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Athens treads tightrope as Turkish research vessel sails in Aegean
PoliticsForeign Policythe two countries. Ankara saw this as a snub, both because of concerns that other Eastern..., that former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias, who served in the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition, has criticised
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About-turn over ministry post undermines impact of PM's reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politics-Independent Greeks (ANEL) administrations between 2015 and 2019 to see that the appointment of party.... The latest reshuffle saw five ND deputies join the government and three leave. This influx of lawmakers
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Busy January ahead for coalition, which rebuffs accusations over Turkish airmen
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL), over the resumption of negotiations with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) regarding the longstanding name dispute between the two countries. ANEL leader Panos Kammenos has... “Macedonia” in its name. This appears to restrict the government’s options and has even led to New
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Tsipras confident on pension cuts, reticent on snap elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Panos Kammenos (leader of nationalist Independent Greeks, or ANEL) had given a muddled take of what might happen in the coming months as a result of the process to ratify the Macedonia name deal... the deal or some kind of velvet divorce being agreed with ANEL. This is why May is seen as the most likely
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Greece saw first annual deflation in almost half a century in 2013
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drop in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) decelerated to 1.7 percent in December after peaking with a 2.9 percent decline in November, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.9 percent for the f...
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April saw first rise in Greek banks' Eurosystem funding this year
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding increased by 1.27 billion in April, showing a monthly rise for the first time since December 2013, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement. The headline figure stood at 61.96 billion at the end...
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Most Greeks saw income fall over last year, limiting purchasing power
SocietyThe results of a survey by the Labour Institute (INE) of the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), which was published on July 17, highlighted how salary earners’ purchasing power has been limited. The survey, conducted in cooperation with Alco...
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Increase in number of services that saw their turnover decrease in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomyThe evolution of turnover indices for the services sector showed a worsening performance in Q2 2014, with 10 out of the 14 types of services, or specific activities of services as they are referred to, posting a negative growth, according to the Helleni...
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Almost all services in Greece saw decline in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyThe evolution of the turnover indices for the services sector showed a further worsening in the third quarter (Q3) of 2014 with 12 out of the 14 service activities recording a drop, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). In the preced...
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Office prices and rents saw substantial fall in H1 2014
EconomyThe Bank of Greece (BoG) published on Monday for the first time its commercial property price and rent indices. The released data concerns office and retail price and rent levels of prime investment property and cover the period from the first half (H1)...
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