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Mitsotakis sets aside talk of next Greek president to meet Trump at White House
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat has been strongly backed by Washington. The EastMed agreement will be one of the key items... Turkish incursions in Nicosia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Athens feels that Washington has... of the funds it has borrowed from the Washington-based organisation and the request from Athens for its
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Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyof friction between Greece and Turkey. Over the last few days, the Greek government has been trying to ease... be needed. Over the last couple of weeks, the Greek government has clarified its "red lines" in regard to Ankara's actions in Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has also focussed its efforts
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Economic sentiment at 113.2 in Feb, strong improvement in services and retail
EconomyMacroeconomy(EEI). This indicator has been designed to complement the growth-related focus of the ESI... compared to 112.5 in January. Compared to February last year, the EEI has improved by 3.6 points. Compared to February 2019, the ESI has increased by 10.3 points, and also beats the month's EU average
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Greece puts crisis management strategy in place as it braces for virus
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has decided to activate a crisis management centre to oversee the effort to combat the coronavirus as a new opinion poll indicates that the relatively early action it has taken to aid social distancing has strong approval among voters. Reports on Friday suggest that the Civil
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Govt ratchets up coronavirus measures, while planning further support for economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsof transmission of the virus while shoring up the healthcare system. The government has been adding... gentle tack with church attendance, which has been the subject of much discussion in recent days... Synod to limit church services voluntarily, while he has urged vulnerable groups to follow the expert
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Athens looks an as EU prepares to clear path for North Macedonia, Albania accession talks
PoliticsForeign Policywith several unresolved issues, which has led to delays and a few rounds of behind-the-scenes negotiations... of the final draft text. Tuesday’s decision has to be ratified by the European Council, which is due... agreement that Skopje “has demonstrated its determination to advance the EU reform agenda and has
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Newsletter 250 -11/05/2020
for member-states to begin developing their own policies towards opening their borders. The Commission has... at least mid-June but has not endorsed the blanket imposition of 14-day quarantines across member.... More broadly, however, Greeks still seem satisfied that the centre-right party has handled
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Newsletter 252 -29/05/2020
. The announcement came as New Democracy found itself under pressure from SYRIZA over the measures it has announced... credit line, which due to its inherent conditionality has been dubbed “another MoU”, evoking negative... of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras has reiterated calls for the immediate implementation of Greece’s
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Economic sentiment at 88.5 in May, consumer confidence begins to stabilise
EconomyMacroeconomyhas worsened by 16.7 points. Additionally, compared to May 2019, the ESI has decreased by 13.9 points. The EU average ESI stood at 66.7 points for the month. The index has now fallen to the lowest... month-on-month and came to -33 in May. Compared to May 2019, consumer confidence has shown
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Refugee housing deadline puts spotlight back on migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politics. The households in question are former asylum seekers whose refugee status has been confirmed and who have been... in reception centres. The Migration Policy Ministry has made it known that the refugees must leave... deadline has also created tensions within the governing party. In a meeting which took place earlier
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