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Newsletter 340 - 03/06/2022
, which also surfaced following Mitsotakis’s recent visit to Washington, is that Greece is being too... at the pump of up to 2.3 euros/litre for the basic unleaded petrol. The social pressure generated
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Volunteers try to fill void left by retreating Greek state
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/10/12/indignant_myrto_1000_1210-medium.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Society. In the state’s absence, this crucial role is increasingly played by volunteer groups. Boroume (We Can... enough social security credits to visit public hospitals. Also, a group of about 100 Athenians came... by the TEDx Athens discussion forum to map and act as a bridge between the various volunteer groups
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First visit by quadriga to Athens leaves series of issues unresolved
EconomyProgrammeThe first visit of the quadriga mission chiefs to Athens after the signing of the third bailout programme in mid-August lasted three days from October 21 to 23 and came to an inconclusive end... the fruitless outcome of the quadriga visit leaving a series of key issues unresolved.
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Positive mood but little substance in Tsipras's Turkey visit
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' first official visit to Turkey ended with no major breakthrough on Wednesday either with regard to the refugee crisis or the crucial issues related to bilateral... bilateral issues during Tsipras’s visit to Turkey. The Greek side seems pleased that Tsipras raised
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Russia sanctions, regional diplomacy dominate Tsipras visit to Ukraine
PoliticsForeign PolicyRussian President Vladimir Putin came to Athens last year. During his visit in June 2015 to St. Petersburg... if there is no complete agreement,” diplomats note. In this respect, UN general secretary Antonio Guterres paid a visit
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Erdogan visit leaves Athens with much to ponder, no visible signs of progress
PoliticsForeign PolicyAs the dust begins to settle from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-day visit to Greece last week, questions can now be asked about whether the trip is likely to lead to any shift... Minister Alexis Tsipras during the Turkish president’s visit seem to confirm this theory, although
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Juncker heralds MoU exit but fails to add clarity during Athens visit
EconomyProgrammeWhile the visit of European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker to Athens on Thursday was seen as a symbolic gesture ahead of Friday’s Eurogroup and within the context of the final months... that the lenders should live up to the commitments they have made. His visit came a day after a report
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PM hopes North Macedonia visit, debt relief decision will provide lift
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s visit to North Macedonia this week and the rising chances of Friday’s Eurogroup approving the disbursement of almost 1 billion euros have given the government... is unlikely to be under any illusions that his visit to Skopje, the first by a Greek prime minister
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Government looks to review visit for nod on tax package
EconomyProgrammeThe scheduled visit by the institutions for the fourth post-MoU review will wrap up on Wednesday after three days of meetings between finance ministry officials and the heads of the institutions. The government is hoping that the visit will conclude with a joint statement with the institutions
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Xi's visit carries promise of closer Sino-Greek political, economic ties
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Athens led to the signing of wide-ranging agreements on Monday, a move the Greek government hopes will mark the start of a new era in relations... that the Greek government achieved the goals it had set ahead of Xi’s visit to Athens, which came just a few
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