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Border furor highlights brittleness of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe recent tension between Greece and Turkey in the Evros border area highlighted how an issue... coordinates of the construction area and proposing to convene the joint border commission in order... proceeded with some measurements in the area of Feres.” However, this statement also did not clarify
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Athens treads tightrope as Turkish research vessel sails in Aegean
PoliticsForeign Policyfor an area of the Aegean to the south of Kastellorizo, Rhodes and Karpathos. As of Tuesday morning..., for the area, and put its armed forces on alert, with Greek navy ships also patrolling the area in a re-run... to be deterred from operating in the area of Greece’s continental shelf. It is worth noting, though
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FM visits Egypt and Cyprus with eye on EEZ, EastMed pipeline and new UN talks
PoliticsForeign Policyto Egypt by land and then ascend to the island of Crete passing through the area of the demarcated Greek... ministry source told Reuters. For Greece, the problematic area (EGY-MED-W18) begins from the last point... 2020). It extends further east of the meridian 28 line - a key point for Turkey’s claims in the area
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PM under pressure to account for destruction, as wildfires stoke anti-migrant sentiment
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout the role of right-wing militia groups operating in the area. Opposition parties are lining up... the second worst on record in terms of the area burned. A leaders’ debate in Parliament is now... and filling empty posts in the fire service. On Wednesday, the total area burned overtook
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Return to investment grade overshadowed by flood destruction
Economythat all productive capacity in the area has been lost, fields have become unworkable and animals have drowned, making the area mostly uninhabitable. Scientists are urging people to avoid the area.... The area was three years ago again affected by floods and the fiscal cost was estimated at 800 million
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Greece weighs its options as Turkey prepares 'Blue Homeland' legislation
PoliticsForeign Policyhas reacted strongly to developments in Albania’s coastal area of Zvërnec, where clashes during... the Karaburun–Sazan Marine National Park and the Narta Lagoon area, warning of risks to endangered species... that it is following developments in the protected Pishe Poro–Narta area closely and has reiterated that respect
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Greece and troika agree 2013 primary surplus will be just 500 mln - here's why
EconomyProgrammeback the paymnents of tax refunds, underspending by 644 million euros in this area. The troika.... In previous years, military procurments have been an area of discretionary spending, where the Finance.... Another area where there is significant underspending is in social protection, primarily with regard
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The complexities of regaining market access: Could Greece learn from Portugal?
Agora. Greece was the first euro area member to be priced out of sovereign debt markets almost four years ago... is by no means assured during the course of 2014. Portugal is currently the only euro area member... revenue streams from privatisation projects illustrate, underperformance in this area has necessitated
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No victory, just plenty of misery
Agorain the single currency area. Looking at the situation in a number of eurozone countries, and Greece.... It is also difficult to believe that the euro area’s lead country, Germany, can base such crucial... averted the euro area’s collapse was deemed incompatible with German law by the country’s Federal
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OECD report paints grim picture for Greece's labour market
EconomyMacroeconomy) and Portugal (14.3 percent). In the euro area the jobless rate stood at 11.6 percent in May... a 1.7 percent increase recorded in 2012. The respective figure for the euro-area countries grew 0.8... percent lower than the OECD average and 26.8 percent that of Spain. Compared to the other euro-area
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