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Newsletter 110 - 10/03/2017
Monetary Fund spokesman Gerry Rice said there has been progress in important areas.... It appears, for instance, that the Greek side has accepted the pre-legislation of 2 percent of GDP (3.6... of the fiscal counter-measures it has identified, such as lowering VAT on electricity
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PASOK in turmoil, Mitsotakis strengthens ties with church
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has chosen to strengthen his support among the party’s traditional... has had an uneasy relationship since replacing him in June 2015. Venizelos and others within... that she has turned her back on the possibility of working with New Democracy in a future coalition
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The reflection in Golden Dawn's mirror
Agora235 MPs voted in favour of cutting off state funding to the extremist party, there has been... the trial of Golden Dawn members for the murder of rapper Pavlos Fyssas and several other attacks has progressed since arrests were made four years ago. The case has only inched forward following
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Trash dispute troubles SYRIZA ahead of political lull
PoliticsGreek Politicsby municipal rubbish collectors, which has led to trash piling up in the streets. Around 5,000 local authority... it would provide permanent positions at local authorities for some contract workers. This plan has... without encountering any legal obstacles. It is the first time for several months that the coalition has
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UN steers clear of Cyprus blame game as focus moves to hydrocarbons
PoliticsForeign PolicyUnited Nations Special Advisor to Cyprus Espen Barth Eide has urged all sides to abandon the blame... record of everything that has happened “because it is clear and it was also an element of almost every... in Cyprus's Exclusive Economic Zone, which have prompted an angry reaction from Turkey. The UN has
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Reshuffle rumours surface as Tsipras prepares plan for autumn
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been meeting his ministers ahead of the brief summer break... to conduct a cabinet reshuffle before the autumn. There are two key issues that Tsipras has to address... of the third review, which is due to begin in October/November. The government has made a point of saying
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Greek demographic ratios among the worst in Europe
Societyin Europe with 1.3 children per woman. This pattern has remained in place for at least the last... the last wave of emigration which occurred in the 1970s, Greece this time around has lost large... is currently far too low to replace the population it has lost to emigration. The country’s fertility
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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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