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Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal authority to sign such agreements... and creation of EEZs. Greece has also threatened to expel Libya’s ambassador in Athens. Mitsotakis has had
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Migrant boat tragedy forces temporary halt on election campaigning
PoliticsGreek Politicson Wednesday. The sinking of a fishing boat believed to be carrying migrants from Libya to Italy has claimed 79 lives while 104 have been rescued, however estimates of the total number on board range between... among nationalist voters, despite making him the target for criticism by human rights advocates
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Fires cast growing shadow as new shipwreck probe is announced
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants travelling from Libya to Italy drowning in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Greece... on the need for the EU to work together to contain human traffickers. By identifying the smugglers... are estimated to have lost their lives in the shipwreck. Another probe, this time initiated from
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Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
PoliticsForeign Policythe asylum seekers coming to its gates as enemies instead of human beings, by using gas, bullets... with regards to the Turkey–Libya sea memorandum by claiming that Turkey’s and Libya’s rights... to have forgotten that the European Court of Human Rights has found multiple violations by Greece
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Newsletter 226 -01/11/2019
points for 2021 and 2022, meaning the new goal will be between 2.2 and 2.5 percent, close to what... into positive territory by 0.8 percent after a revised decline of 2.2 percent in July. The current positive... the target by 542 million. Overall, the PIB balance landed on a deficit of 777 million euros. 2
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Housing tops government plans for policy reset in autumn
PoliticsGreek Politics“Renovate-Rent” programme from September with the aim of assisting property owners with the upgrades... designed to offer incentives to the owners of some 600,000 properties estimated to by lying empty so
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Greek primary budget surplus eases to 1.95 bln on back of lower revenues in Aug
Economyrevenue targets included revenues of 884 million euros from the first two instalments of the new... will be missed accordingly. For the remainder of the year, the payment of ENFIA with estimated revenues of 2.65
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PM attempts to walk fine line in ‘wild world’ after backlash over Venezuela comment
PoliticsForeign Policy, and human rights, and underscored the obligation to protect civilians. Athens also joined the common... on X. The joint statement, which stresses that “Arctic security remains a key priority for Europe
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GDP revision for 2017 points to slight improvement from initial estimates
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) issued on Wednesday the second estimate of the national... of the European System of National and Regional Accounts ESA 2010. The first estimate for 2017 was published... year-on-year, from a first estimate of 1.4 percent growth that was announced in March. Final
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Athens pleased about new EU-Egypt deal, seeks closer ties with Cairo
PoliticsForeign Policywith flows to the Italian and Greek (from Libya to Crete) coasts. Europe is offering a "strategic... and digital connectivity. On migration management, the agreement includes 200 million to combat human... urgently needs Egypt to control migration flows from its borders with Libya and, secondly, to improve its
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