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Post-election push for Greek-Turkish talks being lined up
PoliticsForeign Policythe diplomatic advisor to the Greek Prime Minister, Anna Maria Boura and the Turkish President’s close aide... that did not sit so well with Greek diplomats. “Neither side has a monopoly on what is right and what is wrong,” Tsunis said in relation to Athens and Ankara. Greek diplomatic sources commented
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Iran war creates turbulence for Greek tourism outlook
EconomyFeaturesThe Iran war has introduced a level of volatility into the Greek tourism sector not seen since... vital connections to the East. The primary transmission mechanism of the conflict into the Greek tourism sector is the aviation industry’s response to fuel volatility and airspace restrictions. Greek
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Newsletter 2 - 07/11/2014
the positive results for Greek lenders in the European Central Bank’s comprehensive assessment... intact, the Greek government’s focus has shifted to completing the ongoing troika review. This would... the current bailout. The Greek government is very sensitive to the type, content and name of this new
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Greece being boxed in by refugee crisis and security concerns
Agorathat Greece faces as a country of first arrival. But their compassionate words have not been matched by any... the same way as the EU’s targets for relocation and find itself on the Greek calends. Perhaps, though... a fence, while tighter border controls between the Greek village of Idomeni and neighbouring Gevgelija
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Middle East escalation prompts government concerns about migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsan estimated 3,500 Greek citizens living in Lebanon with roughly 1,000 dependents, as well as Greeks resident in Israel. The Greek air force has already made available a transport plane to evacuate Cypriot... of the escalation on movements of people from the region and is bracing for the arrival in Greece
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Another party arrives on Greece's increasingly diffuse political scene
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan for its content, his muddled presentation was more notable because it heralded the arrival of yet another grouping on what has become a rather crowded Greek political scene. Until the two general elections in the summer of 2012, Greek politics had been dominated for decades by just two parties
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Waiting for Godot in Greece
Agorais an absurdist play, in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival... attention is being given to the consistent rise in the yield for the Greek ten-year bond. Mid-week... objectives of the Greek government in 2015 at such elevated yields are a non-starter. More worryingly
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Lew highlights geopolitical dimension of debt relief discussion on visit to Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe debt relief issue to the continued presence of the International Monetary Fund in the Greek... sector reforms. Lew’s comments underline the concern in Washington about the possibility of the Greek.... This was most evident in the interview he gave to the Financial Times a day ahead of his arrival
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Pressure mounts on coalition to complete fourth review prior actions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government is waiting to hear from Friday’s meeting of the Washington Group to get... completed. Although the Greek government insists that all but four or five key deliverables.... Can the Greek economy stand surpluses of 3.5 percent for five years? What policies are going
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Ex-ministers escape farm payments inquiry in controversial vote
PoliticsGreek Politics. In the past week, protesters at Greek tourist port destinations have attempted to block the arrival...-ministers are named by the prosecutor, but Greek law gives Parliament the power to decide whether... the spectrum of the opposition, with the spokesman for Greek Solution accusing the New Democracy MPs
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