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Ankara springs surprise on Athens with Libya maritime deal

Fri, 29 Nov 2019 11:45:00 GMT

Jurisdictions 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

If rising card use in Greece meets EU average, VAT revenues would see 3.3 bln boost - study

Thu, 05 Jul 2018 11:02:00 GMT

payments in Greece reached the EU average level, annual VAT revenue would rise by 21 percent, or 3.3... percent increase of value or number of card transactions resulted in an average increase of VAT... 1 ppt increase of card use as a share of private consumption increased VAT revenues by 1.4 ppt

VAT gap of 30.1 pct in 2018 keeps Greece among worst performers in EU

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 09:30:00 GMT

the worst in terms of its VAT shortfall, at 30.1 percent or 6.6 billion euros. Romania stood in first place...The European Commission's VAT Gap report has revealed that the European Union lost an estimated 140 billion euros in Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenues in 2018, equal to a total revenue loss of 11

Opposition tries to pin government down over last year's Plan X

Thu, 07 Jul 2016 13:52:00 GMT

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

Athens gets seat at Libya conference, but talks yield little

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:16:00 GMT

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

Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:47:00 GMT

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

Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:11:00 GMT

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... hour. Talks focused on the problem of the irregular arrivals from the northeastern part of Libya

OECD sees 3.3 bln euros of savings Greece can make by cutting red tape

Thu, 15 May 2014 18:01:00 GMT

identifying 3.3 billion euros worth of burdensome regulations in 13 sectors weighing on businesses each year. Over three-quarters of these costs accrue in three of the priority areas, namely tax (VAT... for tax law (VAT) form the largest proportion (47 percent) of administrative burdens amounting

Diplomatic drive turns to Ukraine and Libya, again

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:31:00 GMT

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... hope for the safeguarding of their rights.” Libya On the same day and some kilometers away

Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:28:00 GMT

planning his visit to Libya for some time, but due to several postponements the visit was finally... Council, Mohamed al Menfi, also Libya’s former Ambassador to Greece. When Dendias’s airplane landed... energy exploration deal with Ankara based on the 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum, which Greece has