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Mitsotakis in bid to "square the circle" in EU budget negotiations Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is travelling to Brussels on Thursday to participate in a special summit of European leaders aimed at reaching agreement on the EU’s seven-year budget for period 2021-2027.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens treads softly as North Macedonia heads to elections and EU mulls accession Athens is keeping an eye on developments in North Macedonia as Greece’s neighbouring country heads to general elections in April.
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Society
Report emphasises high level of dissatisfaction with democracy in Greece A report by the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge tracking satisfaction with democracy globally has charted how the feelings of Greeks have fluctuated over past decades and underlines how dissatisfaction grew during the crisis.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Italian support over Libya buoys Athens as it looks to build broad East Med alliance The Greek government is continuing its diplomatic efforts to drum up opposition to the Maritime Jurisdictions Memorandum that Turkey signed last November with the UN-backed government in Libya.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
New minister sets out plan for addressing migration challenges The Greek government is hoping that the creation of new, closed reception centres for migrants on the islands, along with faster repatriations and return to Turkey as well as greater deterrents will alleviate the pressure that New Democracy has been under over the last few months as it tries to get to grips with the influx of asylum seekers.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens moves on after Berlin Conference absence, seeks more active role in Libya developments In Greece’s absence, the Berlin Conference ended on Sunday with an agreement among all the participants to respect a much-violated arms embargo, to hold off on military support to the warring parties and push them to reach a full ceasefire.
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PoliticsForeign Policy Greece aims to bolster Balkan role to dull impact of EU veto for Skopje, Tirana Athens is planning specific moves to bolster its role in the Balkans and to avert any developments that could be against Greek interests following France’s decision to veto accession talks for North Macedonia and Albania.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Economic sentiment eases to 106.7 in Oct, industry and construction confidence improve Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) dropped by 0.5 points in October to reach 106.7 points, European Commission (EC) figures showed on Wednesday.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Greek concerns about name deal grow after North Macedonia's EU bid is blocked Athens is watching closely the political developments in North Macedonia, which is heading for snap elections on April 12 that were triggered by France vetoing the opening of EU accession talks with Skopje during the recent European Council.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens waits for EU action on Turkey and Greece's Balkan neighbours Turkey’s actions in Syria and the East Med, as well as the EU prospects of Albania and North Macedonia are top of the diplomatic agenda for Greece this week, amid high-level meetings between European officials.