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Submarine deal resurfaces, threatening new political divisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthere were stability problems with the first, German-made, submarine. The legal stand-off between Greece... but with European elections coming up in May and speculation that general elections might not be far off
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A fierce political clash over medicine prices in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsas off patent, and which are cheaper than branded ones. The new legislation goes a step further by taking... to this if it is cheaper than the off patent medicine. Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis claims
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Troika returning to Greece but key decisions still months away
PoliticsGreek Politicscomments at Monday’s Eurogroup that any discussion about more loans for Greece has now been put off until... also been put off until the summer. “The debt has to be reduced. The question is who does it and how
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Greece agrees with troika, looks to tranche release and redistribution of surplus
PoliticsGreek Politicsmillion will be given as a “social dividend.” The latter mainly involves one-off handouts to 1... and pushing for an early primary surplus is paying off. On Tuesday, Samaras claimed that Greece
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Eurogroup clears next bailout tranches for Greece, sets new goals
EconomyProgrammefor debt servicing and to undertake some one-off spending in 2014 to bolster social cohesion.” Following... involves one-off handouts to 1 million Greeks with low incomes and a temporary boost for members
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Return to bond markets to buoy coalition, may leave SYRIZA floundering
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the debt reduction talks have been put off until after the European elections even though the primary... ahead of the European elections on May 25, when New Democracy will be hoping to hold off SYRIZA's
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Local elections in Greece a precursor of European vote
PoliticsGreek Politics. If not, then the two leading candidates go into a run-off vote the following Sunday. The second... has been organised by local officials and opponents of the sell-off, a significant rejection
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Eurobank records net loss of 207.4 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingEurobank kicked off Greek banks’ Q1 results releases posting a net loss of 207.4 million euros in Q1 2014 from 913.1 in Q4 2013. The lower loss reflects an improvement in pre-provision income (PPI... negative one-off items, which shank to 18 million in Q1 from 575 million in Q4. The bank consolidated
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Greek coalition overcomes concerns about "small PPC"
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCorporation (PPC) in the form of a smaller spin-off. Adopting the so-called “small PPC law” is one... that it would renationalise the part of the power company that is due to be sold off. It is certain, though
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Bid to form alliance for PPC referendum tests SYRIZA's political mettle
PoliticsGreek Politicsif they fail to find the votes they need now but it will be difficult to fend off the jibes from... the legislation for the PPC sell off. As it tries to create connections at the societal, not just political
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