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PM's strategic bet on Israel meets domestic blowback over Gaza
PoliticsGreek Politics, underscoring the economic dimension of the bilateral relationship. The mayor’s remarks reflect a growing... has pursued a deepening strategic alliance with Israel, framing it as a cornerstone of Greece’s... infrastructure, and diplomatic coordination, often positioning Greece as one of Israel’s closest allies
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Sale of defence manufacturer stokes opposition criticism amid bid to bolster regional ties
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA deal to sell Greece’s state-owned military vehicle manufacturer to an Israeli defence technology group has stirred up controversy among opposition parties alarmed by the Mitsotakis administration’s... strong condemnations of the government’s decision to sell vehicle manufacturer ELVO (Hellenic Vehicle
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PM hails hydrocarbon deals as win for energy security and geopolitical standing
PoliticsGreek Politics. Welcoming Greece’s new ambassador to Washington the following day, the US president said bilateral...This week’s signing of four new hydrocarbon exploration agreements was welcomed by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis as a landmark moment in Greece’s energy strategy and the country’s geopolitical status
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Eurogroup marks end of cycle and squaring of circle for Greece
Agorato them about the state of the country’s finances. This was an admission that led... the country’s existence outside of adjustment programmes. Eurozone finance ministers are called upon... committed close to 231 billion in loans to Greece: 52.9 billion in bilateral loans during the first
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Newsletter 184 -23/11/2018
faster reforms The government submitted Greece’s first expansionary budget for many years this week... year’s primary surplus will reach 3.6 percent of GDP, or 6.95 billion, overshooting the target by 199... to achieve Greece’s fiscal goals, although pensions will be frozen until 2022. This freeze is projected
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Newsletter 229 -22/11/2019
Greece’s draft budget as it complies with the post-programme fiscal commitment of a primary surplus... will push the economy up by 2.3 percent in the EC’s view, which is under the 2.8 percent forecast... year’s primary surplus is seen reaching 3.56 percent of GDP, which is just 164 million euros above
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Newsletter 274 -20/11/2020
through the EU’s agreements with the manufacturers. According to the plan presented, 2.11 million... in northern Greece, the party’s leader Alexis Tsipras said that New Democracy was ideologically opposed..., especially given that none of them had called for mass gatherings. The government’s reaction also
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Ex-PMs engage in public spat, highlighting contrasting approaches to Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek public sphere witnessed last week a rare incident for the country’s political scene..., of abandoning the “Helsinki Strategy” in Greece’s dealings with Turkey. This refers to the approach taken.... Karamanlis responded last Thursday to Simitis’s criticism by noting that “it is true that I have different
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Athens buoyed by content, mood of Mitsotakis trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek officials seem very satisfied with the results of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s trip... that dominate the bilateral cooperation. The Greek delegation grabbed the opportunity to highlight... to energy and the economy. One of the most significant moments of the visit was the PM’s address
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Government in firefighting mode as opposition seizes on sleaze and shortages
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the decree impacts pay and working conditions and has promised to address the sector’s... would normally be considered a niche issue is indicative of the government’s determination to nip in the bud any issues that threaten its approval ratings on the path to elections. New Democracy’s
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