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Athens turns attention to Libya, advocates EastMed energy cooperation
PoliticsForeign Policywith the participation of el Mangus. This was the first time Greece participated in a meeting on Libya, which aimed... is putting a lot of emphasis on Libya’s future. In this context, Mitsotakis is planning to visit Paris on November 12 to participate in a conference on Libya, organised by French President Emmanuel Macron
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Ankara springs surprise on Athens with Libya maritime deal
PoliticsForeign PolicyJurisdictions Memorandum with Libya. The MoU was signed after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held.... Additionally, Libya and Ankara argue that they have common sea borders, ignoring the island of Crete... the Turkish coastline of Marmaris-Fethiye-Kas and Libya’s coastline of Derna–Tobruk–Bordia. Whatever the deal
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Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist
PoliticsForeign Policyto support Libya in dealing with migration, with a total of 465 million euros committed between 2015...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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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek Politicsmore than 3 percent of the total votes, to not be recognised if some of their MPs decided to depart...) of the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Communication with the help of Kantar, showing
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Greek gg primary cash surplus at 2.2 bln in 2014, arrears down to 3.75 bln
EconomyMacroeconomysettling at 1.77 billion making up 47 percent of total arrears. Tax refunds were the only subsector... percent of total. Hospitals’ arrears are the third key contributor with the outstanding figure at 606 million at the end of 2014 corresponding to 16 percent of total. The other three subsectors make up
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GDP shows annual growth of 2.2 pct in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyquarterly growth streak experienced by Greece began in Q2 2005 and ended in Q4 2006. GDP grew by 2.2... percent QoQ. As mentioned, the provisional estimates showed that GDP grew by 2.2 YoY after a downward... percent YoY. Final consumption represents the majority of GDP, making up 86.8 percent of the total figure
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agorabillion. The combined total corresponded to 9.6 percent of GDP. Despite a sharp drop of 21 percent (4.5 billion) in the total figure since 2011, the respective figure relative to GDP has fallen by just...), a figure which is almost half the 1.1 billion that was spent in 2013. The Manpower Employment Agency
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Athens gets seat at Libya conference, but talks yield little
PoliticsForeign PolicyAn 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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Piraeus enters agreement for sale of 2.2 bln loan portfolio
EconomyBankingbillion, landing exactly on target for the quarter and representing a reduction of 1.8 percent or 1.1 billion compared to December 2017. The total volume of NPLs was reduced by 1.1 billion QoQ. During... card debt to the value of 2.2 billion euros, or 385 million in on-balance sheet gross book value
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Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe issue of Libya is a concern again for the Greek government and its diplomats. However, this time problems with Libya do not only concern the internationally-recognised government in Tripoli... worrying developments for Athens. The first concerns the increased migratory flows from Libya
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