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Newsletter 143
Grigoropoulos being murdered by a policeman. Greece’s lenders, who had placed a great deal of emphasis... percent of the total debt. The stock of gg guarantees fell substantially to 36.16 billion, falling... of 9,980 people employed was noted versus the previous month, with the total for those employed standing
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H1 bank results show performance stabilising, laying ground for further improvement
EconomyBankingof the year compared to H1 2018. In total, the bank’s profits in H1 came to 25.7 million euros, down... in H1, an increase of 54 percent YoY. This was followed by NBG, where PPI rose by 26 percent to 310 million euros. Eurobank reported a YoY drop in PPI of 3.4 percent, bringing the total to 398.6
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Greece's golden visa scheme brings revenues, but risks as well
EconomyFeaturesCountry of origin Primary permit holders Total permit holders including family members China 1,395 3,644 Russia 429 990 Turkey 308 811 Egypt 109 265 Lebanon 109 310 Iraq 84 320 Ukraine 83 181 Syria 66 201 Jordan 62 160 Iran 57 115 Other countries 266 568 TOTAL 2,968 7,565 Source: Ministry
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Italian support over Libya buoys Athens as it looks to build broad East Med alliance
PoliticsForeign PolicyJurisdictions Memorandum that Turkey signed last November with the UN-backed government in Libya... signed by Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of the continental shelf is unacceptable, infringes... on the issue of Libya. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas confirmed on Tuesday press reports that Greece
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Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policyviolation of the arms embargo in Libya, according to a high-ranking EU official. There is a growing..., bilateral cooperation between EU-Turkey on the refugee/migrant issue and developments related to Libya... by Turkey and the Turkey-Libya memorandum, Dendias said that “Greece has capable armed forces
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Rival parties interpret Novartis settlement differently, serving own ends
PoliticsGreek Politicsstatement, the opposition party noted that 310 mln dollars from the settlement, the overwhelming majority of the total amount paid out by the drugs firm, related to its activities in Greece. SYRIZA...The decision taken by drugs giant Novartis to pay 347 mln dollars to US authorities for corrupt
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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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