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  1. From soup kitchens to school meals, demand for welfare in Athens is surging
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    Society

    , including soup kitchens, and the findings of its report provide further cause for concern about the social... the soup kitchens have started doing so in the last six months. Furthermore, 76 percent of those... per month. Six in 10 of those who attend at least one of the two soup kitchens a day are aged

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  2. Seasonal jobs account for 7 in 10 hirings as balance nears 100,000 in May
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    also had a solid positive balance of 124,365 more hirings than departures. The balance in May last year...Greece’s employment balance continued its recovery in May with 99,956 more hires then departures... in May 2020 the labour market was affected by the pandemic with just 32,975 more hires ahead of a very

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  3. Athens looks to bolster ties with African states, beyond Libya
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    by the government of National Unity (GNU). Political developments in Libya may be further delayed due... of this absence was the signing of the Turkey-Libya Maritime Boundary Treaty in November 2019, which served as a warning for Greece and the way it views Africa. Also, Turkey’s military presence in Libya and its

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  4. Athens gets seat at Libya conference, but talks yield little

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    An international conference on Libya ended in Paris on Friday with a commitment from the North... a schedule for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya. However, analysts and observers... of Libya and its people. “We reiterate our commitment to the success of the Libyan political process

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  5. Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    was that Greece may convey certain messages from Libya to Brussels and/or the US and the rest of the world...Increased migrant flows from Libya to southern Crete are causing the Greek government much concern.... This is why European Commissioner Magnus Brunner is visiting Libya on Tuesday. He is due to meet officials

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  6. Diplomatic drive turns to Ukraine and Libya, again

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    went on a working visit to Libya on July 4 and 5, with stops in Tripoli and Benghazi. The visit took.... While Fragogiannis was in Libya, Dendias visited Kiev and Odessa to hold talks with the Ukrainian... ally and a source of assistance to Ukraine in its European course.” His statement may have aimed

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  7. Greece set to reopen embassy in Libya as it seeks better ties with Tripoli
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Greece is due to reopen this Tuesday its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli, which has been closed... and current head of Libya’s presidency council, Mohamed Al-Menfi. The Greek premier will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias as the pair try to rekindle relations between Greece and Libya. Athens

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  8. Athens turns attention to Libya, advocates EastMed energy cooperation
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    seek to diversify our energy sources, Egypt may become a supplier of energy that will be mainly... in the Eastern Mediterranean heading to Europe that may include an interconnection for the transmission... is putting a lot of emphasis on Libya’s future. In this context, Mitsotakis is planning to visit Paris

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  9. Excluded from Libya talks, Athens vows to block decisions that ignore sea border concerns
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    analysts also believe that whatever happens in Libya, the memorandum for the sea borders may remain... at bringing an end to the longstanding conflict in Libya. Following Moscow’s recent unsuccessful efforts... the Berlin Conference. In a bid to avoid developments that may harm its interests, especially

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  10. Athens moves on after Berlin Conference absence, seeks more active role in Libya developments
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    in the Berlin talks. In order to help tackle the crisis in Libya, EU foreign ministers want to revive.... Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias hailed the outcome of Sunday’s conference on the Libya crisis..., assured him that the bloc’s position on the Turkey-Libya agreements “remains the same

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