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Greece as an energy hub: Reality or wishful thinking?
EconomyFeaturesa January visit by European Commissioner for Energy and Climate, Miguel Arias Canete, to Athens... with European directives launched in 2000, but reforms have been very slow. According to the European... itself as an alternative energy hub. And given the EU’s appetite for a southern European energy hub
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Parliament debate yields little, wait for bailout tranche goes on
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Athens does not expect the European Central Bank to include its bonds in the QE programme soon... but was later reported in the local media is that the European Stability Mechanism is unlikely... of the engineering profession to be passed. The European lenders, meanwhile, are waiting for confirmation
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Newsletter 126 - 07/07/2017
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) cleared the way on Friday for Greece to receive its next... by the European Central Bank and mature on July 20. The government will also use 800 million euros... of the necessary reforms. The current positive economic and political developments in the European Union
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Movement on name issue but Athens keeps expectations low
PoliticsForeign PolicyA joint declaration made by European Union leaders during the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Thessaloniki in 2003 claimed that “The future of the Balkans is within the European Union.” It remains unclear however whether this declaration means anything to the European Union and the Western Balkans
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Newsletter 128 - 21/07/2017
banks have been hired to help with the issue. However, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi... “in principle,” which means that the Fund will only commit if the European lenders agree on debt relief... to restore debt sustainability and needs further debt relief from its European partners. A debt strategy
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Newsletter 130 - 04/08/2017
be covered by the state. Responding to Tuesday’s verdict, European Commission spokeswoman Annika... in the legal process. The dilemma for European officials is that they cannot be seen to allow Georgiou... have with agencies that operate under the auspices of the European Commission." The union added
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Athens braces for review headwinds due to IMF demands, Berlin changes
PoliticsGreek Politics) for the lenders before Greece’s programme concludes in August 2018. Athens and its European lenders do not believe this is necessary. European Central Bank president Mario Draghi hinted this week... and that the European lenders feel more of a need to accommodate them. The identity of the next
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Poll reaffirms positive view of Putin among Greeks
Societyfor the European Union were markedly more positive, with 63.5 percent of Greeks agreeing that democracy worked... a country in the European Union, while 23.5 percent chose the US. Just 3.5 percent opted for Russia. For work, 65 percent of Greeks would choose a European Union country, 21 percent said the US and 4
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Travel balance posts surplus of 3.15 bln in H1 2017
EconomyMacroeconomyfrom both European Union (EU) and non-EU visitors. Receipts from euro-area visitors rose by 10.6... by 1 percent to 1.01 billion. Among European visitors, Germany led the way with the largest rise... at the strongest pace among non-European visitors, rising by 17.8 percent, although the absolute
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Review gathers pace as mission chiefs prepare for Athens return
EconomyProgrammetarget. The position of the European lenders is not yet clear and, given the dip in revenues so far... and the European Commission have yet to reach an agreement on the units that will be made available... the European Central Bank agreed to move forward the stress tests lined up for 2018. Greek banks will now
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