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Greek-Turkish tensions flare over Turkey’s bid to join SAFE
PoliticsForeign Policybe no discussion.” Fidan’s remarks came just two days after the German Foreign Minister visited Ankara..., Mitsotakis last week proposed a new initiative involving Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey, and Libya during... tensions. Media reports suggest Mitsotakis’ remarks coincided with diplomatic activity from Washington
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New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsapproach on migration in response to increased arrivals from Libya also comes at a time when New... politician met with EU interior ministers on Tuesday in Copenhagen, where he pressed for faster... of measures will be relatively painless for banks, costing an estimated 20-30 million euros, while
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Athens hoping EU diplomatic drive will defuse latest Aegean crisis
PoliticsForeign Policyby the agreement Ankara made with Libya last year, and which Athens has described as null and void..., Peter Stano, the spokesman for the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, said Greece’s request
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Rebound of 0.3 pct in Greek GDP puts annual estimate of mild recession in sight
EconomyMacroeconomyin the compliance report of the first programme review its earlier estimate pointing to a modest GDP contraction... performance, GDP should improve by 0.3 percent in Q3 and by 0.1 percent in Q4 for the full-year estimate... Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) flash estimates showed on Friday. According to previous ELSTAT figures, Q1
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Athens insists maritime spatial planning plans do not obstruct talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyof human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic and social objectives that have... national interests. “On the one hand, it defines the human activities taking place within Greece’s... treaty with Libya in November 2019 was rejected by Greece as unlawful as the two countries
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ND doubles down on stricter migration policy, riling opponents
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants reaching the country from Libya. The measures include a three-month suspension... is a fundamental human right, enshrined in international, European and national law, and applies to everyone... that the reassessment of the benefits would be done in a way that respects human rights, “but, above all, the citizens
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Newsletter 236 -24/01/2020
and initiatives.” She also spoke of aspiring towards a society that respects human rights. These comments... and the subsequent furor over Greece’s exclusion from the Berlin Conference on Libya, much... and people from areas affected by natural disasters, of which an estimated 3 billion euros turned red during
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Migrant boat tragedy forces temporary halt on election campaigning
PoliticsGreek Politicson Wednesday. The sinking of a fishing boat believed to be carrying migrants from Libya to Italy has claimed 79 lives while 104 have been rescued, however estimates of the total number on board range between... among nationalist voters, despite making him the target for criticism by human rights advocates
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Fires cast growing shadow as new shipwreck probe is announced
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants travelling from Libya to Italy drowning in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Greece... on the need for the EU to work together to contain human traffickers. By identifying the smugglers... are estimated to have lost their lives in the shipwreck. Another probe, this time initiated from
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Greece agrees with troika, looks to tranche release and redistribution of surplus
PoliticsGreek Politicsapparently settled at 2.9 billion, which is well above the 2014 budget estimate of 812 million and even larger than Samara’s recent estimate that it would be “in excess of 1.5 billion”. The same source also
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