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  1. Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
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    and the island of Crete. "We want to make an opening with Libya as a whole, so that we can finally... located in the area between Greece and Libya," Mitsotakis said in an interview with ANT-1 TV, last Monday. It appears that Athens has decided to begin surveys in response to the recent Turkish-Libya

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  2. Finance Ministry costs new support package, but questions remain over electricity subsidies
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    Economy

    front and regarding electricity subsidies. In his opening remarks, Staikouras presented the first official revision of the growth estimate for this year. GDP is now seen rising by 5.3 pct, from 3.1 pct... roughly 20 pct below the 2010 levels. The Finance Ministry admitted that in the latest estimates the cost

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  3. EC revises growth estimate upward to 4.1 pct this year, 6 pct in 2022

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    The European Commission updated its economic estimates for Greece in the context of the 2021 Spring Forecasts, where the estimates are slightly improved from the previous forecasts in February... estimates assume the relief measures that have so far cushioned the blow on the economy will not be cut

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  4. IMF upgrades Greece’s GDP and unemployment rate estimates
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    to an estimate of a 0.6 percent GDP contraction in the previous WEO. It is worth noting that this is the most... with the European Commission (EC) estimate, while OECD expects Greek GDP to slip 0.2 percent this year... 2.7 percent previously. The government and the EC estimate the Greek economy will recover by 2.7

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  5. Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    relations with Libya and the submission of two note verbale by the Tripoli-based government... deems not be in line with international law. In the notes, Libya claims that Greece’s maritime agreement... spokesman Stelios Petsas. The centre-right MP called for Athens to “toughen its stance” regarding Libya

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  6. Newsletter 467 - 20/06/2025

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    remarks to begin what amounts to a long campaign for the 2027 elections. He announced plans for ongoing... for adverse developments to materialize and the 2.3 pct growth estimate of the Greek authorities appears.... Last year, more than 620,000 tourists from Israel visited Greece with estimated receipts of almost

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  7. Fiscal Council endorses fiscal and macro assumptions but warns of potential obstacles

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    debt sustainable. The MTFS revises the initial growth estimate for 2018 to 2 percent, from 2.3 percent... correlation between imports and income. In its concluding remarks, the Fiscal Council says that although

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  8. Govt weighs up stricter measures to suppress Covid-19, talks up vaccine hopes
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of testing by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. In remarks made during an interview with Skai TV... estimate rather than being based on any official schedule. In recent days, the prime minister’s

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  9. IMF raises outlook on Greek debt sustainability to merely 'uncertain'
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    Economy

    The International Monetary Fund completed the latest round of discussions with the Greek authorities, in the context of the Article IV consultations, and the staff remarks were released on Wednesday... has a long-standing estimate of the country’s long-term growth rate at under 1 pct on average

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  10. Politicians have commissioned, and largely ignored, multiple reports on wildfires

    Society

    Democracy government is faced with its own wildfire crisis. According to an early estimate, wildfires... of legislation 1998. As the prime minister’s remarks imply, the report’s recommendations went largely

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