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PM announces extensive measures to build on recovery, counter inflation and put govt on track
PoliticsGreek PoliticsProjecting the message that “Greece is changing,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set out a range of measures at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Saturday that he hopes will allow his government to turn a new page and build new momentum o...
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Tsipras tries to put PM on spot by pushing for 800-euro min wage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has gone on the offensive against the government, calling for the minimum wage to be raised to 800 euros and for the consumption tax on fuel to be lowered as counter-measures to confront the wave of inflation troubling Greek...
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ND, SYRIZA put squeeze on KINAL as centre-left party's poll rise continues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing its recent impressive rise in the opinion polls, centre-left KINAL finds itself at the centre of political machinations as both New Democracy and SYRIZA attempt to impede its advance, which has created doubt about when the next elections will ...
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Series of failures provide opposition with platform to put pressure on PM
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough it is still largely absorbed by its leadership contest, which is not due to conclude until early September, recent events have prompted SYRIZA to take a more aggressive stance regarding Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s premiership. The left-wing party was...
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State braces for losses as bank divestment plan is put into action
EconomyBankingThe Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) formally launched last week the process of divesting its small participation in the share capital of Eurobank. This set in motion HFSF's plan to dispose of its holdings in the four systemic banks, bringing to...
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Athens not put out by Turkey-Egypt rapprochement, but watching closely
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is assessing the results of the historic meeting between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday, in Ankara. The two leaders discussed ways to further repair the long-frozen ties between the...
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A breakdown of Tsipras's pledges on economic strategy in Thessaloniki
Economycost of 13.5 billion with its key pillars addressing the humanitarian crisis (2 billion), restoring... on Greece’s fiscal position. The cost of the three pillars is estimated at 13.5 billion, while 3 billion
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ECB stress tests and what they will mean for Greek banks
Economyin the next 6-9 months. The comprehensive assessment comprises of two main pillars. The first...-test scenarios. The main results of the comprehensive assessment for both pillars will be based
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Greece failed to improve economic competitiveness in 2014, WEF report shows
Economyof the competitiveness pillars showed Greece has gained 3 slots in efficiency enhancers (currently ranked at 62nd... of efficiency enhancers’ pillars showed minor movements from last year with Greece better performing
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Greek pensions: The unsolvable equation
Agorastate is a significant contributor to the social security sector and is one of their main pillars... security contributions, one of the key funding pillars of the system, which were more than 22... took a major hit not only as a result of people dropping out the labour force en masse but also due
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