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Newsletter 142 -1/12/2017
to a botched deal to sell ammunition to Saudi Arabia, but it may not yet have weathered the worst... with the Saudi authorities, including the involvement of a Greek middleman, Vassilis Papadopoulos. The government insisted that Papadopoulos was appointed by the Saudi side, not by Athens, and that his
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Opposition politicians express concern as Greek air defence is deployed in Iran war
PoliticsGreek Politicsover Saudi Arabia by a Greek‑operated Patriot battery was confirmed on Thursday. It is the first... for Saudi oil refineries, and their destruction “indirectly but clearly” protects the living... and not an entry into the war. He emphasised that the Patriot missiles were positioned in Saudi
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Budget primary surplus at 3.16 bln in December, missing target for full year by 443 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros and was below target by 611 million. Net revenues came to 50.96 billion euros, under... expenditure came to 44.20 billion, below target by 611 million euros. Interest payments declined YoY
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Primary surplus targets become part of main political agenda ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicschange over time if the next government can overperform on the reform front remains to be seen
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SYRIZA looks to eat further into ND's poll lead in final week of campaign
PoliticsGreek Politicsrepeated that as long as the budget continues to overperform there will be more permanent positive
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Athens buoyed by content, mood of Mitsotakis trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign PolicyEurope. Additionally, Mitsotakis has announced the appointment of Nikos Tsafos, a member of the Center
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Newsletter 339 - 27/05/2022
significantly overperform.
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policymemoranda with the Tripoli-based government in Libya. Officials in Athens stress, however... following Turkey's intervention in Libya, the message to Ankara in the joint statement they issued... in Libya presents a dangerous threat to wider regional stability.” The statement also noted
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, in the upcoming EU Summit. Libya Libya is another issue that is of major concern to Greek diplomats. Libya’s Prime.... Even though the meeting focused more on Turkey’s economic “return” to Libya for the country’s... from the international community. The political situation in Libya will remain fluid and it is quite
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Opposition keeps spotlight on arms deal as coalition looks for way out
PoliticsGreek Politicsof ammunition to Saudi Arabia, a deal which the government is hoping to extricate itself from... a number of inconsistencies, including the apparent absence of Saudi Arabia’s official seal from some... that Athens would take into account the European Union’s position on the policy of selling arms to Saudi
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