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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek Politics. Libya debacle The government, meanwhile, is facing criticism over its handling of the deaths of five members of a Greek humanitarian rescue mission in Libya under unclear circumstances. The victims were members of the Greek armed forces who were part of an official mission to Libya to help
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Newsletter 118 - 12/05/2017
part of the package of interventions lawmakers will have to vote on, to be unconstitutional. During... to pensions and public sector salaries unconstitutional in the past during the crisis, but political... falls into a grey area. The precedent set during similar situations in previous years means
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PM lines up Israel visit, discusses conflict with Erdogan
PoliticsForeign Policycrisis. He is reportedly ready to brief his counterparts on Tuesday, during the extraordinary... that will be presented to the two leaders during the High-Level Cooperation Council in December, in Thessaloniki... counterpart Burak Aksapar are meeting on Tuesday. Their talks are aimed to raise open bilateral
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Athens wary of implications from Erdogan's cancelled trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign Policywas palpable as Erdogan lambasted Israel and the Biden administration over its Gaza policy during... with his counterpart, Burak Akcapar in İstanbul on April 26 for the 6th round of discussions on the Joint Action Plan within the scope of the Positive Agenda between the two countries. “During the meeting
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Banks see efficiency gains after shedding 29 pct of staff, 42.6 pct of branches during crisis
EconomyBankingThe impact from the restructuring of the Greek banking system during the crisis years was depicted... market have dropped by 29 percent or by more than 19,000 during the crisis years, from 2009 until... one third from 8.63 billion in 2009 to 5.82 billion in 2015, while a further cut is estimated
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Early tourism estimates point to increased airline pre-bookings and lower cruise passengers in 2017
EconomyMacroeconomymore than those in 2016. This estimate is due to be revised by the end of January and could... residence time from 10.7 to 7.8 days and the last-minute offers during the peak period last summer...). The preliminary estimates for airline seat planning point to an increase of 19 percent for Greek regional
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Newsletter 505 - 22/05/2026
understand Greek concerns about Turkey’s revisionist rhetoric, instability in Libya and migration flows... growth of 1.9% and raising its inflation estimate to 3.1%. Last week, in the progress report for 2026...%, with a particularly worrying estimate for investment in 2027, rising by just 1.3% — a strong indication
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Athens seeking Mitsotakis-Erdogan talks as Ankara suggests arbitration for disputes
PoliticsForeign Policyduring the European Council. Mitsotakis said that Greece’s neighbour would first have to improve... to Greece Burak Ozugergin to Ta Nea. Ozugergin suggested that the two sides should start a discussion
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Athens and Ankara keep ties ticking over pending elections
PoliticsForeign Policy, President Christodoulides reiterated during his visit to Athens last week the need for more active EU... Kostas Fragkogiannis is due to meet his Turkish counterpart, Burak Akcapar, possibly on March 22
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Greece secures F-35 jets as US tries to appear even-handed following F-16 deal for Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policywas confirmed during the recent meeting Mitsotakis held with Blinken in Chania, Crete. Political... of Greece and is expected to meet with her counterpart Burak Akçapar on March 11. The two ministers
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