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Greek banks push for return to normality
EconomyBankingyear. Moody’s saw the bank’s capital at comfortable levels, with the CET1 ratio for the total... programme is already winding down with net purchases currently at 30 billion euros up to September
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Strong showing in local elections for ND as it targets majority in national vote
PoliticsGreek Politicson July 7. As a result, the former finance minister saw the move by Gennimata as an intentional snub... for KINAL to engage in a post-election discussion with SYRIZA about uniting the centre-left. However... Konstantinos Zervas sprung a surprise, winning around two thirds of votes in a contest
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Mitsotakis clinches big majority in second election, but small parties could complicate matters
PoliticsGreek Politicsand winning a comfortable majority of seven seats in the 300-seat Greek Parliament, according to the first official projections. By contrast, main opposition party SYRIZA saw its support dwindle even... with them, will engage in the most populist and reactionary opposition possible with the aim
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Newsletter 461 - 09/05/2025
by Zoe Konstantopoulou, saw its support shoot up during February and March, reaching 13.4 pct... saw their backing dip from 12.8 pct to 12.4 pct. Although the gap between the two parties is slight... asked whether they saw the next general elections as an opportunity to cast a protest vote, 77 pct
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Ex-PMs engage in public spat, highlighting contrasting approaches to Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek public sphere witnessed last week a rare incident for the country’s political scene - a debate through articles and statements by the two prime ministers who governed Greece between 1996 and 2009 on their views regarding foreign policy regardi...
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
Agorafor political ends) and did not engage in a more respectful style of political debate, carrying.... Most of those who expected SYRIZA and Tsipras to provide a breath of fresh air saw their hopes wilt... they saw Tsipras and Kammenos sit around a table on the morning after the elections. If they studied
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Dendias visit to Turkey builds on show of solidarity following earthquake
PoliticsForeign Policyof humanitarian aid from Greece, carried in five planes. Cavusoglu noted that “we saw and watched that after... that rejoiced, we saw that all Greeks rejoiced.” Dendias fully endorsed Cavusoglu’s statement about Athens... during the last 3 years or so. For both countries to engage in a new phase of their relations
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Polls provide PM with some comfort, spell out size of task for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Freedom, the populist party led by Zoe Konstantopoulou, saw its support shoot up during February... in third place. The social democrats saw their backing dip from 12.8 pct to 12.4 pct. Although the gap... half of 2015, and therefore a dangerous alternative than to engage with PASOK and its more
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