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Athens takes Turkish foreign policy pivot in its stride, sticks to Egypt, Israel goal
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens was not caught by surprise when the news broke on June 27 that Turkey decided to make a dramatic change in its foreign policy. On that day, Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced a deal with Israel, normalising relations after the majo...
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Government steps in as NBG row takes new twist
EconomyBankingJust one day after the election of the new chairman at the National Bank of Greece (NBG), which was seen as providing respite in the recent dispute between the NBG top management and the bank’s major shareholder, the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (H...
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ESM takes stock of Greece's sovereign vulnerability
EconomyProgrammeThe European Stability Mechanism (ESM) published a report last week that assessed sovereign vulnerabilities in the five eurozone countries that had received bailout loans. The purpose of the report was to build a comprehensive scorecard for assessing vu...
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Thessaloniki Port Authority contract signed, Hellenikon takes another step
EconomyProgrammeThe contract for the sale of a 67-percent stake in the Thessaloniki Port Aurthority (OLTH) was signed on Thursday between Greece’s privatisation agency and the German-led consortium which submitted the winning tender earlier this year. The consortium co...
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Property ownership waning in Greece as renting takes over
SocietyA survey by the National Property Owners Federation (POMIDA) has revealed that home ownership is on the decline in Greece. The research, carried out by Kapa Research for the national body, was presented at its 35th annual congress and captured the findi...
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Government takes another stab at media regulation among growing scepticism
SocietyEarlier this month, Greece’s media regulator started the process of examining the bids for private TV broadcast licenses. While the relationship between money, power and information is the subject of debate in most healthy democracies, the government of...
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Athens takes cautious approach to Turkish words and actions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere appeared to be a slight de-escalation between Greece and Turkey on Wednesday following an extremely tense few hours a day earlier. The ramming of a Greek coast guard boat by a Turkish vessel off the coast of the Imia islets in the Aegean on Monday...
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Kotzias takes next step in effort to reach name deal, settle Balkan issues
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is due to visit Ohrid in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) this week for a new meeting with his counterpart Nikola Dimitrov, just a few days after their talks with UN mediator Matthew Nimetz in Vienna...
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Symbolism takes leading role in political developments
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek politics has been dominated by symbolism over the last few days, particularly as Greek-Turkish relations have become more strained. The pressure on the coalition has been ramped up by a series of events including the death last week of pilot Giorg...
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Budget primary surplus at 918 mln in May, expenditures rise as 13th pension payment takes effect
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 918 million euros in the first five months of 2019, compared to a surplus of 853 million noted in May 2018, the Finance Ministry (MoF) preliminary budget execution bulletin showed on Tuesday. The primary ...
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