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Newsletter 472 - 25/07/2025
scrutiny following a series of diplomatic setbacks. Relations with Libya have soured, culminating in two... stance on Libya, reflecting broader unease about the state of Greek diplomacy. Current government.... On Libya, Mitsotakis reiterated his rejection of the Turkey-Libya maritime deal, describing it as legally
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Newsletter 76 - 03/06/2016
. The total deposit figure, which also incorporates general government (GG) as well as euro and non... of 1.04 billion. Overall, total deposits fell to 136.55 billion, which is the lowest reading since..., the modern Greek state has been built on tectonic plates that are constantly shifting due the friction
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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya, Mitsotakis reiterated his government’s position that the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement... the rival factions in Libya, allowing Libya to press territorial claims with backing from Ankara... on his predecessors, chiefly the former PM Kostas Karamanlis who has recently taken to questioning
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Greece’s downstream oil industry adapts to shifting demands
EconomyFeaturesfor refined petroleum exports with a total of USD 8 billion or 1.3 percent of the global total and 29.9..., followed by Iran (until sanctions in 2012), Libya, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. As of January this year... with the total including indirect employment coming to over 20,000 people. According to the report
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Police and protests at centre of political leaders' debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsbid to ease tension, Mitsotakis also condemned the policeman who beat a bystander during social... recently. Much of the debate was taken up by this kind of thrust-and-parry between the two leaders..., Mitsotakis proposed that all policemen be fitted with bodycams, although he admitted that this might
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Disposable income rises by 5 pct YoY in Q2, final consumption up by 1 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy, an increase of 55.7 percent was seen. The figures showed that employees’ total remuneration rose by 5.2... billion. As mentioned, social security contributions rose by 3.3 percent and stood at 7.12 billion
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Primary cash deficit reduced to 5.72 bln in Sept as revenues climb
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government recorded a primary cash deficit of 5.72 billion euros up to September, from a deficit of 7.12 billion euros last year, according to figures released by the Bank of Greece... euros, bringing the total to 45.3 billion euros. The Public Investment Budget (PIB) balance came
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EC report notes economic imbalances and outlines remedies
Economyof a modern social safety net. Exports of goods also performed well in recent years and hit... sustainability given the large share of public debt in total foreign liabilities. The stock of NPLs... of this improvement can be attributed to cyclical contraction in the domestic market, measures taken to improve
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Parties take another look at granting vote to Greek expats
Societyexistence as a modern state, the principle of full citizen rights for Greeks abroad has been espoused... of up to 15 seats in Parliament (1/20 of the total), which are not attached to a geographical... of the total population claiming Greek ancestry actively exercise their Greek citizenship rights
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Greeks underwhelmed by deal with lenders, stressing uphill task for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Efimerida ton Syntakton newspaper indicated that a total of 67 percent of Greeks view... believe it was “good” or “probably good.” A total of 14 percent is undecided. It is notable..., and the creation of a modern social safety net system.” Rice also insisted that the IMF’s decision
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