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Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policycompromised, the issue is stirring up some strong sentiments among Greeks because the building is seen..., bilateral cooperation between EU-Turkey on the refugee/migrant issue and developments related to Libya... violation of the arms embargo in Libya, according to a high-ranking EU official. There is a growing
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Greece attracts strong interest and yield below 4 pct for first 10-year bond since 2010
Economyof about 26 billion euros. The PDMA has hinted to its intention to use some of those funds to repay
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Athens pleased about new EU-Egypt deal, seeks closer ties with Cairo
PoliticsForeign Policywith flows to the Italian and Greek (from Libya to Crete) coasts. Europe is offering a "strategic... playing a leading role," the same source notes. Indeed, the 7.4 billion deal with the EU has a strong... urgently needs Egypt to control migration flows from its borders with Libya and, secondly, to improve its
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Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal authority to sign such agreements... and creation of EEZs. Greece has also threatened to expel Libya’s ambassador in Athens. Mitsotakis has had
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Athens ups diplomatic effort as Turkey plans hydrocarbon research in Greek continental shelf
PoliticsForeign Policyon the memorandum signed with the UN-recognised government in Libya’s Tripoli (GNA). Athens has also asked from... that Ankara has demarcated from its shores to the point where its sea borders meet Libya, based... “already delivered a strong message addressed to Turkey.” Borrell also noted that Turkey’s violations
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IMF outlines areas in which Greece needs further reforms, where it should apply caution
EconomyProgrammeas part of the regular monitoring cycle of assessing policies and the country’s capacity to repay... concludes that Greece’s capacity to repay the Fund is adequate, and public debt-to-GDP is projected...) is subject to surcharges. That said, if significant risks materialise, Greece will need a strong
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New Democracy seeks to counter with marine parks and migration policy, rhetoric
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants. On Saturday, for instance, he posted on X that: “The illegal immigrants who entered from Libya... to take this emergency action after a massive increase in arrivals from Libya on Crete and nearby... legislation last week, trying to tread a fine line between the strong opposition to the measures shown
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PMI rises to 54.7 in March as first quarter comes to strong end
EconomyMacroeconomyover the 50-mark threshold for close to two years. The latest reading marks a strong close... of growth for Greek manufacturers since October 2001. Strong output was a leading contributor to the rise... orders slowed compared to February, but remained strong. This growth was linked to greater advertising
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Newsletter 231 -06/12/2019
reaching an agreement with Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal... remained strong and was among the best seen in a decade. Operating conditions also picked up during
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Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020
with Ankara, which escalated following Turkey’s decision to sign a maritime agreement with Libya... to make a strong intervention at the highest level to support Greece The Prime Minister’s first... actions in Libya, as well as the two memoranda signed between Ankara and Tripoli. However, Turkey’s
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