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PM makes limited, cautious changes to cabinet after election disappointment
PoliticsGreek Politics, where she is replacing one of the few other female ministers, Domna Michailidou, who had only been put... at ministerial level in five departments: Development, Migration, Interior, Labour and Agricultural... as Interior Minister. Kostas Tsiaras, once a justice minister under Mitsotakis, becomes the new
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A varied set of views on China
Agoraof inferior quality to that of western goods. In short, while Greeks are not disposed negatively... in their eyes. Nor do they envy life and work in China, and find Chinese commodities of inferior quality
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Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsa set of fiscal expansionary measures (SYRIZA-friendly Avgi newspaper suggested on Tuesday... be leaving the Interior Ministry to become SYRIZA’s secretary, several other frontline officials... role is Alexis Haritsis. The 41-year-old was appointed interior minister, replacing the outgoing
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University bill threatens PASOK consensus as probes launched into alleged infractions by politicians
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe law applied to him as he is not a sitting member of Parliament. On Tuesday he put out a video... offshore holdings poses a credibility issue, as the former US-based businessman had put... investigation in the Interior Ministry, which is the suspected source of the data leak, while on Tuesday
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Linking of ex-PM with centre-left role highlights inertia, not momentum
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRumours have resurfaced regarding former Prime Minister Kostas Simitis stepping forward to spearhead the revival of Greece’s centre-left but they seem to be a confirmation of the difficulties local social democrats are having rather than any sign that m...
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Honey, I shrunk the Greeks vol. 2
Agoraquota, a certain set of criteria need to be satisfied before any fund resources are committed... to be part of a programme of 110 billion euros, with its contribution set at 30 billion euros, which... of the program is put at risk as debt sustainability is not addressed Finally, the issue of moral
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Greece faces tight deadline for second set of milestones, first review looms
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government has until December 11 to complete the implementation of the second set... the implementation of the second set of prior actions and the bank recapitaliaation. The quadriga mission chiefs are due to visit Athens next week to discuss with Greek authorities the second set of milestones
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Review set to resume in Athens as debt talks drag on
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinistry official, who told local media that discussions on debt relief are set to continue... of capital controls. He also suggested that the set of reforms currently under discussion are only... is set to be realistic. This issue is inextricably tied to debt relief and Lagarde made it clear
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Lenders set out post-MoU framework with aim of securing reforms
EconomyProgrammeDetails of the post-programme framework that is set to be agreed at Thursday’s Eurogroup, ensuring... in Kathimerini and Bloomberg set out the details how the enhanced surveillance will be structured and what... by the end of 2020 and set up at least 240 primary healthcare units during the same period. Centralised
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Lenders set out post-MoU reform tasks ahead for Athens
EconomyProgramme) programme, last Thursday’s Eurogroup also outlined the set of commitments that the Greek authorities will have to undertake so the complete set of reforms are successfully signed off. Additionally, two... unified pension fund (EFKA) is expected to be fully set up by mid-2020, while reforms in the health care
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