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Newsletter 252 -29/05/2020
mediocre The Greek government received a boost this week as the European Commission unveiled its... so far to support struggling Greek businesses and households. European Commission president Ursula... on grants and financed by common EU borrowing. In background comments to the Greek media, government
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Covid-19 lockdown, slump suppress electricity demand and edge out lignite
EconomyFeaturesduring the month of April, Greek electricity was totally lignite-free. Lignite’s contribution to the Greek electricity has been hovering around 30 percent in recent years, from 70 percent in the early... euros per MWh. Lignite is by far the costliest fuel in the Greek electricity mix at present. A 2014
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Experts recommend extensive reforms to overhaul economy amid mixed reception
PoliticsGreek Politicson Monday its draft recommendations to the government for transforming the Greek economy. Prime... of the Greek Economy, which was tasked with putting together a national growth plan prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, will be used as the basis for the Greek proposals to the European Commission
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Greece bolsters ties with UAE, building on opposition to Turkish actions
PoliticsForeign Policyhappened since then that has dictated the need for a second official visit of the Greek premier to the UAE... diplomatic contacts in the 1970s, during this summer - at the height of the Greek-Turkish crisis - the Arab.... This move followed talks between senior Greek and UAE military officials. At the time, analysts
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Newsletter 282 -29/01/2021
for the Greek side. There is also no doubt that this time the exploratory talks between Greece... those who via the local media dispute whether Greece is only discussing the above issue. The Greek... following Monday’s meeting, but the Greek side has played down expectations about any kind
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Diplomatic drive turns to Ukraine and Libya, again
PoliticsForeign Policy, especially Ukraine due to a large Greek community still living there. This provided the context... of the member states of the Union and are contrary to International Law,” the Greek foreign minister said. However, the head of the Greek diplomacy stressed that “We also support Ukraine's choice to strengthen
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Athens ponders US scepticism about EastMed gas pipeline
PoliticsForeign Policyother details, which are not necessarily negative to Greek interests. For instance, it makes... system or the purchase of US F-35 fighter jets. However, Greek diplomatic sources note that Washington... with Malta’s flag in the Eastern Mediterranean. In its response to the latest US position, the Greek side
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Newsletter 329 - 25/02/2022
morning overshadowed all other activity on the Greek political scene as the government in Athens aligned... a spotlight on the rising energy costs that have been troubling Greek households for the last few months... shipments globally is expected to cause further price spikes and restrict access to supplies. The Greek
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With focus on energy, Athens hopes for boost from Macron re-election
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes that the re-election of Emmanuel Macron as French... developments. Greek government sources told the local media that Macron’s victory is “good news” for Greece because, apart from the close ties between Paris and Athens, the French President and Greek PM
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Mitsotakis underlines geopolitical and ideological links between Greece and US
PoliticsGreek Politicswill not accept a two-state solution for Cyprus and that he wants Turkey’s challenges to Greek sovereign rights... and history,” emphasising that before his visit the Greek Parliament ratified a new 5-year Mutual Defence... partnership,” is how the Greek Premier described the MDCA. He also stressed Greece’s role
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