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Newsletter 229 -22/11/2019
government as the European Commission announced this week that it was satisfied with the work done... 2019 until the end of the year. As part of the European Semester process, the Commission also approved... as it is compensated by the equivalent measures of lowering A positive report by the European Commission
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New asylum strategy to centre on relocation to closed camps, enhanced border protection
PoliticsGreek Politics, the government is renewing its efforts to get more European assistance. Speaking at the conference of the European Peoples’ Party in Zurich, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis named migration as the top priority of the new European Commission, and called for greater burden-sharing among member-states
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policyprospect for Greece and the European Union, diplomats say. Following a decade-long absence from..., political solution to the Libyan conflict." Athens plans to keep reminding to its European and NATO... is due to raise once more the issue of Turkey's accords during January's European Council, seeking
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Excluded from Libya talks, Athens vows to block decisions that ignore sea border concerns
PoliticsForeign Policythat he could veto all European decisions related to Libya if they do not annul the sea borders... letters to his European counterparts as well as to European Council president Charles Michel. The letters... that Greece would veto any relevant decision for the Libyan crisis at a European level. Asked what
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New minister sets out plan for addressing migration challenges
PoliticsGreek Politicsislands.” European support At several points in his interview, Mitarakis stresses the need for Greece... are concerned,” he told Kathimerini. “The solidarity of European partners is necessary via common asylum... that the Greek islands are showing signs of fatigue and that without greater European solidarity
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SYRIZA looks back at time in office as it searches for way forward
PoliticsGreek Politics, the authors suggest that it was a mistake to hold the local, regional and European elections... rather than to focus on local or European issues. It labels the decision to accept New Democracy’s argument that the European Parliament elections were a plebiscite on the SYRIZA government a tactical
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Sealing our borders, closing our minds
Agoraexposes the discreditable approach taken by the European Union to the war in Syria and the refugee... president, giving him the ability and impetus to blackmail petrified European leaders. So, closing... in the number of asylum seekers reaching Greek shores, too many European policymakers were willing to kid
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What's behind Erdogan's decision to wave migrants through to Greece?
Agoraoperations in Syria, Erdogan felt it was time to put European leaders on the spot and seek more assistance... weaponized the refugee issue to secure more help from its European partners. And unlike 2016... and the Turkish border. The President of the European Council Charles Michel was in Ankara last week
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Greece prepares more measures to support economy after Eurogroup relaxes fiscal restrictions
EconomyProgrammerules, targets and requirements.” At a European level, the Eurogroup recognised the European Commission... legislative changes. The European Investment Bank is also looking to make up to 40 billion euros... that was prepared by the Commission with our participation,” said European Stability Mechanism
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Waiting for Eurogroup outcome, ND and SYRIZA focus on economic interventions
PoliticsGreek Politicsinvolving the European Commission, the European Stability Mechanism and the European Investment Bank... happens on Tuesday, the government looks set to submit a request to the European institutions
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