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Newsletter 80 - 01/07/2016
policies followed in the eurozone. During the refugee crisis, Tsipras has also been critical of what he... billion euros in the five-month period and are similar to those recorded during the same period last... statesman Pericles but it is hard to think of a drama during Athens’s golden age for Athens that could
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Tsipras faces challenge in turning promise of China trip into reality
PoliticsForeign Policyfrom the range of officials and executives that Tsipras met during his five-day visit to Beijing... invested in Greece or which are considering investing. Clearly, one of the key meetings during the trip... with Beijing and other Chinese firms. During the meeting in Shanghai, Tsipras reportedly asked
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Greece treads carefully, hoping to avoid blowback from failed coup in Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyof the issues discussed during and emergency meeting at the Foreign Ministry, which the Citizens’ Protection... points that emerged during Sunday's meeting were: · Athens should strongly condemn the attempt against... these points during Monday’s EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, with some diplomatic sources
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Athens sticks by effort to build bridges with FYROM
PoliticsForeign Policy”. Diplomatic sources underline that during talks with FYROM Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski or with his... again to better cooperation with all its neighbouring countries. It is coincidence that during his... realised that during the last couple of years it has lost its leading role in the Balkans and this has
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Athens briefed as talks on Cyprus reunification intensify
PoliticsForeign Policyto brief Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on the progress made during last... sources, the two chapters in question were discussed in detail during the meetings Eide held... president Jean Claude Juncker made a special reference to the issue during his State of the Union address
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After talks with lenders, Greece returns to list of tasks to secure next bailout payment
EconomyProgrammeGiorgos Katrougalos and the institutions during a meeting on September 14. The institutions have... of Commerce and Entrepreneurship tabled a proposal during a roundtable on September 16 suggesting... to corporate loan restructurings. During his speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair on September 10
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Greece's taxing challenges
Agoraduring the three macro-economic adjustment programmes with the quartet of international creditors... of creditors during the arduous negotiations for the conclusion of the third programme in mid-2015... of Greece’s skewed tax policies during the past six years. Repeatedly increasing and expanding tax
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Eurobank records net profits of 85 mln in Q3, updates on NPE reduction targets
EconomyBankingat 23.1 billion. During the conference call, the management disclosed the targets submitted two months... net loans) falling by 30 bps QoQ to 194 bps in Q3. During the conference call, the management guided... percent in Q3 from almost 120 percent in the previous quarter. During the conference call
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Presidential shuttle diplomacy between Athens and Berlin
Agoranot spoken regularly about Greece or the eurozone sovereign debt crisis during the electoral campaign.... The recent pronouncements by Alternate Finance Minister George Chouliarakis during a session... the Acropolis and praise Greek civil society for its efforts during the refugee crisis. Nor did he
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Athens, Nicosia buoyed by EU role in Cyprus talks
PoliticsForeign Policyis significant. Cyprus government spokesman Nikos Christodoulides noted that “during this crucial time..., in Geneva. During his recent visit to Brussels Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci claimed... not help reach a conclusion. The Turkish Cypriot side suggested the EU may be present only during
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