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Ankara springs surprise on Athens with Libya maritime deal
PoliticsForeign Policyof the Sea, according to which islands (regardless of their size) do not have marine zones, including EEZ’s... the Turkish coastline of Marmaris-Fethiye-Kas and Libya’s coastline of Derna–Tobruk–Bordia. Whatever the deal... called Turkey’s Ambassador to Athens, Burak Ozgurgegin, to the Foreign Ministry in Athens to demand
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PPC posts net loss of 353.2 mln in 9M as energy mix charges hit
EconomyCorporatesGreece’s majority state-owned Public Power Corporation’s (PPC) nine-month (9M) results showed... 15 percent to 10 percent as of April, and down to 5 percent as of September. Specifically, PPC’s... was adjusted for the Special RES account, the provision for personnel’s severance payment
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Scrutiny of govt, PM prompts deputy minister to quit
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe criticism, suggesting that incorrect wording on the Foreign Ministry’s website had given.... Diamataris’s departure will eventually allow the prime minister to draw a line under the affair... associate of the prime minister’s father and late prime minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis. The deputy
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Unemployment edges down to 16.8 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate came to 16.8 percent in September from a slightly upward revised 16.9 percent in August, Hellenic Statistical Authority’s (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday. For the same time last year, the unemployment rate came to 18.8 percent. September’s reading
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ND moves ahead with bill on street protests amid ideological clash with SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis reportedly told his ministers at Monday’s cabinet meeting, when the bill... about the government’s plans, viewing it as another heavy-handed attempt by ND to promote its law... of the police, SYRIZA’s reaction to the government’s proposals may be exactly what ND is hoping
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Unemployment edges down to 16.6 pct in October
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate came to 16.6 percent in October from 16.8 percent in September, Hellenic Statistical Authority’s (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday. For the same time last year, the unemployment rate came to 18.5 percent. The current month’s reading is the lowest
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Lenders conclude 'productive' talks on fifth review but issues remain as Athens targets fiscal space
EconomyProgramme” on the progress of Greece’s reform commitments, “as well as the general commitment to continue... protection expire in the end of April. Greece’s lenders have repeatedly stated that burdened by crisis... main role of financing Greece’s growth and as such it is a key part of the post-programme monitoring
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Industrial turnover rises by 11.3 pct in December
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover increased by 11.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in December, recovering... published on Wednesday showed. December’s headline figure interrupts four consecutive months of negative readings and is the second highest reading in 2019 after April’s increase of 14.6 percent
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Mitsotakis heads to Berlin as Athens looks for more EU support on migration
PoliticsForeign Policyvon der Leyen and Council chief Charles Michel to discuss Turkey’s decision to open its border to the EU. Germany is due to take the EU’s rotating presidency in 2020 and Athens is seeking... Kurz will strongly criticise Erdogan's decision to open Turkey’s borders following his talks
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Regulatory and legal challenges from the increased penetration of LNG
Legalthat the Operator’s obligations on record keeping and trading of capacity rights in a transparent... and conclude an LNG agreement with the Terminal’s Operator. According to the relevant Code provisions... established thereby, proceeds to the scheduling of the Terminal’s activity, initially on a yearly
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