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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.
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EconomyProgramme
Second day of review yields progress, work needed on fiscal front The Greek authorities and the heads of the institutions completed the second day of talks in Athens that left fiscal issues for 2020 still open, although it was not anticipated that the matter would have been settled on this trip, ahead of the draft budget that is due to be tabled to Parliament on October 7.
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EconomyProgramme
Fiscal issues dominate talks as fourth post-programme review ensues The first round of discussions between the Greek authorities and the institutions was held on Monday and appears to have yielded the first areas of common ground, and revealed areas that have some way to go still.
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Society
Survey indicates Greeks concerned about EU's role as geopolitical actor The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) has released a brief outlining what Europeans want from the bloc in terms of foreign policy.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Mitsotakis lauds Commission VP nomination amid murmurs within party The achievement of Greece’s nominee for the European Commission being offered a vice president spot has been overshadowed at home by a potential rift within New Democracy that could present Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with his first significant domestic political challenge since winning the July 7 general election.
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EconomyFeatures
VAT gap remains high as non-compliance overtakes revenue rise The European Commission's VAT Gap report has revealed that tax revenues in Greece increased in 2017, but this did not close the gap between expected and actual VAT revenues.
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Society
Support for euro grows in Greece, strong mistrust of EU easing The latest Eurobarometer survey, surveying public opinion in the European Union, has shown that the distrust Greeks express for the bloc persists but is starting to ease while support for the single currency remains strong.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Athens approaches Albania's political crisis, EU process with caution Athens is closely following the political impasse in Albania, which has led to a clash between Ilir Meta and Prime Minister Edi Rama on the issue of the local elections.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Turkey strengthens East Med claims as Greece, Cyprus seek EU support Turkey appears to be upping the ante in the Eastern Mediterranean as it presented its claims in the area through a collection of maps that were submitted to representatives of the foreign embassies in Ankara, last Friday.
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Society Survey highlights Greeks' conflicted relationship with EU The European Commission’s (EC) public opinion survey ahead of the May 26 European Parliament elections has illustrated the attitudes of European citizens across 28 member states.