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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
PoliticsGreek Politicsto engage in “twitter diplomacy”. The latter was a direct swipe at Karamanlis’s deputy foreign... with Libya, Mitsotakis reiterated his government’s position that the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement... exploration in the disputed maritime zone, arguing that the US energy giant would not engage
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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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Stournaras in firing line for arguing Greeks can pay more taxes
PoliticsGreek Politicsand indirect taxes should increase, in fact what he meant was that Greeks as a whole do not pay enough tax. He... had already been done. His original comment was interpreted as a suggestion that Greeks should pay... Antonis Samaras described 2013 as the worst year on record in terms of the taxes Greeks had to pay
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Amid lack of communication, overflights add to Greek-Turkish tension
PoliticsForeign PolicyAnkara’s unwillingness to engage in discussions regarding Confidence Building Measures. Despite Turkish... on the sidelines of NATO Summit, in London in early December. Libya concerns Athens is also closely monitoring Turkey’s efforts to enhance and stabilise its presence in Libya, supporting the UN-recognised
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If you think it's bleak for Greece now, wait until tomorrow
Agoratrack record over the last 40 years is not a source for great optimism. Greece’s total factor productivity growth since 1970 has been averaging 0.7 percent, by far the lowest in the euro area, which... that will endanger its clientelistic interests, total factor productivity in Greece is not seen
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Ankara tension tops govt agenda, overshadowing social dividend and primary residences
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe spat with Turkey over its signing of an agreement with Libya regarding the delimitation... is in control of all of Libya, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reportedly told Turkish President..., as well as the articles of the Lausanne Peace Treaty which sentenced Greece to pay compensation
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Coalition adopts court ruling that restores judges' pay, others poised to follow
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coalition passed an amendment through Parliament this week which means it will have to pay... pay scale means that Supreme Court judges will be paid 4,134 euros per month gross. At the other end.... On top of that, the coalition has to pay them an extra 69.6 million euros per year. The amendment adopts
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Housing tops government plans for policy reset in autumn
PoliticsGreek Politicsto their retirement pay because of the so-called “personal difference” created by the pension reform carried... “Renovate-Rent” programme from September with the aim of assisting property owners with the upgrades
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Newsletter 389 - 14/07/2023
. The leftists are concerned that under New Democracy’s latest drive to engage with the diaspora... an omnibus bill that ranges from the new pay scale in the public sector to the extension of some... the end of its new term, but it was quick to shut these claims down with a new pay scale that has
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Greece working on plan for multilateral talks in East Med
PoliticsForeign Policyin the proposal are Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt and Libya. The conference does not include Israel... cautious, awaiting a more detailed plan, particularly regarding how Athens intends to engage... to be Ankara’s refusal to participate in any forum that excludes Turkish Cypriots, while Libya
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