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Mitsotakis starts to put New Democracy on election footing
PoliticsGreek Politics.” Speaking to his shadow cabinet on Wednesday, Mitsotakis launched a strong attack on the government... Democracy at this stage does not necessarily reflect a belief within the party that elections may... on Wednesday. Also, Mitsotakis may believe that the appearance of national issues (Turkey and the Macedonia
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Newsletter 161 -11/05/2018
by May 24 but the apparent lack of progress in completing the 88 prior actions has led to some... since the end of 2017. The average CPI for the 12-month period from May 2017 to April 2018 was 0.6.... As with the previous month, a strong increase in exports compared to imports led the way
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Retail sales up by 1.2 pct in March on higher activity in dept stores, clothing
EconomyMacroeconomyto 71.9. The latest business indicators for May published by the European Commission on Wednesday put... the end of last year. Retail trade confidence dropped by four points to 6.2 following a strong rise.... Consumer confidence dropped by 2.2 points in May to -51, following an increase by 4 points to -48.8
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What the ECB did next - a tale from another crisis
Agorasome insight on how things may turn out for Italy. The following argues that Italy in 2018 may come... on whether one is more interested in a stable and strong Euro, or the effects of a prolonged recession
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Industrial turnover rises by 6.7 pct in April for fourth positive reading
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover reflected a strong increase in April with growth of 6.7 percent after... to be at an all-time high. The PMI for May came to 54.2, completing a full year where the index has..., staying negative for a second month. The latest indicator as of May showed that industry confidence
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For better or worse: Greece's bailout exit deja vu
Agoraforward. But maintaining the programme primary surplus of about 4 percent of GDP for several years may... a solution had to be found before the May 2017 Eurogroup. A compromise was reached: Greece would... relief is not perceived as a strong enough incentive for sound policies and is being reinforced
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Greece on track for bumper tourism year, figures show
EconomyFeaturesthat travel receipts for May increased by 34.7 percent to 1.47 billion. In the five-month period... in May by close to 54 percent and came to 1.12 billion euros. The aggregate figure in foreign arrivals... up to June of this year further boosted the outlook for a strong tourism season. They showed
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Effort for Greece and Albania to resolve diplomatic differences goes on back burner
PoliticsForeign Policydifferences. The agreement between Athens and Skopje on the name issue has triggered strong reactions among... since the decision for accession talks with the EU may be made next June. Given that Athens cannot... powers in the two countries to create a domestic consensus. Otherwise, agreements may be reached
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Take your seats
Agorawill continue to suffer its effects. The SYRIZA leader may never be able to shake off the accusation... review is no longer necessary. In purely fiscal terms, Tsipras is on strong ground when he argues... elections, which many expect to be held in May, at the same time as the European Parliament and local
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Divisions emerge within ANEL over vote on Macedonia name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsin March or April), some ANEL MPs may not toe the party line and could either abstain or even vote... the diplomatic settlement as being beneficial to Greece despite the strong opposition, especially in northern... to call snap elections in May since his cooperation with Kammenos will have run its course. Opinion
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