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Tsipras and Mitsotakis cheer Macron win, hope to benefit
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the second than his predecessor. However, Greek hopes of a more influential and supportive presence... intentions could prove no more than that. Mitsotakis’s hopes The New Democracy leader seems to be hoping for a different type of fillip from Macron than Tsipras. The prospect of France being able to steer
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Tsipras gets approval for gender bill despite coalition partner's absence
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakos accused SYRIZA of trying to please its grassroots supporters rather than putting forward well... to secure his coalition partner’s support and get more than 150 votes for the bill on Tuesday given..., the margin of error in the opinion poll was particularly large (more than 20 points in some cases
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Budget passed but coalition handouts draw attention
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the disbursement of more than 5 billion euros in funding. Handouts However, the coalition appears... dividend, which resulted in 1.3 million applicants receiving more than 700 million euros, the coalition... to total no more than 20 million euros), reports suggest that the lenders are annoyed with the government
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Lenders return to Athens with much work ahead to reach SLA by May 24
EconomyProgrammeowning property that is worth more than 200,000 or 300,000 euros. Apart from addressing many... than 2020. The government hopes it can avoid this after beating its fiscal surplus target in the two... earning less than 1,000 euros a month will be affected by the reductions. Debt relief Tsipras
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Coalition focuses on relief effort after fires as Mitsotakis holds back on criticism
PoliticsGreek Politics. The accusation that his government is no better than previous administrations is probably one that Alexis... for the bailout exit in less than a month. Thoughts of a major event to mark the end of the programme are likely to be abandoned and the coalition will be forced to adopt a less celebratory tone than it would have
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Banks submit new NPL targets to SSM, with sales leading way in reduction drive
EconomyBanking, 1.6 billion lower than the target of 90.2 billion. The new targets encompass current reduction goals... than the European average of less than 5 percent. As Greece tries to woo back foreign investors... by, given the wariness of investors. The goals also need to be adhered to without creating new problems
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Newsletter 181 -2/11/2018
is thought to be pressing for the talks on next year’s pension cuts to be discussed officially, rather than... and allowing voters, rather than MPs, to elect the Greek president. During his speech to SYRIZA MPs on Tuesday, Tsipras addressed both issues but adopted a less absolute position than his party has
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Coalition set to extend, improve OCW but opinion poll favours ND
PoliticsGreek Politicsof 2019 rather than in few days. Furthermore, it allows debtors to come to an arrangement over... on their feet rather than sink under the pressure of their debts. The other loose end that the government... by the government this week prompted strong criticism from the opposition. More than 20 amendments
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Bank of Greece outlines challenges to SME funding, gaps in knowledge
EconomyFeaturesthat 80 percent were 10 years old or more with the remainder operating for less than 10 years... credit (15 percent), leasing (9 percent) and other financing sources (less than 7 percent). Bank... also more likely than non-exporting firms to apply for bank credit. As BoG noted, the measure
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SYRIZA and ND battle over centre ground with different methods, aims
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis year, especially if the conservatives face a greater struggle than they expect to win a clear..., more than 100 figures from the world of politics, academia, local government, labour unions and other... at the next elections, securing less than around 8 percent of the vote, while SYRIZA holds its own
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