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Health system in the spotlight after government reforms falter
PoliticsGreek Politicsto attract doctors to regional posts. Georgiadis’s confrontational attitude has done little to win over healthcare workers, while a controversial measure aimed at drafting private doctors to fill... that the pressing issue of staffing existing facilities has yet to be cracked.
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After Q3 results, what next for Greek banks?
Agoraattracted interest from foreign investors. Their stock performance over the past three months has been.... At the end of Q3, the EBA Core Tier I ratio of Greek banks stood at 11.4 percent, with Alpha and Piraeus... of 0.4 percentage points. National has also pre-announced three additional capital actions (without
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S&P upgrades Greece one notch to B, sees growth in 2015
Economyby 16 percent over the past five years has helped the tourism sector. However, unlike Spain, Portugal and Ireland, the manufacturing sector has not benefited to the same extent. In addition, investment... the government has little room for further maneuver on the expenditure side. The rating agency views
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New claim of attempt to bribe MP casts shadow over presidential vote
PoliticsGreek Politics://www.macropolis.gr/admin?i=portal.en.politics.1750] Those allegations are being investigated but the government denies that the man in question has any links to them. An earlier probe into claims that businessmen..., there was no reference to a specific party during the secretly recorded discussion. Kammenos said that the footage has
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Greek stocks up by 1.3 pct this week on banks’ 12.4 pct rebound
Economythe 700-point mark, as it has done since August 11, landing at 685.95 points on Friday. Since the bourse reopened after the imposition of capital controls, it has recorded losses of 14 percent. Banks... the beginning of August, trading activity has nosedived by around 70 percent amid lack of foreign
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Amid review doubts, changes to constitution back on main agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the mission.” When pressed on this point, the Commission official suggested that no decision has been taken to leave the Greek capital. “We are in Athens working and I am not committing on a return of the mission from Athens,” she said. This has generated some hope in Greece that some progress is being made
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Refugee returns to resume despite concerns over rights and conditions
Society, preference has instead switched to Italy, where record numbers of refugees and migrants continue to arrive... under which they live in has been batted back and forth between the EU and Greece, with no positive... 2017 and will not be applied retroactively. Mouzalas said that the government has received 392
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Erdogan makes forceful start to visit, catches Athens off guard
PoliticsForeign Policywith Kathimerini editor Alexis Papachelas. which was also broadcast on Skai TV on Wednesday evening. “I think... for Greece.” Athens, however, has always rejected any discussion that raises the possibility of borders... Union and this treaty is for us non-negotiable,” said Pavlopoulos. “It has no flaws, it does
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PM stands ground on property auctions despite broad concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat are of most concern to the government, which has been trying to fight off claims that working... and that anyone who has qualified will be ringfenced beyond this deadline. “The auctions... lending again. He also associated the auctions exclusively with wealthy bank customers. “I have
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Concerns prompt Athens to dampen optimism as Macedonia name talks begin
PoliticsForeign PolicyERT, he said that that he will offer some proposals to the two representatives but has clarified... diplomat, who has been involved in these negotiations for more than 20 years, said... possible solutions to the name dispute. “I expect the first meeting could come as early as February
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