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Newsletter 487 - 05/12/2025
reaffirmed Greece’s strong fiscal delivery on its commitments. The outlook remains robust over... reduction effort, although much of it is attributed to the strong growth of nominal GDP following... and scathing. Government officials dismissed the speech as hollow rebranding, arguing that Tsipras’s record
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After local elections in Turkey, Athens hopes recent tension with Ankara will ease
PoliticsForeign Policyof Agathonisi, in the eastern Aegean. Athens has lodged a strong demarche and according to diplomatic sources, the Turkish Ambassador to Greece, Burak Özügergin, has given reassurances to his interlocutors... and Cyprus in Jerusalem on March 20, which received the strong political support of Washington. Even
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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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Take your seats
Agorareview is no longer necessary. In purely fiscal terms, Tsipras is on strong ground when he argues... rings hollow. It became evident during the summer that Tsipras was too optimistic in pinning his hopes
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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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New Democracy leadership headed for showdown with right wing over migrant labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the will of their voters. The response from the leadership has been strong, deploying a number... the seeds of its implementation. It also hints that a similar path may beckon for other initiatives..., on the issue of same-sex marriage and adoption, the poll reveals strong public opposition across
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PM burnishes conservative credentials with focus on day-to-day issues, law and order
PoliticsGreek Politicsto back his party for a strong voice in Brussels, to continue delivering the changes the country needs. He also pledges to fight what he calls the “deep state”, which he hints is standing in the way... between the intervention in the Law School protest and Mitsotakis’s desire to appear strong
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Newsletter 445 - 13/12/2024
will be especially worried that Alco’s survey suggests that PASOK is gaining a strong foothold in the centre... these two fringe parties on 5.7 pct.EconomyBudget exudes fiscal stability, but hints at political... to moderate at 0.6 pct annually, now five months below the headline figure. Housing inflation remains strong
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Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025
week has been dominated by payouts, protests and a memoir that hints at comeback. Prime Minister... to recovery narrativeThe final 2026 budget submitted to Parliament last week reaffirmed Greece’s strong... strong in Q3 with a rise of 7.7 pct year-on-year (YoY), from 7.6 pct in the previous quarter. Price
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