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  1. PPC lignite unit bids fall flat in blow to privatisations
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    EconomyFeatures

    The Public Power Corporation’s (PPC) divestment of 40 percent of its lignite capacity has hit an obstacle as it emerged that the bid process for two lignite units had attracted very little interest. PPC received one binding offer for the Melitis unit in...

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  2. Eurogroup to approve release of bond profits but bid to repurpose funds falls flat
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    EconomyProgramme

    Wednesday’s Eurogroup is expected to result in eurozone finance ministers approving the conclusion of the fourth enhanced surveillance review and the next round of debt relief measures, but will not include a discussion on how Greece can use the bond pr...

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  3. Building permits down by 2.3 pct in Jul as YTD activity growth nearly flat
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Building permits growth in July returned to negative territory, dropping by 2.3 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a 3 percent increase in June), according to the latest data released by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSAT) on Thursday. The total numb...

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  4. Government moves to shake off Tempe affair after opposition bids at prosecution fall flat
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    New Democracy succeeded in limiting the scope of judicial proceedings against politicians in relation to the deadly Tempe rail crash after rival motions by opposition parties to widen the net of prosecutions were voted down. The conservatives hope that ...

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  5. Newsletter 23 - 17/04/2015

    Newsletters

    , Varoufakis referred to labour market regulations as a “libertarian’s wet dream”. The government actually

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  6. EU-Turkey refugee agreement: A life saver or a dud?
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    Agora

    they are stuffed with foam, which when wet will absorb water and drag the person wearing it down

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  7. Idomeni exodus complicates management of refugee crisis for gov't
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and unhygienic conditions at Idomeni, where another bout of wet weather over the weekend has created even

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  8. Tear gas instead of vaccines
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    Agora

    . There is a lot of smoke, the streets are wet from the water cannons that were used today to prevent... who take to the streets en masse every Wednesday, constituting one of the most massive demonstrations

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  9. Newsletter 462 - 16/05/2025

    Newsletters

    a team at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) investigating the blaze

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  10. Time running out for government action out as water crisis deepens
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Technical University of Athens (NTUA). Professor Christos Makropoulos confirmed that Attica is in a drought

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