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Athens hoping Turkish election result leaves room for relations to continue improving
PoliticsForeign Policystanding against incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been ruling the country for the last two decades... part of its territory. Both sides claim that this has created a significant opportunity... these developments at face value since there is a difficult electoral campaign ahead. “As far as I am
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Newsletter 316 - 12/11/2021
to save lives and contain the pandemic has, unsurprisingly, also stoke political tension between the government and the opposition. The deteriorating situation has put the government under increasing.... They are becoming, I am sorry to say, a health, social and national saboteur,” the PM told New Democracy MPs
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Greece a gateway and scapegoat in EU's refugee crisis
AgoraArea because of concerns about its patchy approach to the refugee crisis. Tsipras has much to answer for given that he made pledges at the Western Balkans Route leaders’ meeting in late October which... Policy Yiannis Mouzalas claims that Greece has repeatedly asked for more help from Frontex but has
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An unsettling role-reversal for Greece and Germany
Agorathat this could have on shaping Merkel’s agenda. The chancellor has already indicated that she would like.... For the last three decades, Greek foreign policy regarding Turkey has been based on the prospect of Ankara at some point becoming an EU member. This has not only regulated relations between the two
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Greece's golden visa scheme brings revenues, but risks as well
EconomyFeaturesSince its launch in 2014, the Greek citizenship-by-investment scheme known as the “golden visa” has... and their immediate family a five-year residence permit. To qualify, under Law 4251/2014, applicants must buy... of July 2018, the number of “golden visas” issued to property investors reached 2,968. This has
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The Greek election's winners and losers
Agorathat his bid to send a message domestically and internationally that a page has been turned and a new administration which is up to European standards has taken over was severely diluted, if not completely.... Maybe this is because one no longer has the responsibility of running this troublesome country
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Newsletter 217 -02/08/2019
rescue plan with measures for support and for consolidation. I think the market reaction..., “not a single euro of relief has been applied to properties worth less than 60,000 euros.” In his... the government’s three bills. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has targeted the adoption of 10
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Greece's key pledges and requests at the Eurogroup meetings
PoliticsGreek Politics, its structural balance, as measured by the IMF, has reached a surplus of 1.6%, the best performance... to be seen. In the meantime, financial news website Capital.gr has revealed the presentations made... in their specific areas of expertise and competence. We are committed to sound public finances. Greece has made
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Moscovici hints at possibility of shelving 2019 pension cuts, riles opposition
EconomyProgrammeregarding whether there may be a change to the measures that have to be implemented by Greece. “I expect... Tsakalotos, Moscovici said that although Athens has to abide by its commitments, those pledges...-October. The government has made no secret of its desire to scrap the pension cuts in 2019, especially
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Eurogroup build-up dominated by internal friction over way forward
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the prime minister has gone too far in his concessions to the eurozone and the International Monetary...% No answer 3.4% #Greece — MacroPolis (@MacroPolis_gr) May 11, 2015 Marc poll for @EFSYNTAKTON Should "red lines" on pensions, labour market remain? Yes 56.7% No 39.3% No answer 4% #Greece — MacroPolis
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