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Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policy, 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... by Turkey and the Turkey-Libya memorandum, Dendias said that “Greece has capable armed forces
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Greece signs EEZ deal with Egypt, aiming to halt Turkey's designs
PoliticsForeign Policydeal signed last November between Ankara and the UN-recognized government in Libya’s Tripoli. Even... within the Turkish continental shelf” and that the agreement also violates Libya’s maritime rights... Libya maritime deal. Kastellorizo and the eastern part of Rhodes were left out, as was widely expected
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Mitsotakis, Erdogan keep distance at UN as summer moratorium draws to close
PoliticsForeign Policyon the issue of Libya which will take place on the sidelines of the UN Assembly under the initiative of Italy...” by its agreement with Libya. Greece says that its agreement with Egypt annuls the Turkey-Libya... with a new, legal and permanent government in Libya and sign a maritime agreement with its southern
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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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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya, Mitsotakis reiterated his government’s position that the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement... the rival factions in Libya, allowing Libya to press territorial claims with backing from Ankara
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Greece working on plan for multilateral talks in East Med
PoliticsForeign Policyin the proposal are Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt and Libya. The conference does not include Israel... to be Ankara’s refusal to participate in any forum that excludes Turkish Cypriots, while Libya... from Libya to represent both factions. Whether conditions on the ground make this feasible remains
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Primary cash surplus to July falls to 2.4 bln, including arrears repayment of 1.1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash surplus fell by 607 million euros to 2.38 billion in the 7-month period of 2016 from 2.99 billion in the corresponding period last year, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Thursday. It is worth noting though ...
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HFSF posts losses of 1.1 bln in H1 weighed down by valuation losses of bank holdings
EconomyBankingThe Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) recorded net losses of 1.14 billion in the first half of 2016 from 4.15 billion in the corresponding period last year, according to the interim financial report published on Wednesday This year’s bottom line ...
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General gov't primary cash surplus up to 5 bln in 2016, arrears fall by 1.1 bln in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash surplus increased by 1 billion euros to 5 billion in 2016 from around 4 billion in the previous year, the Finance Ministry (MoF) gg bulletin revealed on Friday evening. The fiscal performance largely reflect...
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Eurosystem funding down by 1.1 bln in Feb, ELA increases for first time since April
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding headed south for the twentieth straight month in February, albeit at a slower pace by 1.13 billion, following a decrease by 3.61 billion in the previous month, the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement reveal...
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