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Newsletter 495 - 20/02/2026
highlighted Greece’s strategic role in the energy sector, particularly as a gateway for US LNG into Europe... to explore for gas south of Crete was “unlawful”, arguing that it violates the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum and Libya’s declared maritime claims. Greece considers those claims null and void
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Govt looks for positives as it steps up vaccine rollout
PoliticsGreek Politics. As of Monday, Greeks aged 60 to 64 will be able to receive the AstraZeneca jab, which Greece has only... inoculated with other vaccines. By Friday, February 13, 371,462 people had received at least one jab... at least one jab by the end of March, with all those 75 and between 60 and 64 being fully protected
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Eurosystem funding falls by 978 mln in Nov, banknotes increase for fourth month
EconomyMacroeconomy, the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement has revealed. As of the latest month, the total... the total to 9.52 billion. The fall this month in Eurosystem funding reverses an increase in funding of 974... of total liquidity at 77.8 percent, having overtaken ELA funding in April of this year. In November
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Stricter Covid-19 restrictions mulled, but Greeks warming to vaccine
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat they will probably get the jab. Almost two thirds (63 pct) of all those questioned said they would get the jab withing the first three months of it being available to them. This means that a total of 21 pct... they will have the jab, while 26 pct say do not intend to be vaccinated. Again, this survey indicates
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Govt prepares ground for unvaccinated to face penalties
PoliticsGreek Politicsto table legislation that will penalise public servants who do not get the Covid-19 jab The authorities... administered around 10mn vaccines, resulting in 51.3 pct of the total population having received at least one jab and 43.7 pct being fully vaccinated. These numbers also prompted the government
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Covid dominates start of 2022 but PM looks ahead to growth
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the country a year ago. As of January 1, 69.7 pct of the total population had received at least 1 jab... certificates will expire seven months after the date of the second jab in order to force more Greeks to come... by profession. So far, only healthcare workers have been forced to get the jab or face being made to stay
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Athens goes over energy plans, eyes enhanced role
PoliticsForeign Policyfor interconnecting the Cypriot, Israeli and Greek transmission networks. The total length... for interconnecting Egypt, Cyprus and Greece. - LNG: As global energy demand rises, the market for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is expanding, prompting Greece to upgrade the Revithoussa LNG Terminal
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Drop in Greek CPI decelerated to 1.1 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained on negative ground in September, easing by 1.1 percent compared to a 1.3-percent drop recorded in August. On a monthly basis, CPI rose by 2.6 percent... and -0.4 percent respectively) turning positive in the next two years at 0.6 percent in 2015 and 1.1
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Eurogroup clears 1.1 bln, waits for arrears clearance data to release remaining 1.7 bln
EconomyProgrammeThe Eurogroup held in Luxembourg on Monday afternoon reached a political decision on the disbursement of 1.1 billion euros to Greece, which is the part of the sub-tranche of 2.8 billion... the way for the disbursement of the 1.1 billion for debt servicing needs. The head of the European
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Industrial production rises by 1.1 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose by 1.1 percent in March after a revised decline of 1.9 percent in February, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data revealed on Thursday. March’s...) and the manufacturing production index (-1.1 percent). Three out of the five main industrial
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