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Tsipras tries to weather Kammenos storm, looks for poll boost
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be hoping that he has put an end to any doubts regarding... shipowner Vangelis Marinakis, who owns Olympiakos football club and has been expanding his presence... strongly defended Kammenos in Parliament on Monday, strengthening the impression that SYRIZA has
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Newsletter 135 - 13/10/2017
-By Arrangement (SBA), except for the GDP forecast for 2017 which has been revised downward from the 2.1... to with caution. In the past, the eurozone has been reluctant to review programme targets, meaning... at the end of June to 2.11 billion at the end of August while the stock of arrears to the private sector has
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Labour market reforms did exactly what they were supposed to
Agora, “The fact that the burden of the adjustment has been borne largely by wage earners has increased resistance... employment has been steadily increasing in Greece over the last decade to a peak of 10.5 percent in Q1... of hirings for 24- to 44-year-old job seekers has dropped by nearly 4 percentage points to below 61
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Investors voice concerns about delays to Hellenikon as mine talks falter
EconomyFeaturesthe pending actions clearly in a written statement. This is the first time that the consortium has released such a document. The consortium that has won the right to build offices, shopping centres and apartments on the site is paying some 900 million euros for the land and has pledged another 8 billion euros
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EC upbeat on reforms paying off, as long as they continue
EconomyProgrammewas stepped up using funds disbursed as part of the first review and has reduced the stock from 9.7 billion... and it is financed while respecting fiscal commitments. Banks The Commission’s paper has a relatively.... The reconstitution process in the boards of directors of the four core banks has progressed following
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Newsletter 140 -17/11/2017
that the Greek economy has performed impressively for a second year in a row. He added that the government... percent and the leftists on 17, meaning that the gap between the two has closed by 3.5 points to 9.5... ratings even more. The government believes that it has reached an understanding with Greece’s notaries
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Gennimata handed task of transforming PASOK into broader centre-left alliance
PoliticsGreek Politicsthose that have shown an interest in the revival of the centre-left, Gennimata also has the task... currently has a comfortable lead in the opinion polls, fails to gain an outright majority. One... that the pair could reach "an honest understanding" about important issues. So far, there has been
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Newsletter 145
at the start of January it will be a multi-bill addressing many of the remaining prior actions Greece has... Attica that has been unable to return to work and a 400-euro handout to unemployed Greeks aged between..., Kos and Leros due to their role in the handling of the refugee flows. Financial compensation has been
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Differences over Macedonia name issue put coalition unity under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coalition has come under pressure from the opposition to clarify its stance on negotiations... it has a majority in Parliament and that snap elections would have to be called. PASOK and To Potami... occasions since 2015 when ANEL has refused to support draft legislation in Parliament and there has never
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Coalition turns focus to bribery claims, eyes damage to opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the setting of prices in other parts of the European Union. It has been known since last year that Greek authorities have been investigating the activities of the company, which has also been probed for bribery in other countries. South Korea, for instance, has already fined the company for kickbacks
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