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Athens and Ankara face bumps in the road as they prepare for political dialogue
PoliticsForeign Policyare attempting to buy some political time, since the core of their differences could still provoke... of the Greek islands resurfaces every time there is a Greek military exercise in the Aegean. The same
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Tsipras eyes expansionary measures in 2019 as he starts building post-MoU narrative
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe approval of the lenders, resulting in a stand-off that lasted a few days, and it was subsequently... am satisfied by the number of checks, which is very high with respect to fuel smuggling and tax evasion,” he said. “I am not satisfied with the takings yet.” It emerged on Thursday that the government
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Newsletter 187 -14/12/2018
as uncomfortable as possible for the SYRIZA leader and prevent him from taking the shine off the start... as it is satisfied with the constitutional amendments made by Skopje. This appears to put an end... that only if the lenders are satisfied Greece has accomplished these tasks will about 700 million
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ND's ratings hold despite choice of president but concern builds about Trump effect
PoliticsGreek Politicsdecisions signed off by the outgoing parliamentary speaker which benefitted organisations in his... to the survey, 18 pct of respondents describe themselves as “satisfied” or “hopeful”, while 39 pct... are satisfied or hopeful about Donald Trump being in the White House compared to just 14 pct women
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Tsipras and ND renew hostilities amid speculation about ex-PM’s plans
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn extensive survey measuring how satisfied Greeks who live abroad are with their lives compared... living abroad compared to those in Greece were twice as likely to believe that they will be better off.... He argued that 70 pct of Greeks are not satisfied but their support is fragmented as nobody has
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The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context
EconomyFeaturesa 2015 MacroPolis blog post left off, trying to give a more balanced view on a highly charged topic... in Greece, meaning that there are three retired people for every five workers, compared to a ratio of 43 percent in the EU (roughly two retired people for every five workers). By 2070, the ratio
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Hoping to deflect criticism, ND bolsters stimulus package ahead of new lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicsfurloughed workers and the unemployed. Of that, 675 million euros will be used for a one-off stipend of 800 euros each for employees who have been forced to stay off work. Meanwhile, 308 million will go... the retail sector leads to 5 billion euros being shaved off Greece’s GDP each month. Tsipras
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The institutional weakness poisoning Greek politics
Agoratrust political parties and 26 percent Parliament. The justice system fares slightly better at 49... judicial officials are doing their jobs, we will miss the most worrying aspect of this affair, which
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PBO highlights economic impact of Covid-19, calls for policies to mitigate damage
EconomyMacroeconomybetween 26 pct and 31.2 pct. The fiscal primary balance depending on the pace of recovery will land... the healthcare aspect of the crisis was handled, another round of interventions will be needed to reduce
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Post-Covid era dawns on new landscape for bad debt in Greece
EconomyFeaturesin the region of 8-10 billion euros. Servicers The Bank of Greece has authorised 26 credit servicing... of the total volume of NPLs. One aspect of the problem has been institutional. Seizing
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