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Greek households switch to natural gas in record numbers as winter approaches
EconomyFeaturespercent more than at the same time last year. The price has been boosted in part by an increase... oil, has been halved this year. Retail gas prices, by contrast, have come down by about 6.9 percent... in their property. The requirement has now been abolished, making it much easier for individual homeowners
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ND puts pressure on Kammenos, a potential weak link in coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthere denied that he had been authorised to pursue an agreement. New Democracy has described it as a “first class” scandal and has demanded that Kammenos face questions about his alleged role... has been launched into the matter. As we have mentioned before, New Democracy sees Kammenos
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Eurogroup paves way for completion of third review, talks on debt relief
EconomyProgrammethe institutions then to see whether everything has been put in place in a compliance report.” He added... complications with property auctions. The Justice Ministry has had to deny reports and opposition accusations... that the eurozone has pledged to implement. The discussion on this part of the restructuring exercise
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Mitsotakis bids for nation's soul, Tsipras ramps up handouts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has been pushed strongly by Mitsotakis recently, both in terms of a new injection of personnel... Antonis Samaras and comments to journalists by his predecessor Kostas Karamanlis, who has maintained... accusations regarding the old, corrupt elite, it is still vital for Mitsotakis to ensure that he has
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Countdown begins for multi-bill, coalition eyes minimum wage increase
EconomyProgrammeactions the government has to complete as part of the third review has begun. In order for the January 22... ministers a week later. According to Kathimerini, the prime minister’s office has instructed all... in the coming days so it does not delay the conclusion of the third review, the coalition has already started
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SYRIZA looks towards bailout finishing line and beyond
PoliticsGreek Politicsto claim that it has achieved a “clean exit” and if it will have enough wiggle room to adopt policies... The IMF has even suggested that the reduction to the tax-free threshold should be moved forward... newspaper, which has been fiercely critical of the coalition, claiming that the IMF has renewed its
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Thessaloniki rally highlights political complexities of addressing name issue
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe name dispute and that the issue still has the potential to impact on Greek politics. Police estimate... that he is treading on thin ice. His party’s official position over the last decade has been to support... Democracy MPs, particularly in northern Greece where the party has a strong presence, that feel
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IMF sticks to reform, debt relief demands as programme role remains in doubt
EconomyProgrammedirector Christine Lagarde at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday has... these shared goals.” The Fund has so far agreed its participation in the third programme “in principle” but has not committed any funding to Greece’s third bailout, meaning that an instalment of 1.6
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Political confrontation as Novartis case transferred to Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe firm’s Greek branch has sparked an all-out war between the government and New Democracy..., modern type of patriotism, not one that has to do with “the Panama Papers, offshore, bribery....” Kathimerini reported that Frouzis has not yet been questioned as part of the investigation
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Hydrocarbons add to tension between Turkey, Greece and Cyprus
PoliticsForeign Policyconducting military exercises close to Cyprus's Block 2 and 3 and has blocked the area using a NAVTEX... Economic Zone (EEZ). Since Nicosia started its hydrocarbon research programme, Ankara has always doubted... that Ankara has acted in such a way over this issue but it appears to have adopted a different tone than
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