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Newsletter 168 -29/06/2018
in office to a premature end. Government officials suggested that these business interests are based... used by a number of government officials and ANEL’s spokesman was “apostasy,” which refers... on Wednesday for meetings with German government officials as part of an attempt to convince Greece’s
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Newsletter 172 -27/07/2018
the product of arson. The officials also explained that the speed with which the Mati blaze, which... extremely difficult. All four officials insisted that the emergency services and everyone else involved... that all four officials involved argued that while some mistakes may have been made, the response from
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Mixed picture for government after first day of talks with creditors
EconomyProgrammeA mixed picture emerged following the first day of talks between Greek government officials... met with the visiting officials for the first time on Wednesday and, according to government... officials were encouraged by the fact that none of the lenders raised any concerns about the structural
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Scandal allegations playing growing role in path towards elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy sees the process as an effort to tarnish some of its senior officials ahead of the general... statements and the assessment of experts and is an attempt to hold officials accountable for years... bribed former ministers and public officials. Investigations into those claims, which are strongly
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Tsipras hammers out dividing lines, trumpets battle with 'elite'
PoliticsGreek Politicsshould aim for a margin of victory of at least 3.5 points. This was seized upon by SYRIZA officials... officials and turning a blind eye to offenses committed by New Democracy. “We may not have the media... an anti-bailout protest in 2010. A couple of senior SYRIZA officials distanced themselves from what
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KINAL vies for space, plays hard-to-get ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politics-left. The latest decision by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to appoint former PASOK officials in his... at the next elections, which most officials in the leftist party accept they cannot win, is to achieve... in third place with Golden Dawn on 7.5 percent. Some KINAL officials are hopeful that the party
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Tsipras bids to maintain unity after heavy defeat for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsconservative officials by surprise, but vice president Adonis Georgiadis tweeted that the last private poll... are likely to be held on June 30. In a radio interview on Monday, senior SYRIZA officials Nikos Fylis... officials were occasionally guilty of arrogant behaviour and that this created a wall between them
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Strong showing in local elections for ND as it targets majority in national vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the party’s most senior and experienced officials, Evangelos Venizelos, announced that he would... a sidekick to SYRIZA. Several officials loyal to Venizelos, who has been an MP since 1989, also announced... looks to be on the way to defeat, shedding KINAL officials who feel closer to New Democracy, could give
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Merkel reluctant to discuss targets as Athens prepares bill with wide-ranging tax cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis week by European officials regarding the possibility of Greece’s primary surplus target being... year. According to government officials, a second tax bill will follow this year or next year so... of GDP primary surplus target. Following this week’s Eurogroup, officials suggested that there is little
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New government holds first talks with creditors, may opt for cautious fiscal approach
EconomyProgrammeGreek government officials held introductory talks with the representatives of the institutions... with the officials from the three European creditors and the International Monetary Fund took place amid... officials attempted to reject the suggestion that he was talking about the tax-free threshold specifically
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