surveillance issue to the attention of the public which has so far remained aloof. To date, most of the coverage of the surveillance affair has been limited to small
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ND makes move to stop far-right party from taking part in elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has tabled a legislative amendment aimed at banning former Golden Dawn MP and convicted criminal Ilias Kasidiaris from leading his party, which has shown signs of gaining support... party led by a person who has been convicted of a crime from taking part in the electoral process
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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms
PoliticsGreek Politics. Support for the ruling conservatives has risen from 31 pct in the previous Alco survey to 32.1 in the current iteration, when only valid ballots are factored in. SYRIZA’s backing has risen by 1 percentage point to 25.1 pct. Third-placed PASOK has largely paid the price for this apparent rallying
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