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Greeks deeply pessimistic about future but confidence in euro persists Greeks are deeply pessimistic about their future and have little trust in their politicians or the European Union but their confidence in the euro is growing, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey and a local opinion poll.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Movement on name issue but Athens keeps expectations low A joint declaration made by European Union leaders during the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Thessaloniki in 2003 claimed that “The future of the Balkans is within the European Union.”
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens blocks EU statement on China amid growing economic ties Athens has blocked a European Union statement at the United Nations that aimed to strongly criticise China’s human rights record.
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Greek distrust of media high compared to EU average Greeks have some of the lowest levels of trust in their news and print media according to a study by the European Broadcasting Union.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras and Mitsotakis cheer Macron win, hope to benefit Prime Minister and Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis appear to see the victory of Emmanuel Macron in France’s presidential election as a potential boost for their political hopes.
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Greeks most sceptical in EU about country's future, their voice counting in Europe Greeks are the most doubtful people in the European Union as regards the direction their country is taking and the Irish the most positive, a European Parliament survey has found.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Foreign minister opens up about EU concerns SYRIZA has made no secret of its desire to change Greece’s approach towards the European Union when it came to power, a theme that had a central role in its campaign.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Progress seen in Brussels talks but no deal in sight yet There was progress but no breakthrough during the talks between Greek ministers and representatives of the institutions in Brussels on Tuesday evening.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
After raising labour concerns, back to grind of talks for Tsipras After raising Greece’s concerns about labour reform at the highest level over the last few days, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras knows that his government must return to negotiations with its lenders this week if it is going to have any chance of securing a technical agreement in time for the April 7 Eurogroup.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Progress seen after Brussels talks but review conclusion still out of reach There was no tangible outcome from the three days of talks between Greek ministers and representatives of the institutions in Brussels but there are indications that some progress was made, allowing talks to continue in the coming days.