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Tsipras claims he is in no hurry to call elections after bailout exit
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras indicated on Friday that he is not considering the possibility of calling snap elections later this year despite persistent speculation about the subject. Tsipras travelled to Thessaloniki to meet local mayor Yiannis Boutar...
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Tsipras and Kammenos ready to call time on coalition after agreeing Friday meeting
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras and Panos Kammenos are due to meet on Friday to hammer out the details of the official separation between SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL), paving the way for the prime minister to continue as the head of a minority government. The tw...
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ND wrong-foots SYRIZA with call to lift expat vote restrictions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe expat vote has become the latest pretext for a flare-up between the New Democracy government and opposition SYRIZA, as a new bill proposes to open up remote voting to the Greek diaspora. On Monday, Interior Minister Makis Voridis tabled a bill in Pa...
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Govt responds to report on deadly incident with tougher policing measures, as critics call for rethink
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe official report into an incident in which police fired shots at a fleeing car, killing one occupant and injuring another following a high-speed chase, has prompted the government to announce a series of tough new policing measures. Following several...
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Opposition sees ND’s call for broader subsidy inquiry as attempt to muddy waters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government caught its opponents by surprise on Monday when it announced that it will propose a broad parliamentary investigation into the alleged misuse of agricultural subsidies dating back to 1998 – a move that the opposition parties see as an att...
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New Democracy faces claims of dark funding after revelation of links to internet campaign group
PoliticsGreek Politics. The call for answers from the government has been joined by other opposition parties, including Greek... the governing party and the group, which it accused of using public funding to bankroll character assassination
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Opposition parties cry foul over prosecutor’s findings in spyware probe
PoliticsGreek Politicsis being disputed by government officials, who insist the court’s finding amounts to a final verdict... figures and businessmen has enraged opposition parties who are calling the findings a whitewash... the subjects’ phones. As a result of the findings, Adilini stated that there would be no further
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Q1 gg primary cash balance shows 2.5 bln surplus but 2014 arrears grow
EconomyMacroeconomyloans by 2.07 billion and EFSF/ESM/IMF loans’ redemptions of 611 million. The gross debt structure
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Primary budget surplus 923 mln short of target in Jan as revenues fall by 18.4 pct
Economyto 622 million, slightly above the 611 million target. One of the first interventions announced
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General govt primary cash surplus falls to 2.6 bln in 2-month, arrears up for second month
EconomyMacroeconomy. In contrast, the respective figure for the state budget dropped by 611 million to 1.63 billion
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