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Eurogroup sees review conclusion in sight, warns over property auctions
EconomyProgrammeof the year." “I agree with what has been said. We made good progress in the last mission,” said...-performing loans (NPLs), which has become one of the hot-button issues in the current review. Draghi’s... this issue, the Greek government also has to proceed with the implementation of almost 70 prior actions
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A varied set of views on China
Agoraof the world media and there has been plenty of speculation about where this ‘romance’ is heading. Last... in the country: (i) While China’s growing prowess is seen by Greeks as bad news for Europe, it is perceived..., China is not in the spotlight of the public discourse in a country that has been struggling
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Leaders present voters with stark choices as campaign reaches climax
PoliticsGreek Politicswill win.” “I want it to be clear on the night of May 26 that the first step towards a big political change has been taken,” he said. “The country will head to elections on October 20 at the latest anyway. I believe that it could be good to avoid a four-month period during which the country
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Amid clash over watchdog, ND expects reforms to deliver more effective governance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCourt president Vassiliki Thanou as head of the Competition Commission. This has been tagged onto... heading the watchdog. Thanou, who has been in charge of the commission for several months, previously... some of the expected benefits. “I have a clear conscience that I am introducing something that can
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Eurobank submits final Cairo portfolio to Hercules while BoG mulls bad bank creation
EconomyBankingthat it was submitting the first two arms of its securitisation for inclusion in the scheme, namely Cairo I and Cairo II. Cairo I consists of consumer loans and mortgages in Swiss francs worth 1.8 billion euros. Cairo... the process. The bank noted that the coronavirus crisis has decreased market visibility that investors
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Athens hopes for letup in Turkey friction, but talks still in balance
PoliticsForeign Policyin Thessaloniki on Sunday, he said “I hope there will be continuity: We want to talk with Turkey..., I insist that only the epilogue of provocations can serve as the prologue of discussions,” he added... issue under discussion. This is the framework,” he noted. Mitsotakis has so far avoided replying
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Mitsotakis meeting with Erdogan paves way for more meaningful Greek-Turkish talks
PoliticsForeign Policysides pledging to build on the momentum that has been created. Erdogan was the protagonist of the NATO... as on its stance on the Cyprus issue. Erdogan is well aware of this. The EU has promised to assess... Minister Kyriakos) Mitsotakis in Greece is also looking for some help”. “And so, what I’m trying
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The Greek crisis we don’t see
AgoraThe economic impact of the Greek crisis has been well publicised. A recession that began in 2008 has led to GDP contracting by a quarter, while unemployment has risen above 27 percent. Greece’s fiscal consolidation effort has also received much attention. A general government deficit of 15.6
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The "great replacement" comes to Greece - how a far-right meme appeared in mainstream politics
Society-religious agenda, which has adopted the vocabulary of the “great replacement” theory popular... and pseudo-scientific theories, while the subject of abortion rights has been brought to the fore by fringe.... While many of these groups have been in existence for decades, their membership has been steadily
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Newsletter 96 - 18/11/2016
Ticking the boxes for Athens Impact of Obama’s visit on decision-making process has yet... Journal, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos claimed that the eurozone has a unique opportunity...,” Tsakalotos argued. His comment suggests that Athens realises the limitations that Obama has
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