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Unfavourable views of EU strongest in Greece, survey indicates
SocietyA survey by the Pew Research Center has outlined the opinions of Greeks and European citizens on the role of the European Union (EU) and its perceptions by citizens in several countries.
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EastMed pipeline close to high-level agreement, but still a long way from becoming reality
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EconomyFeaturesThe EastMed pipeline project is approaching another milestone, with a summit due to take place between Israel, Cyprus and Greece in Jerusalem on March 20.
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Athens eyes implementation of name deal as Skopje homes in on NATO membership
PoliticsForeign PolicySkopje can expect to get the green light for its NATO accession following the ratification of the Prespes Agreement by the Greek Parliament on Friday
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The legal framework and latest developments in international investment arbitration
LegalA much-anticipated judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Slovak Republic versus Achmea B.V. (Case C-284/16), on March 6 this year, ruled that the arbitration clause contained in Article 8 of the 1991 Netherlands-Slovakia Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) has an adverse effect on the autonomy of EU law.
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VAT revenues up in 2016 but rate hikes fail to close gap of 29 pct
EconomyFeaturesThe European Commission's VAT Gap report has revealed that high rates of VAT in Greece appear to have fed tax avoidance rather than close the gap between expected and actual revenues.
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After signing name deal, Athens and Skopje face several more steps
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has already composed the letter to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, which will be sent following the ratification of the agreement between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) that was signed on Sunday.
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Greece's antitrust damages initiative comes into force
LegalOn April 23, 2018, Greece issued Law 4529/2018 implementing the EU Antitrust Damages Directive 2014/104/EU (“the Antitrust Damages Directive”).
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ECB report highlights sluggish Greek economic growth
EconomyThe annual report of the European Central Bank (ECB) showed that Greece had the lowest rate of growth among Eurozone countries in 2017, with 1.4 percent growth compared to the average of 2.3 percent.
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Greek hourly labour costs less than half of eurozone average
EconomyFeaturesNew figures from Eurostat have shown vast discrepancies between hourly labour costs across the European Union’s member states and the eurozone in general.
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Greece registers 42,425 asylum seekers at rising rate in two years of EU-Turkey deal
SocietyThe Migration Ministry released a report which summarises the activities of the Greek asylum service in the two years since the EU-Turkey refugee deal came into effect.