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Economic relief eyed as Greece launches fourth round of lockdown easing
PoliticsGreek Politics), which means that almost half a billion euros will be returned by the state. The thirst in the Greek... wait to see what funds can be drawn from European sources to help prop up Greek businesses... and the Recovery Fund, which is still under discussion, will provide the Greek authorities with the additional
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Govt pushes tourism message, digests EU stimulus proposal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government, which stands to gain up to 32 billion euros in grants and loans from... advertising their positive record with the pandemic. The Greek government is certainly making every... to recent years, the Greek government was given a boost on Wednesday, when the European Commission
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Mitsotakis-Erdogan call seen as first step to possible thaw in relations
PoliticsForeign Policyand economy. The sensitive issues related to Greek-Turkish relations were left out, even though both sides... by the Greek side following indirect pressure by both the EU and mostly Germany and the US. It did... and, consequently, at the European Council on July 17-18. The Greek premier insists that differences between
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Data shows export market shake-up amid pandemic
EconomyFeaturesshowed that exports of Greek products to France excluding petroleum rose by 36.2 percent... presence of Germany in the top destinations of Greek exports combined with the resilience shown by Greek... that will drastically improve the competitiveness of the Greek economy and create new well-paid jobs
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Bound to lose
Agora, a resounding cheer went up. It was a moment that will go down in Greek history and will be weaved...-right party that entered Greek Parliament in 2012 with 18 MPs and almost 7 percent of the vote... as a victory for a specific political party, for Greek democracy as a whole or for the country’s
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PM appoints new national security advisor as talks with Turkey hang in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsexploration on the Greek continental shelf. The statement embarrassed the government, which had been keen... and riled many on the right of Greek politics. He later described the statement as a personal... talks, Turkey has once again sent an exploration vessel to survey on the Greek continental shelf
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IMF sees big dip of 9.5 pct for GDP in 2020 before mild recovery of 4.1 pct next year
EconomyMacroeconomy’s Annual Meetings. The Fund sees the Greek economy falling by 9.5 pct this year, before partially recovering by 4.1 pct in 2021. In the last quarter of this year, the IMF anticipates the Greek economy contracting by 9.2 pct year-on-year. The Greek economy contracted by 15.2 pct year-on-year
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Athens treads cautiously as Ankara keeps prodding in Aegean
PoliticsForeign Policyto the extent that it includes Greek areas of sovereignty and responsibility...it is not based... accuse him of making too many concessions and lacking a consistent strategy. However, the Greek premier... not as an end in themselves but as a tool to convince Ankara to negotiate. In other words, the Greek Premier
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Athens angling for tougher EU stance on Turkey ahead of summit
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek government has launched another series of diplomatic contacts ahead of the European... tension between Athens and Ankara. The main aim of the Greek side is to prove to its EU partners... would allow the two sides to air their differences. The Greek side insists that the only issue up
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Athens displeased with EU Council outcome, faces pressure for talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policymediate in the Greek-Turkish crisis, which aimed to de-escalate tensions in the East Med. This has... a vis the tense situation in the East Med. Greek officials believe that Germany’s focus on handling.... What the Greek side found disappointing, though, was France’s approach. French President Emmanuel
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