Euro area unemployment rate at 10.5% in November 2015
This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since October 2011, according to Eurostat. Greece maintains high unemployment rates.
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Jermyn Street Real Estate Fund IV LP signed the new agreement for Astir Palace Vouliagmeni
Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund signed a 400 million euro deal with Jermyn Street Real Estate Fund to sell Astir Palace, a luxury seaside resort outside Athens.
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A political riddle
People are eager to learn who will eventually become the new president of the New Democracy party, not only in Greece, but in Europe as well.
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Europe’s political and financial challenges in 2016 [analysis]
Europe is currently confronted with major political, financial and social challenges that will put EU leaders under pressure, according to the “2016, Annual Forecast” by Stratfor Global Intelligence.
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Cold weather will prevail on New Year’s eve
The temperature is expected to drop by 12 degrees Celsius and snow will cover the mountainous areas of northern and central Greece. The City of Athens is undertaking special measures to facilitate the homeless.
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FM Kotzias: ‘We want to make Greece an energy center’
FM Kotzias: “We want to make Greece an energy center. This will upgrade our geopolitical and geo-economic capabilities. It will enable us to have energy at a competitive a cost and at competitive prices. It will contribute to stability in the region.”
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Chios: Greek island battles odds to cope with refugee influx – UNHCR
It was 1:30 am in the morning and the Yassins had just come off a three-hour windowless van journey. They were now somewhere near the Turkish town of Çeşme and the people smugglers’ overcrowded vessel was waiting.
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A million refugees and migrants flee to Europe in 2015
Persecution, conflict and poverty have driven a staggering one million people to seek safety in Europe in 2015, according to estimates by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration, IOM.
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EIB to have permanent presence in Greece
EIB President Werner Hoyer, following a meeting with Greek state officials, introduced Nicholas Jennett, the Head of the EIB’s newly established Investment Team for Greece, who from early next year will be resident in Athens.
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Greece in the “European Capital of Culture 2021” competition
The Greek candidate cities are Corfu, Delphi, Eleusis, Ioannina, Kalamata, Larissa, Lesvos, Messolonghi, Piraeus, Rhodes, Salamina, Samos, Tripolis and Volos.
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