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Overhaul of energy market among tasks looming for government
EconomyProgrammeto start discussing in September with the European Commission (EC) on the design of the New Organisation.... This should be in line with the best European practices and agreed with the institutions to provide
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Hotel guest numbers up 8.7 percent in 2014
Economydropped from 18.2 to 17.3 percent. Among the non-residents, almost 83 percent were from European countries (contributing to almost 92 percent of nights spent) and 64.6 percent from the European Union
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Limited results from Tsipras's diplomatic marathon in New York
PoliticsForeign Policyto be excluded from deficit calculations. European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pier Moscovici is believed... issue. It is thought that Egyptian gas could reach the European markets through a pipeline
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IMF aligns Greek projections with EU, revises down GDP
Economydownward its GDP estimates, aligning them with those the European Commission (EC) released in mid... European Stability Mechanism (ESM) program for Greece, should policy and political uncertainty re
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Portuguese election: Where those who lost may decide
AgoraAnyone who might have listened the European Commission statement in the aftermath of the Portuguese general election, saying that the result “confirms the will of the Portuguese people majority... information. Surely, the Portuguese government could show some gratitude to Ireland and European
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Optimism and concern for Tsipras after EU summit on migration
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras walked away cautiously optimistic from Thursday’s European Union summit in Brussels, which addressed the refugee crisis. Tsipras, who accused the EU of moving... summit for dozens more border guards from the EU’s Frontex agency, as well as officials from the European
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First visit by quadriga to Athens leaves series of issues unresolved
EconomyProgrammesticking to the European Commission (EC) directive calling for either zero VAT or the regular rate... of the 49 prior actions required for the disbursement of the next tranche. However, European Commission
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Athens ticking off prior actions one by one as EU keeps close watch
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEuropean Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici is the latest EU official to visit Greece and check on the government’s progress in completing the tasks it has been set... in European capitals that Athens is already a little behind the pace in terms of completing the prior
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Home foreclosures and refugee crisis top agenda in Greece-EU talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe visit of European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici to Athens has helped clear up to some extent where Athens stands vis a vis its lenders as the deadlines for securing... conference with European Parliament President Martin Schulz, where he said that demands to lift
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Coalition in rush to wrap up pending bailout issues
EconomyProgrammeby the institutions and the government on this issue. European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre... to Kathimerini, an unnamed European official said on Wednesday that as long as Greece has implemented two
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