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Mitsotakis sworn in as prime minister as attention turns to Cabinet picks
PoliticsGreek Politicshis MERA 25 party received 194,232 votes, or 3.4% of the total. It remains to be seen if Varoufakis... Dendias are tipped to return to former posts at the Labour and Interior Ministries respectively... the Interior Ministry. Chrisochoidis appointed the ministry under former Prime Minister George
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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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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Greek funding needs add to pressure in talks between Athens and lenders
EconomyProgrammeGreece and its lenders but these talks continue against a backdrop of pressing funding needs for Athens. Starting from this month, Greece has to pay a total of 1.6 billion euros, which comprises 0.7..., obligations rise to 2.5 billion, mainly due to another payment to the IMF of 1.42 billion. Overall, total
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Greece’s downstream oil industry adapts to shifting demands
EconomyFeaturesfor refined petroleum exports with a total of USD 8 billion or 1.3 percent of the global total and 29.9..., followed by Iran (until sanctions in 2012), Libya, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. As of January this year... with the total including indirect employment coming to over 20,000 people. According to the report
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Newsletter 176 -28/09/2018
clouds have gathered over the coalition as disharmony about Macedonia continues against the backdrop... and accelerating mildly to 2.2 percent in 2019. The total fiscal balance is seen in a surplus of 0.4... the EFF in 2016. Total obligations to the IMF next year stand at close to 2.5 billion euros
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Government’s effort to revive economic success story narrative heavily reliant on RRF execution
PoliticsGreek Politicsargued that ELSTAT data suggests the number of trips being made by Greeks and the total number... requests, absorbing 23.4 billion euros - 65 percent of its total RRF resources - of which 12.04... Commission approved the fifth payment this May, releasing a total of 3.13 billion euros, split between 1.35
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Urban planning scandal deepens as Tsipras unveils five cost of living pledges
PoliticsGreek Politicsallowed them to flourish. Opposition promises Against this backdrop, ELAS leader Alexis Tsipras used... combining new social housing on state land, renovation incentives for older apartments to enter
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Greek households switch to natural gas in record numbers as winter approaches
EconomyFeaturesin the Special Consumption Tax, from 230 to 280 euros per kilolitre. At the same time, the total amount... between September 2017 and September 2018. The total savings by a household from switching to natural... domestic gas connections in Attica. Historically, the occupant of an apartment would need the consent
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Building permits increase by 50.3 pct in December and 12.6 pct in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomy. The total number of permits came to 1,799, staying above the 1,000-permit mark for ten consecutive... permits. During 2019, building permits rose by 12.6 percent. Total permits in the aggregate period stood.... The total for 2019 is roughly 82 percent lower than the 2005 peak. Much of the current building activity
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