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Meeting of Greek and Turkish foreign ministers not expected to yield breakthrough
PoliticsForeign Policy, Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis responded that it is not useful to be overly optimistic... economic zone (EEZ) and the continental shelf – nothing else,” he said. Greek diplomats are prepared...-NAVTEX issues issued in the last 24 hours in response to the searches of a Greek vessel between Lesvos
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Podcast - DETH and taxes: The only things certain in Greek politics
Agoraby announcing a package of significant tax cuts, mostly aimed at helping Greek households cope... of the Greek PM's announcements. Useful reading Greek Premier Offers €1.6 Billion Tax Cuts to Spur Middle Class - Bloomberg Greek PM unveils tax breaks amid cost of living crisis - Reuters Agora Podcast
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Karystianou reveals plans to launch party, threatening to disrupt Greek politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter months of speculation, and in a move that has the potential to disrupt Greek politics, Maria... position in Greek politics, enabling her to mobilise undecided voters and disrupt traditional party... by Karystianou. A couple of factors working in favour of Karystianou’s plans to enter Greek politics
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Newsletter 89 - 23/09/2016
way that the Vatopedi Monastery land-swap scandal did for Kostas Karamanlis. The current Greek... the opposition parties sense an opportunity, the machinations over the TV permit tender have left the Greek... is concerned is rapidly turning into a debacle. Unless the government is able to quickly shake off
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Current account surplus at 1.21 bln in September on services balance growth
EconomyMacroeconomy. The services balance grew by 14.5 percent off improvements in all subaccounts, and stood at 2.76... was also noted due to a 1.8 billion euros rise in non-residents' holdings of Greek government bonds... in liabilities was driven by a fall of 2 billion in non-residents holdings of Greek government bonds
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Tourism sector struggles as it prepares for full reopening in July
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek resort areas prepare to welcome the first tourists of the season, with regional airports due... capacity in region of 20 percent and almost no new bookings. Banks are preparing to head off a new wave... - together account for 20 percent of Greek tourism revenues. The exclusions could hit specific
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2014 is not 2012
AgoraSince the eurozone crisis kicked off towards the end of 2009 in Greece there has been no other...’ senior bondholders. In May 2011, he sent out a similar letter to Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, advising that a strategy of debt restructuring would mean that Greek banks will not be able to use
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Effort to end notaries' strike amid concern for auctions, NPLs
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government is searching for a way to overcome the concerns raised by notaries regarding... speculation mounts about Greek lenders needing further recapitalisation. This was reflected in banks’ share... to their associations calling off their boycott. Their key demands relate around the protection
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Newsletter 143
deadline The Greek government achieved the goal of securing a staff-level agreement (SLA... is for everything to be completed before the January 22 Eurogroup. The attempt to settle the prior actions got off... representing notaries in Athens and Piraeus decided to call off the transactions because of the high
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Lenders highlight risks of 'short-term popular' measures unveiled by government
EconomyProgrammemeasures announced by the Greek government this week, including a reduction to VAT rates and a bonus... expressed concerns about the schemes unveiled on Sunday for taxpayers to be able to pay off their debts... sector employment reforms which if realized could cost as much as 9 billion euros on a one-off
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