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  1. FM heads to Ankara for rare talks as Greece and Turkey court Libya
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    unconvinced that the Greek courts’ decision not to extradite them was derived from the human rights... memorandum, which the Greek side is seeking to be annulled. Return to Libya The very same issue topped the agenda of talks between Mitsotakis and Libya’s al-Menfi on Wednesday in Athens. Following

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

    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... this framework, it is of utmost importance Greece’s participation at a high-level meeting on Libya organised

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  3. Migration opens new front for government after Libya snub

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    at the border of Libya where it had arrived for talks on managing Mediterranean boat crossings. Plevris was part... managing migration flows to Europe from the breakaway region of eastern Libya. Scheduled talks... Libya stem the flows to ease pressure on the island of Crete, which has seen a steep increase

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  4. Lenders fret over reform delays as Brussels revises 2019 growth forecast upwards to 2.2 pct
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    EconomyProgramme

    is estimated to reach 2.2 percent in 2019 and 2.3 percent in 2020, compared to an estimate of 2 percent... is expected to remain robust and a major contributor to growth this year. On the other hand, exports growth... from the previous estimates in Autumn. The Commission sees 2018 growth settling at 2 percent

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  5. Greece locked in talks with Egypt over monastery, struggles to gain footing in Libya
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    the provision of funding under specific conditions especially regarding human rights and religious freedom... with Libya The Greek Foreign Minister is to travel to North Africa again at the end of the month visiting both Tripoli and Benghazi, according to Kathimerini. Gerapetritis is to meet with both Libya’s

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  6. Opposition tries to pin government down over last year's Plan X
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with the so-called Plan X that former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis worked on during the first half... a range of government officials, Plan X was never intended as a blueprint for Greece to follow... an institutional role. The government’s assertion that Plan X does not hide any dark plans

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  7. 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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  8. Draft budget sets ambitious growth target of 2.8 pct in 2020, plugs fiscal gaps
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    Economy

    in 2020, the OECD has its estimate at 2 percent and the IMF expects 2.2 percent growth. The council... by half a percentage, from 2.3 percent in the previous official Greek estimate in the Stability Programme to 2.8 percent. At the same time, the estimate for this year’s growth is revised down to 2

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  9. Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    The 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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  10. EC ups growth to 2.2 pct in 2019, sees growth in 2020 at 2.4 pct
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of the regular winter forecast cycle, revising upward its expectations for the growth of 2019 to 2.2 percent... revised upward, from 2.3 percent in November to 2.4 percent now. The estimate for 2021 remains unchanged... growth stands at 2.2 percent. Net exports are the main contributor for last year’s performance

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