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Podcast - So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen Angela Merkel
AgoraThe outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel was a ubiquitous figure during the Greek crisis, often... different Greek Prime Ministers, and where it leaves ties between Berlin and Athens. Input comes..., and Christos Katsioulis, who was in charge of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation’s (FES) office in the Greek
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Athens looks to bolster ties with African states, beyond Libya
PoliticsForeign PolicyAnkara, as evident in the public statements of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Greek presence... and beyond Within this framework, Dendias visited Rwanda last Thursday, the first visit of a Greek foreign... of the OIF, and a Greek diplomat was recently elected the organisation’s permanent observer
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Impact of inflation already widespread, but data suggests worse to come
EconomyFeaturesAlthough the Greek authorities did not underestimate the wave of price hikes that started swelling... costs. The Greek authorities responded relatively quickly to these factors by announcing the first... ones, and causing headaches to the Greek authorities during a rather sensitive period, when Greece
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Parties at odds over latest pandemic measures, way to tackle Covid wave
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a viable route, suggesting that it would provoke unwelcome reactions in Greek society. The ruling... of infections and deaths on the part of the Greek population which has so far refused to get vaccinated... of supplementary policies will also hold water with the Greek public. For instance, in a recent survey
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Public sector hires under scrutiny again with more in the pipeline
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest enhanced surveillance report from the European Commission urged the Greek government.... The comment comes as the Greek government announced a new wave of hires in the public sector, which... the sustainability of Greek debt and recommending the release of 767 million euros as part of the debt
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KINAL leader intent on forging separate path for centre-left party
PoliticsGreek Politics, though, his attacks on the two parties were moderate for the usual standards of Greek political... caused by the Greek economic crisis. The sentiment in this section of the electorate is that PASOK... showing that the Greek public holds New Democracy equally if not more responsible for the crisis
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Greece aiming to complete post-bailout monitoring this summer
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom the enhanced surveillance regime would help its efforts to secure an investment grade for Greek... and primary residence foreclosures. Regarding the issue of protection of primary residences, the Greek... on this issue. However, for Athens to garner the institutions’ support for such a move, Greek officials
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Athens homing in on non-permanent seat at UNSC
PoliticsForeign Policyand to build new ones. For this reason, the Greek side is already trying to think “out of the box... and with international impact. The Greek side is aiming to include in its agenda issues related to climate... will be held in autumn of 2024 and in diplomacy nothing can be taken for granted, the Greek Foreign
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Inflation to persist, creating more economic policy challenges
EconomyMacroeconomythe Greek economy since June last year are not going anywhere soon as the authorities had hoped when... in the capital, as the Greek media reports constantly. The 2022 budget assumes that a large part... and food and beverages are down 16.6 pct monthly, suggesting that Greek households have started containing
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Government focusses on security of energy supplies in light of Ukraine escalation
PoliticsGreek Politicsis focussed on the security of the Greek minority in Ukraine, as well as on securing access to natural... by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Greek government has condemned the recognition of the two... connectivity and accelerating the integration of the regional energy markets. The Greek regulator has also
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