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Turkey looms large in 2022 foreign policy agenda, which includes Balkans, US and Russia
PoliticsForeign PolicyAs far as Greek foreign policy is concerned, the arrival of the new year has not brought the most encouraging signs as Ankara has launched a new round of aggressive rhetoric against Athens... advisor, Ibrahim Kalin, has already announced new diplomatic initiatives that will include the regions
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Economic sentiment on up again after 4.2 pt rise in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomy2021 and has since recovered all the deterioration suffered during the pandemic. The value of 114.2 reported in January is the highest of the series. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI has... to 115.2 points in January, from 118.4 points in December. The EEI has risen by 9.6 points in the rolling
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ND sets sights on pegging back KINAL following sudden rise
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIt has become evident over the past few days that New Democracy is ramping up the pressure on KINAL as the centre-left party has once again become a relevant player on the Greek political scene..., at least) for the time being any possible future alliance with ND – an issue that has been raised
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Mitsotakis forced to wield axe as legacy issues resurface
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA cabinet minister has been forced to resign and a veteran New Democracy politician has been... embarrassment to the Mitsotakis government which has built its profile claiming to make a break from... an active role in removing him without acknowledging that he has made a misstep. This would
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Economic sentiment stable in Feb, consumer confidence improves
EconomyMacroeconomyat 90.7 points in January 2021 and has since recovered all the deterioration suffered during... period, the ESI has increased by 17.2 points compared to March 2021. The indicator hit its most... points in February, from 115.2 points in January. The EEI has risen by 5.4 points in the rolling
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Leaders explain differing views on how to approach Ukraine war
PoliticsGreek Politicshas traditionally enjoyed closer ties with Moscow than other European capitals and imports around 40... speech that he feels Greece has no choice in the matter because it, like Ukraine, has a larger... the last few months. It has even been suggested that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could provide
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Fallout from Ukraine war being fed into calculations about next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsnoted that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has repeatedly said that he wants to remain in office... with difficulty should want to punish the government regardless of whether it has performed exceptionally...). This is a scenario that has been circulating for several weeks in political and media circles in Athens
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Authorities ready energy "plan B" for potential supply disruptions as cost of living prompts strike
PoliticsGreek Politicsmetres by the end of the year. In addition, DESFA has entered negotiation with its Italian... with the energy minister and the head of PPC which owns the units. So far, the disruption has only been... in March, to hit 334 euros/MWh. There has been no public discussion of potential energy rationing
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Effort to keep Greek-Turkish ties on even keel put under stress
PoliticsForeign PolicyMinister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come under strain over... in discussions with Greece, it has not abandoned its claims in the Aegean. However, Ankara does not believe... these kind of weapons because it has concerns about weakening its own defences. But the Greek side
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Economic sentiment drops sharply in Apr, consumer confidence hits lowest since 2017
EconomyMacroeconomysentiment has been on the mend for a while, having recovered all the deterioration suffered during..., but sentiment has been sliding since then. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI is now even lower than... by 1.7 points month-on-month. The recovery in Greece’s consumer confidence has halted. The index
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