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FM rallies opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as Athens prepares for EastMed signing
PoliticsForeign Policyfrom Ankara’s side, especially following the signing of two memoranda with Libya. In this context... announcement said that talks centred on the situation in Libya and prospects of ending the civil
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Greece, Turkey launch new round of talks as Libya sea deal casts shadow
PoliticsForeign PolicyForeign Minister Nikos Dendias is due in Brussels on Monday to attend the General Affairs Council which will focus, among other things, on the ongoing developments in Libya. According to media... in Libya on November 29, 2019. The inclusion of the memorandum’s sea zone maps in the UN's database
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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek Politicsstrain on public finances, with some estimates putting the total figure as high as 4 billion euros... in Thessaly as only four of the 12 Super Pumas that Greece possesses are in a condition to fly
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Athens pleased with Washington talks despite lack of definitive US position on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyactions in the East Med and Libya. The Greek government has many times since Tuesday tried to play down... replied: “when you're talking about Libya, we're discussing with President Erdogan, we're discussing... talked about that subject specifically — Libya and what's going on. We'll be talking to Russia
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Mitsotakis uses justice reform as election rallying cry in aftermath of Mati verdict
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the policeman and involvement in organised crime. Following 63 arrests, a total 19 suspects are being held... in connection with the killing of a riot policeman by a flare fired during clashes between football... on the arrests, chief government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said the policeman’s death was the final straw after
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Is the cost of Greece's public sector soaring again?
EconomyFeatures. The numbers, derived from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani database, record not the total number of public... that the costs have gone up every year since the end of 2014, by a total of 612 million euros, or 3.9 percent... procedures for the higher civil service grades have left the field wide open to naked political
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Russia sanctions, regional diplomacy dominate Tsipras visit to Ukraine
PoliticsForeign Policyof fruit: Greece accounts for 40 percent of Russia’s total strawberry imports and 25 percent... as the ongoing sanctions and the embargo of the European Union against Russia has damaged the country’s trade and economic relations with Moscow. Greece’s economy has suffered from the embargo on food
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, in the upcoming EU Summit. Libya Libya is another issue that is of major concern to Greek diplomats. Libya’s Prime.... Even though the meeting focused more on Turkey’s economic “return” to Libya for the country’s... from the international community. The political situation in Libya will remain fluid and it is quite
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Newsletter 288 - 12/03/2021
some protestors pulling a policeman off his motorcycle and beating him. The police suggested... as “appalling” and focussing on the serious injuries suffered by the policeman. We warned against... of their total capacity, which runs to 362 beds. Across the country, almost 4,000 people were
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Budget execution shows surplus of 811 mln at start of 2014
EconomyMacroeconomypercent to 216 million, leading to a slower decrease in total expenditure by 15.9 percent to 3.52... 1 billion euros compared to the initial estimate of 812 million incorporated in the 2014 budget... the ESA-95 methodology. Thus, the equivalent MoF projection of 812 million under EAP stands at 3.9
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