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Newsletter 417 - 22/03/2024
by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country's data protection authority, while several expatriate Greeks have filed separate lawsuits against the Greek state for failing to protect... emailed Greek voters on the overseas electoral register. The resignations followed a statement by Prime
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Newsletter 418 - 29/03/2024
, and then played in the Greek media, while official documents show that the police did not receive the recordings... to account.EconomyNew data prompts further scrutiny of growth narrativeIn recent weeks, the Greek... unchanged, remaining the only rating agency to keep Greek sovereign debt below investment grade. The agency
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Athens wary of implications from Erdogan's cancelled trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign Policycommunicate with Ankara on issues – directly or indirectly - related to Greek interests. Besides that, Greece... of the Greek premier to Ankara on May 13 is not affected in any way by this development. For many weeks now... by the Greek Foreign Ministry read that “within the framework of the preparations of the Greek Prime
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Lack of savings points to wider economic issues
EconomyMacroeconomyThe data emerging from economic research on the Greek economy continues to highlight various challenges and to raise questions about whether, after half a decade in office, the Greek government has... of Economics & Business indicates that Greek households remain under pressure and are struggling
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Greece targets seat on UN Security Council as North Macedonia row rumbles on
PoliticsForeign Policyof the formal balloting. On Wednesday, the Greek Foreign Minister met with UN Secretary General.... Outlining the priorities for Greece at the UN Security Council the Greek Foreign Minister said... noted. Process, numbers and goals The Greek Foreign Minister has been in New York since Monday and his
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Finance Ministry's defence of economic record highlights area of policy weakness
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek government pulled out all the stops over the last couple of weeks in an attempt to defend... the poor performance of Greek wages since the debt crisis started in 2009, and particularly over... the level of prices determines the spending capacity of wages. The author also finds that Greek
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Syria developments dominate as Athens steps up diplomatic exchanges
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis is due to hold with new EU Mediterranean Commissioner... 2016 and saw Syria's military withdraw its troops from the city. The Greek side is fearful... officially rejected the agreement in 1987. For the Greek side, it is obvious that Ankara intends
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As bank debate rages, ND's support slips further and PM loses economic adviser
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy continues to wrestle with issues related to the Greek banking sector as its... over the last few days about how to address the issue of Greek banks offering unfavourable rates... about the practices employed by Greek lenders. Speaking to Skai radio on Monday, Minister of State
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Mitsotakis backs Ukraine as Athens tries to balance position with Trump administration
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens remains firm in its position on Ukraine with the Greek Prime Minister stressing... marking three years since Russia’s invasion. The Greek premier - who was invited only to the second.... The Greek premier has been accused by some within even his New Democracy party that he has been too
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Athens keeps close eye on Turkey's reactions amid MSP and GSI developments
PoliticsForeign Policyplanning (MSP) presented by the Greek government. Greek diplomatic sources note that Turkey’s reactions... are to meet on the sidelines of the NATO Ministerial Meeting in Antalya, on May 14-15. The Greek government... that it is presenting a flurry of plans aimed at getting a rise out of Ankara. A few days ago the Greek
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