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Newsletter 132
a clean exit from the programme in August 2018, Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is one... to claim that he is the one who led Greece out of the MoU once and for all, contrasting... at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) to set out some of his policy ideas. He said that his
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Athens braces for review headwinds due to IMF demands, Berlin changes
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the FDP liberals, one of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s likely coalition partners, insist... suggested that Wolfgang Schaeuble is set to leave the position, with an FDP politician, possibly party... coalition’s four-year term comes to an end (September 2019) is clearly one that Prime Minister Alexis
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Coalition banks on surplus transfers, waits for Hellenikon verdict
PoliticsGreek Politicshouseholds and another 300 million euros or so will be set aside for reducing state arrears or growth... by a double-digit increase in investment. This is one of the reasons that the government has been... at Hellenikon, which is one of the biggest investments on the cards for Greece at the moment. Hellenikon
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Mitsotakis targets working class votes, centre-left struggles with leadership race
PoliticsGreek Politicsplace next month, is in doubt because of technical difficulties. A specific date has yet to be set... of friction is whether distance voting will be allowed. To Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis, one... rival candidates favour allowing distance voting in the ballot. However, all the hopefuls face one
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Newsletter 140 -17/11/2017
is guaranteed as the main opposition parties are set to vote in favour of the handouts despite... that a list has been agreed between Athens and the European Commission. The one prior action..., the government this week began its much-anticipated debt swap. Following a successful swap of one bond issue
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EU-Greece island containment policy slammed as refugees endure squalid winter camps
Societyfreezing weather, and overcrowding. In one incident on the island of Lesvos, a cooking stove exploded... the transfer of 2,000 people from Samos and Lesvos to the mainland as a one-off emergency response... set himself on fire in protest at the conditions. He later died of his injuries. In early November
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Banks meet NPE reduction targets in Q3, adjust targets for next two years
EconomyMacroeconomyto the end of September. This quarter’s sales was largely composed of one particular sale by a single... is significantly more ambitious than the previous one, which came to 72.8 billion euros, with the NPL ratio... in the corporate and consumer portfolios. Write-offs are set to be accelerated primarily
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Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
EconomyFeaturesan Energy Union and reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian gas, by creating one or more “energy hubs... and the commissioning date is set for 2020. A further point of entry into Greek gas grid is the northern port.... Greek and Cypriot regulators have approved the project, which is one of the EU’s Projects of Common
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SYRIZA looks towards bailout finishing line and beyond
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat are more in line with SYRIZA’s leftist positions. One of the key concerns within the government... measures worth 2 percent of GDP, or around 3.5 billion euros. This is one of the reasons... the eurozone, there is little cause for Athens to draw the funds that the Fund has set aside. Naftemporiki
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Athens prepares for bond issue, eurozone works on growth/debt mechanism
EconomyProgrammeAn imminent bond issue by the Greek government is set to attract the immediate attention of local... of the programme in August. Although market conditions appear favourable for the current issue, one... with regard to Greece is also one of the elements that could play a positive role to further strengthen
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