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Greece signs EEZ deal with Egypt, aiming to halt Turkey's designs
PoliticsForeign Policyyears. Thursday’s deal arose because of the pressing need for Greece to respond to the border-mapping deal signed last November between Ankara and the UN-recognized government in Libya’s Tripoli. Even... to Cairo. However, Greek diplomatic sources claim that the deal with Egypt nullified the one between Ankara
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EU–Mercosur deal promises gains for industry, risks for agriculture
EconomyTensions around the recent Mercosur trade deal are far from settled after the European Parliament...–Mercosur trade deal, which took two and a half decades to negotiate, establishes a vast trade zone... the deal leans towards industrial interests, it is not exclusively industrial. Proponents highlight
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Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politics, as many observers expect. However, the Macedonia name deal may prove the deciding factor. Tsipras and his advisers are waiting to see if the deal is still alive following the low turnout in the referendum... after being beaten in the European votes, which is a strong deterrent factor for the SYRIZA leader.
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Only inconclusive poll result would prompt KINAL approach, suggests Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicsan effort to counter Tsipras’s recent efforts to place the Macedonia name deal in a more positive... comment, though, was a message to centre-left voters who would prefer to see SYRIZA well beaten... accused Tsipras of agreeing a name deal that satisfied the US and Greece’s European partners but ignoring
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Athens eyes deal on bailout tranche within June, hopes for QE breakthrough
PoliticsGreek Politicsdebt repayments in July if it does not get the debt deal it wants with its lenders in the coming... instalment if it does not get a debt relief deal at the June 15 Eurogroup. This is a possibility, but only... billion euros of debt repayments to make) without any deal at all, especially as the disbursement
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Tsipras hails name deal with Skopje, Mitsotakis declares fierce opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsargued it was a “bad” deal and that the SYRIZA-led coalition does not have the necessary legitimacy... Independent Greeks (ANEL) party would not support any deal in Parliament. The defence minister remains... Theodorakis has indicated that his centrist party will support the deal. PASOK’s position is not yet
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Political turbulence due to name deal creates election doubts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the dust settles from an intense week for Greek political parties due to the Macedonia name deal... was prompted by New Democracy’s argument that Tsipras’s government did not have the legitimacy to sign a deal...’s main party – PASOK, made her opposition to the name deal clear in Parliament. However, centrist
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Coalition back-and-forth over name deal belies election strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the coalition to seek a qualified majority in Parliament for the approval of the Macedonia name deal... to divert attention from the fact that the approval of the Macedonia deal appears to be create...) to ratify the name deal. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has promised to hold a referendum. It is not yet clear
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Piraeus eyes major NPE deal as banks remain focused on bad loans
EconomyMacroeconomyOne of Greece’s four systemic banks, Piraeus Bank, is rumoured to be working on a substantial deal to address its non-performing exposures (NPEs). The deal will also increase its capital and reduce operating costs. According to the business website Euro2Day.gr, sources with knowledge of the deal
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Merkel backing for name deal overshadowed by coalition leaders' crucial talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsher view on the name deal, which she described as being good for both parties, as well as Europe... for the name deal but there are doubts about whether he could also do the same in a confidence vote... or intend to support the name deal. In return, the ANEL leader is said to be proposing that he
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