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  1. Greek debt: A case of learned helplessness?
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    to overlook opportunities for relief or change. Over the last year, the Greek public has been... percent of GDP given that roughly a quarter of the economy has evaporated over the last five years... Euribor plus 300 basis points and then added another 50 basis points as a handling fee. This just

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  2. Greece's key pledges and requests at the Eurogroup meetings
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    to be seen. In the meantime, financial news website Capital.gr has revealed the presentations made... in their specific areas of expertise and competence. We are committed to sound public finances. Greece has made...% in nominal terms, down from 15% in 2010. Its primary surplus has reached 1.5% at the end of last year

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  3. The targets and deadlines in Greece's privatisation programme

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    that accompanied the third MoU. As a prior action and in order to re-launch the privatization that has stalled in the first half of the year, the government has pledged to adopt the following measures... in December 2014 to the consortium of Fraport –Slentel for a consideration of 1.2 billion plus 28.5 percent

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  4. ND unveils development bill it sees as catalyst for growth
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    The government has unveiled its development bill, which New Democracy hopes will act as a catalyst... results Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised. The large document has been put to public..., as well as the more and better-paid jobs, that Mitsotakis has promised voters. Critics are certain

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  5. Newsletter 448 - 24/01/2025

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    argued, requires concerted action by the EU. Mitsotakis’s position on energy policy has shifted since... goal was to get New Democracy’s core supporters on board with his choice, he has achieved this. Alco... Democracy MPs, plus up to 3 additional votes from independents, including former PM Antonis Samaras

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  6. PM prepares to finalise relief package as talk of electoral tweak gathers pace
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    to disburse some 1.5 billion euros that has been ringfenced for the TIF announcement, which ND officials... parliamentary majority. Although the prime minister has repeatedly and emphatically denied any... between fairness and governability - has held firm under repeated questioning. Yet two stark realities

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  7. Greece: How events could unfold over the next few weeks
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    in this process. The strong element of opportunism that drives the nationalist party means it has... in private sector deposits (15 percent of the total) withdrawn between December and February plus another 3 billion euros taken out in March. It is estimated that the bank jog has continued at a slower

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  8. Marinopoulos travails point to wider difficulties for supermarket sector

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    as no surprise to anyone who has visited the chain’s stores in the last few months. Disputes with unpaid... in terms of stores, the country was their only loss-maker in 2011. The Greek economic crisis has also..., followed by the local supermarket chain Atlantic in 2011 plus several other minor players

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  9. Can Greece learn to love renewable energy?

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    Greece is one of the most fossil-fuel dependent countries in the European Union, and has struggled... to be on every Athenian rooftop, you could be left with the impression that Greece has fully embraced renewable... to exploiting this potential has so far been lacking. In the 1990s, a support scheme for renewable energy

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  10. Newsletter 124 - 23/06/2017

    Newsletters

    Houliarakis said that it does not preclude Athens from tapping markets in the near future. The government has... that Cyprus, Portugal and Ireland followed similar paths before completing their bailouts. Athens has... in an agreement. During this week, the two-year yield fell to around 4.15 percent, which is the lowest it has

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