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Coalition eyes electoral change, polls show wide lead for New Democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicspercentage point to 8 percent, which is the same as far-right Golden Dawn in joint-third place... that New Democracy has moved into clear majority territory. According to the Pulse poll for Skai TV, New Democracy is on 32 percent (when just valid ballots are calculated), up half a point from last
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Government meets resistance on TV permits and revenues chief
PoliticsGreek Politicsan extension for the payment of a TV advertisment levy and the other for the review of a fine... to raise 8 million euros in share capital. Opposition parties claim the government is trying to rush... abstained. Greece's digital network operator, Digea, which was formed by private TV stations, has also
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Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPappas (who retains his position), reportedly drafting the legislation for digital TV permits and the re... as an increase in the minimum wage. This is due to happen on September 8 at the Thessaloniki Expo... be leaving the Interior Ministry to become SYRIZA’s secretary, several other frontline officials
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In tight election race, rare TV debate carries element of unknown
PoliticsGreek Politics. A Pulse poll for Action 24 TV on Tuesday was the latest to indicate that the situation remains very... Union 3.5 Pop Unity 3.5 Ind Grks 2 Undecided 8.5 #Greece — MacroPolis (@MacroPolis_gr) September 8
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Turnover in the tourism sector falls 8 pct in Q4, first negative reading since Q1 2013
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Turnover Index in Accommodation and Food Services dropped by 8 percent year on year (YoY) in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2015 from a revised rise by 5.2 percent in Q3, Hellenic Statistical.... For the whole of 2015, ELSTAT figures point to a rise by 3.5 percent decelerating for the 11.8 percent
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Decline in retail sales accelerates to 8 pct in May
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s retail sales index accelerated its decline in May, falling by 8 percent year on year from a revised 4.4 percent drop in April, according to data released by ELSTAT on Friday. The volume... to the advance of economic sentiment by nearly one point.
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Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015
Focus on meeting obligations Most critical dates for debt repayments this month fall on April 8–9..., the upcoming 6-month T-Bill auction will take place on April 8, a day before the IMF payment date. Back... in a T-Bill rollover related to foreign investor take up and 450 million in IMF payments on April 8 and 9
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Early tourism estimates point to increased airline pre-bookings and lower cruise passengers in 2017
EconomyMacroeconomy). The preliminary estimates for airline seat planning point to an increase of 19 percent for Greek regional... or +145,000). In contrast, planned seats from Italy and Norway display drops of 3 and 8 percent
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Strike acts as focal point for cost-of-living frustration despite higher energy subsidies
PoliticsGreek Politicsconsumer. Wednesday’s strike served as a focal point for the opposition parties to step up... identity”. Bogdanos, a former TV and radio presenter, was the first New Democracy MP ousted by PM
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Newsletter 86 - 02/09/2016
the auctions for national TV broadcasting licences, with the four successful bidders (Skai TV, Ant1... the control? The tender for TV licences has been a series of missed opportunities The biggest flaw.... At the start of the process to auction four TV licenses in Athens this week, one of the people in the room
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