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Macedonia name talks face stalemate as core issues go unresolved
PoliticsForeign Policyof FYROM’s constitution. During the three and a half hour talks Nikos Kotzias held with his counterpart..., Matthew Nimetz. The lack of progress during Thursday's meeting was revealed in Prime Minister... Dimitris Tzanakopoulos reiterated this point during a press briefing on Monday. "We recognise
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Turkish elections put Athens on alert as name talks reach crucial juncture
PoliticsForeign Policyby Turkish officials during the election campaign. Diplomats note that most of the “provocative rhetoric... is expecting the issue of the two Greek soldiers who remain in custody in Edirne to be raised during... men during a speech in Greek Parliament last week. The Turkish ministry noted that: “The Greek
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APS option to help banks with bad loans seen gaining ground
EconomyBanking(APS) to help banks reduce their stock of bad loans, developments this week suggest. During the 10th... and pledged to support the proposal during talks with the institutions." Greek bank shares have been under immense pressure over the last month, during which time the index has dropped by close to 12 percent
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What Greece imports and why
EconomyFeaturesat first seems excessive for a country with a population of 11 million people. But during the summer... during the good times - it has more or less been historically present. In addition, the crisis did have..., and shows that food imports have remained more or less stable during the crisis years, as have
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Moments to remember from the euro crisis
Agoraright or wrong in previous years. The European Central Bank was frequently in the spotlight during... crucial intervention of any eurozone policy maker during this difficult period, when he delivered his... controversial decisions he made during his time as head of the ECB, while the crisis was still mushrooming
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Tsipras and Erdogan keep conversation going despite lack of specific gains
PoliticsForeign PolicyDuring Alexis Tsipras' state visit, the first in 11 years by a Greek prime minister to Ankara.... The two men, who have met at least seven times during the last four years, made a tour d' horizon of all... discussions about confidence-building measures (CBMs). The first attempt will take place during talks
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Tsipras, Mitsotakis cast gloves aside as pre-election fight gets personal
PoliticsGreek Politicsahead of a confidence vote in Parliament, the fifth that SYRIZA will face during its time in office... and claims that the government is working in the interests of the many in Greece. During a recent... during the 1967-74 military dictatorship. The conservative chief pointed out that his father, who later
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Newsletter 214 -12/07/2019
to achieve during the next six months. This is seen as a crucial period during which the new prime.... This will contain some of the tax cuts that Mitsotakis promised during the campaign. Athens does not seem... fell below 18 percent. During April, employment increased by 26,926 people compared to March. Year
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Newsletter 237 -31/01/2020
in their thoughts. The government tried to address this during the week as the new Migration Policy... of discussions with the technical teams during the previous week. The institutions noted there had been... but which went sour during the crisis will also need to be settled as banks are claiming more than 2
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Newsletter 263 -11/09/2020
. Property auctions had been halted since March when pandemic lockdowns began to go into force. During... to May. Trade deficit falls by 17.1 pct in July Imports and exports continue to decline during... by 23.9 percent during the month. When stripping out the impact of oil products and the value
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