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Newsletter 350 - 09/09/2022
has a history of monitoring politicians, as well as other targets. Before the committee sat
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Greek position on Kosovo scrutinised after Council of Europe vote
PoliticsForeign Policywith Belgrade’s position. This includes Greece and Slovakia, which sat out the vote. Serbia sees Greece
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Newsletter 490 - 16/01/2026
. On Tuesday, a partial delegation of 14 blockades sat down with the Prime Minister for a marathon
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Watchdog's ruling in voter email leak prompts opposition calls for minister to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicson the Interior Ministry in connection to the leaked emails. They were found to have breached data... the time of the national elections. Someone from the Interior Ministry, who has not been identified... for the European Parliament elections next month. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus has stressed
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Stournaras eyes easing of capital controls, updates on loan quality and NPL reduction targets
EconomyMacroeconomyAppearing before Parliament’s economic affairs committee on Monday Bank of Greece (BoG) Governor Yannis Stournaras presented the organisation’s monetary policy report, which was released a month ago, and provided an update on Greek banks’ loan quality a...
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Bank of Greece report overviews lenders' profitability, urges drastic NPL management
EconomyBankingThe Bank of Greece (BoG) published on Tuesday an overview of the Greek financial sector, providing an update on the key developments and data over the past five years regarding banks’ profitability, loan quality and cards’ transactions. The report showe...
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Second post-MoU review hinges on NPL plan and protection for primary residences
EconomyProgrammeAn uncomfortable Euro Working Group meeting last week has left Athens with much to do in the coming days as it seeks to obtain the green light for the disbursement of the ANFA and SMP bond profits in March. According to reports, the institutions and eur...
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Banks highlight areas of concern in talks on NPL scheme
EconomyBankingThe Finance Ministry has redoubled its efforts to get over the line the Asset Protection Scheme (APS), codenamed Hercules, that is meant to help Greek systemic lenders reduce the stock of NPEs on their books by up to 30 billion euros through state guara...
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Commission gives go-ahead for APS to reduce NPL pile
EconomyBankingThe European Commission (EC) announced on Thursday that it approved the Greek plan, codenamed “Hercules,” for helping Greek banks remove up to 30 billion euros in non-performing loans from their books. The Commission concluded that under the proposed As...
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Bridge scheme activated as banks look to avoid second-wave NPL increase
EconomyBankingThe ‘Bridge’ scheme for mortgage subsidies, which will subside up to 90 percent of payments from eligible individuals, has been activated as part of a number of mechanisms to relieve pressure on borrowers hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The scheme begi...
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