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Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020
PM rebuffs Covid-19 criticism Mitsotakis defends govt stance but is forced to extend some measures until Jan After being forced to extend Covid-19 restrictions into January, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tried to defend this week his, and his gover...
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First round of local elections leave Greek politics finely balanced
PoliticsGreek Politics, it provides the left-wing party a strong base from which to launch an attempt to win the European... Democracy’s incumbent Vassilis Michaloliakos was beaten into second place by independent Yiannis Moralis... that appeals only to those in urban areas. Its coalition partner, PASOK, will hope that the strong showings
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Increased revenues push Greek budget primary surplus up to 2.28 bln at end of July
EconomyMacroeconomyand means that the primary surplus target was beaten by 1.48 billion euros. The fiscal performance... high of 4.71 billion in January. The strong revenue rebound is mainly attributed to the payment... attributed to the exceptionally strong revenues of 2.2 billion posted in the corresponding month last year
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ND on spot over police raid but opinion poll ratings provide comfort
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a new opinion poll indicated that the government continues to enjoy relatively strong support... that they were beaten and arrested for supposedly impeding the police’s work after refusing to give access... in the overall support for the two main parties and suggests that the government has strong backing
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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
PoliticsMitsotakis re-elected, Tsipras beaten and far right resurgentSunday’s election delivered a comfortable majority and a second four-year term for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, dealt... to strong showings in both of this year’s elections, giving him not only a strong mandate from
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Newsletter 231 -06/12/2019
reaching an agreement with Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal... remained strong and was among the best seen in a decade. Operating conditions also picked up during
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Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020
with Ankara, which escalated following Turkey’s decision to sign a maritime agreement with Libya... to make a strong intervention at the highest level to support Greece The Prime Minister’s first... actions in Libya, as well as the two memoranda signed between Ankara and Tripoli. However, Turkey’s
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Mitsotakis backs Ukraine as Athens tries to balance position with Trump administration
PoliticsForeign Policyto international law”. “We cannot afford to have double standards. For me, as a strong advocate... with the Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya in November 2019. He clarified that the project is a European... of 2023, Turkey would automatically and ceremoniously withdraw from the Turkey-Libya memorandum. We
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Greek-Turkish tensions flare over Turkey’s bid to join SAFE
PoliticsForeign Policyand expressed strong support for Turkey’s inclusion in SAFE. Johannes Wadephul described Turkey..., Mitsotakis last week proposed a new initiative involving Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey, and Libya during..., Libya, and Egypt, according to Kathimerini. Boulos, who met with Mitsotakis last September, is said
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Newsletter 495 - 20/02/2026
to explore for gas south of Crete was “unlawful”, arguing that it violates the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum and Libya’s declared maritime claims. Greece considers those claims null and void... clause for defence spending and factoring in the strong tax outcomes, Greek government officials
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