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FM rallies opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as Athens prepares for EastMed signing
PoliticsForeign Policygovernment feels it has been caught unprepared and needs to belatedly make some diplomatic initiatives... Mitsotakis's visit to Washington on January 7, when he will meet with US President Donald Trump. The US has... petition to the ICJ and Greece has reservations about certain issues in delimitation. In his interview
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ND moves ahead with bill on street protests amid ideological clash with SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the time and route of the march a day before the protest is held. Such legislation has been discussed... the disruption from small protests, which are almost a daily occurrence in Athens. SYRIZA has voiced concern... that would be more in tune with the expectations of middle class, urban voters. Nevertheless, SYRIZA has
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Athens pleased with Washington talks despite lack of definitive US position on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyactions in the East Med and Libya. The Greek government has many times since Tuesday tried to play down... Ankara and Athens. The US side has already recognised on many occasions through the public statements... and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean," it also noted. The US State Department has criticised in the past
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Pension bill to be unveiled as govt prepared for fifth post-MoU review
PoliticsGreek Politics, and profitability. Some specific issues, such as state-guaranteed loans (the Greek state has backed.... The government has set a goal of 2 percent, but could be content with a 1 percentage point reduction... will have higher growth rates than initially thought. He added that the government has already made
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PM trails switch in tax cuts, admits misstep in approach to migration
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis has been talking up the impact of his government’s tax cuts, presenting it as a successful recipe... of migrants from the islands, the government has not been able to get to grips with the issue. This has
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Mission chiefs pick up fifth review baton as Greece mulls new bond issue
EconomyProgrammeframework, which is due to expire on April 31. There has been speculation in the local media.... Even though the government has announced that all of PPC’s lignite plants will be shut down by 2023, the European Commission appears insistent that Greece has to adopt measures to address PPC’s
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Study sheds light on different experiences, aspirations of new and long-term migrants
SocietyA new report by the think-tank diaNeosis has shed light on the views of Greece’s migrant population... and long-term immigrants living in Greece. The think-tank noted that such an extensive report has..., while 53 percent believe that crime has increased as a result of their presence. Three out of four
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Disposable income rises by 3.5 pct YoY in Q3, final consumption up by 0.9 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyhas now remained in positive territory for ten consecutive quarters. The absolute figure landed... at 15.41 billion. Employee compensation has risen by 1.7 percent since 2012, recovering after a long period... rose by 12.1 percent YoY to reach 284 million. Since 2012, property income has declined by 61.4
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Lenders conclude 'productive' talks on fifth review but issues remain as Athens targets fiscal space
EconomyProgrammeit introduced is rather modest and has barely touched the middle class, which was meant to be one... notably the low interest rates that Greek sovereign debt has been enjoying over the past year... their argument that the 3.5 percent of GDP surplus goal has been made redundant by developments
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ND under attack from all sides over handling of football wrangle
PoliticsGreek Politicsand impact on public opinion. The Greek media has mostly provided favourable coverage for the government since it came to power in July and public opinion has mostly backed the centre-right party in its... media outlets, where Mitsotakis was accused of being weak, the government has made a slip-up
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