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Newsletter 130 - 04/08/2017
sending the organisation’s revised 2009 deficit data to Eurostsat in November 2010. The former... into Georgiou over the claims that he doctored the data. Georgiou’s case had been part of the discussion... be covered by the state. Responding to Tuesday’s verdict, European Commission spokeswoman Annika
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The whole truth and nothing but the truth
AgoraAnyone who believes that it is imperative for a country’s economic data to be grounded in reality... makers who let go of the country’s purse strings to hide behind a statistician that revealed the extent of the fiscal derailment know that Georgiou’s legal troubles are a travesty []. It is equally
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An unsettling role-reversal for Greece and Germany
Agoravoters have made. There is no disguising the fact that the outcome of Sunday’s elections in Germany... loses a strong advocate within Germany for debt relief, although the SPD’s effectiveness in shaping... that this could have on shaping Merkel’s agenda. The chancellor has already indicated that she would like
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Newsletter 146 -12/01/2018
Efi Achtsioglou briefed the party’s parliamentary group this week. . AlexisTsipras told his... union stormed into Achtsioglou’s office on Wednesday to protest against the measure. Speaking... within SYRIZA for more safeguards to be put in place. The government’s concern is that the measures
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Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
EconomyFeaturesFollowing a bleak few years, Greece’s energy sector is starting to show significant potential... or in various stages of planning. While the country’s public finances continue to be subject to stringent... of the EU’s list of 173 cross-border “Projects of Common Interest” have a Greek component, meaning
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Newsletter 153 -2/03/2018
, labour issues and public administration reform. Wednesday’s agenda included the recalculation.... This is to be decided in May, when there will be a clearer picture of this year’s budget execution and whether... wealthy. The government’s critics focussed on the incident as another example of SYRIZA failing to live
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Whether an "early" or "clean" exit, it's the same old story for Greece
AgoraMinister’s Office on Tuesday. Its aim is to show that Greece is no longer in the international... to strengthen the government’s message about Greece returning to normality (a phrase used by European... language to Tsipras almost four years later. Samaras’s “early” departure from the MoU was beset
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S&P: Greek covered and securitised bonds rated investment grade for first time since 2011
EconomyBankingthat Greece’s bonds have returned to investment grade status. The upgrade relates to NBG’s portfolio of covered bonds, which were upgraded to BBB-, and Piraeus Bank’s securitised bonds. The rating for Piraeus Bank’s Class A residential mortgage-backed securitisation portfolio, Estia I, was raised from
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Mitsotakis responds to Tsipras challenge with proposals for broad changes to constitution
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government’s efforts to revise Greece’s constitution if Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras limits... to his party’s MPs in Parliament, Mitsotakis accused Tsipras of attempting a “SYRIZA-fication... from the government’s problems. According to the New Democracy leader, the key proposals
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SYRIZA sets out strategy for European vote with eye on general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsand hopefuls aimed at broadening the party’s appeal. One contender belonging to the latter group... that will have broader appeal is part of SYRIZA’s strategy for the national elections, where... of discussion with Tsipras’s party, leaving the prime minister to engage with either individuals from
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