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EU progress on Turkish visas gives Athens hope of low refugee arrivals
PoliticsForeign Policyreported on Sunday that the European Commission is set to announce on Wednesday that “Turkey has broadly... in March, there has been a significant reduction in the number of refugees arriving in Greece from... the month, compared to 13,566 in April last year and 26,971 in March of this year. This has bought
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Mangling the truth
Agorato a state of war. Certainly, one could safely say that accuracy has taken a severe battering during... the bailouts have failed simply because Greece has not implemented reforms. There was an interesting example... incompetence and the hostile environment it has created. “This is not a good development at all,” tweeted
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Athens sweats on outcome of UK referendum
PoliticsForeign Policyon the outcome. The possibility of an extraordinary EU council on Saturday has not been ruled out. The normal summit is scheduled for June 27-28. Clearly, Tsipras backs the “Remain” campaign but has... has been the most prominent issue for the Brexiters and there are fears that this could act
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Economic sentiment stable at 89.7 pts in June, consumer confidence rises again
EconomyMacroeconomy) figures displayed on Wednesday. The ESI has hovered close to the 90-point mark since March. It has... confidence has improved by 5.7 points. But this only trimmed the year to date losses, which currently... of 6.9 points in May. Since the beginning of the year, this indicator has also recorded gains of 9.3
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Piraeus port sale setback troubles Tsipras ahead of China visit
PoliticsForeign Policythe first time that draft legislation has to be changed at the last minute but the size... has been openly opposed to OLP’s sale and has been widely accused of trying to obstruct the process... has shown a reluctance to make any changes to his cabinet, despite the fact some ministers
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Industrial production up again in May with 2.9 pct increase
EconomyMacroeconomyproduction has risen by 0.8 percent compared to a 0.7 percent increase for the same 5-month period last..., the drop in electricity production has reached 3.3 percent and water supply is 1.8 percent lower. Only manufacturing production has expanded, by 3.5 percent, compared to the Jan-May period of last year
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Tsipras faces challenge in turning promise of China trip into reality
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe week in Greek politics has begun with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras getting back down... be adept at attracting foreign investment, it has shown a gradual realisation of the importance in bringing money from abroad to Greece. This has been emphasised by the completion of several
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Coalition and opposition make proposal and counter-proposal in build-up to electoral law vote
PoliticsGreek Politicshas so far shown a reluctant to accept the idea of granting the vote to Greeks living abroad, which has been a subject of discussion in Greece for many years. Tsipras may be concerned... into smaller departments. This is a reform that New Democracy has also called for. PASOK and Potami
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Electoral law vote brought forward, refugee crisis returns to political agenda
PoliticsForeign Policythe people want is “populism.” The issue of constitutional reform has not yet been debated within... to spend any extra money beyond what has already been budgeted for to cover the cost of housing... to non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The refugee situation has come back into focus as a result
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Added layer of complexity to Greek-Turkish relations in wake of failed coup
PoliticsForeign Policyof the refugee deal signed earlier this year. As a result, the EU has avoided strongly criticising the crackdown that has followed the abortive coup. During telephone calls with his European counterparts... in Greece. According to government sources, Tsipras has received reassurances that, if necessary, the EU
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