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Tsipras tries to put PM on spot by pushing for 800-euro min wage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has gone on the offensive against the government, calling for the minimum wage to be raised to 800 euros and for the consumption tax on fuel to be lowered as counter-measures to confront the wave of inflation troubling Greek...
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ND, SYRIZA put squeeze on KINAL as centre-left party's poll rise continues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing its recent impressive rise in the opinion polls, centre-left KINAL finds itself at the centre of political machinations as both New Democracy and SYRIZA attempt to impede its advance, which has created doubt about when the next elections will ...
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Series of failures provide opposition with platform to put pressure on PM
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough it is still largely absorbed by its leadership contest, which is not due to conclude until early September, recent events have prompted SYRIZA to take a more aggressive stance regarding Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s premiership. The left-wing party was...
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State braces for losses as bank divestment plan is put into action
EconomyBankingThe Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) formally launched last week the process of divesting its small participation in the share capital of Eurobank. This set in motion HFSF's plan to dispose of its holdings in the four systemic banks, bringing to...
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Athens not put out by Turkey-Egypt rapprochement, but watching closely
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is assessing the results of the historic meeting between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday, in Ankara. The two leaders discussed ways to further repair the long-frozen ties between the...
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Central gov't cash deficit down to 1.14 bln in March
EconomyMacroeconomybasis. The remaining difference (277 million) is owed to changes in the state accounts with the BoG
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Greek travel receipts rise 9.1 pct in January as surplus doubles
EconomyMacroeconomyto 277 euros. The breakdown of incoming tourist activity by country showed strong growth in arrivals
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Court ruling on pension cuts could create new problem in talks, fiscal plans
EconomyProgrammepensions of a total amount of 2.07 billion and the remaining 277 million relates to supplementary
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Market value of HFSF's bank holdings plummets by 11 bln in 2014
EconomyBankingin 2013) with cumulative collections at just 277 million, while the cumulative impairment amounts
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Court orders 2012 pension cuts to be reversed, costing up to 1.5 bln
Economyof 2.07 billion and the remaining 277 million relates to supplementary pensions.
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