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ND looks to asylum bill, strong rhetoric to ease pressure from migration flows
PoliticsGreek Politicsof refugee flows, combating human trafficking and more funds to support asylum seekers to rebuild... assembly later this week, has been criticised by human rights groups. Groups including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Doctors Without Borders held a joint press conference in Athens
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Many obstacles to clear in Greece's digital leap
EconomyFeaturesciting “the combination of strong human capital and a very competitive value proposition in terms... but also compared to its immediate neighbours in the Balkans. Connectivity One of the factors holding
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Newsletter 7 - 12/12/2014
of the presidential vote has two distinct advantages. By holding the ballots on December 17, 23 and 29, rather than... that cumulative collections stand at just 277 million so far. Those banks (six commercial and six... dilution of HFSF bank holdings. As a result, the HFSF currently holds a minority share in Eurobank (35.4
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Newsletter 83 - 22/07/2016
it is not later accused of breaching their human rights. Greek government officials suggest a decision... percent to 22.39 million. It is worth noting that revenues have steadily beaten targets over the past... to be circumventing it, for fear of finding itself facing a conviction at the European Court of Human
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Stage set for censure motion as Parliament votes to review charges against deputy minister
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor interfering with the scene of the crash. The motion was carried with 277 votes in favour, 12 against... and have a three-day debate on the issue before holding a confidence vote, which the government
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Another austerity fighter to bite the dust
Agorato haircuts; and many more have strong personal incentives to resist. So far, however, the effort... with domestic, EU law and Human Rights provisions. In a number of cases, mandated measures have been judged...). Other claims are directed to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Most cases have been
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Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policycompromised, the issue is stirring up some strong sentiments among Greeks because the building is seen..., bilateral cooperation between EU-Turkey on the refugee/migrant issue and developments related to Libya... violation of the arms embargo in Libya, according to a high-ranking EU official. There is a growing
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Deadly collision throws spotlight on government’s migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politicson the incident, adding that the rules of engagement must prioritise human lives, while SYRIZA leader... the crossing from Libya, and for which the Greek Ombudsman recommended disciplinary charges against.... The proposals have been condemned by human rights advocates for violating international law, but also
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Q1 gg primary cash balance shows 2.5 bln surplus but 2014 arrears grow
EconomyMacroeconomydeficit of 1.06 billion in March, pulling back on the strong performance recorded in the two-month period... loans by 2.07 billion and EFSF/ESM/IMF loans’ redemptions of 611 million. The gross debt structure
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General govt primary cash surplus at 5.93 bln in Dec, arrears fall by 584 mln
EconomyMacroeconomycategory, with a strong primary cash balance of 2.05 billion euros compared to 1.53 billion in 2016... which came to 417 million euros. The figure for 2017 was nearly half that for 2016 (611 million
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