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Greek funding needs add to pressure in talks between Athens and lenders
EconomyProgrammeif revenues continue to fall short of their target. In January, public revenues were almost 1 billion euros... Greece and its lenders but these talks continue against a backdrop of pressing funding needs... government bonds (GGBs) held by the Eurosystem of 3.5 and 3.2 billion respectively. Thus, funding
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Lest we forget
Agora“The people don’t forget, they hang fascists,” goes a chant that Greeks have been hearing for decades. This year, seeing the fascists being put behind bars will suffice for most. The slogan is born of the years of physical and mental pain inflicted by Greece’s far right on the left, dating back
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Polls turn in SYRIZA’s favour but also show that doubts persists
PoliticsGreek Politicsto such a degree that the threat of snap elections will not hang over the government after May. The recent
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Golden Dawn to compete in EP elections but its longer term future is unclear
PoliticsGreek Politicsas charges of forming a criminal organisation hang over Michaloliakos, his MPs and dozens of party members
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Cabinet reshuffle expected to presage coalition's revival effort
PoliticsGreek Politicsto hang on that long due to the souring of the public’s mood following the Mati disaster. “Until
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Covid-19 stretches health system again, putting reopening of shops in doubt
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s plans to reopen the retail sector in the coming days hang in the balance after a stark increase in the number of Covid-19 cases, leading to reported disagreements between scientists and the Development Ministry over the best course of action. Greece recorded the highest number
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Health service in spotlight as govt scrabbles for more measures to contain Covid
PoliticsGreek Politicsof ideological hang-ups that turned off many voters during the last few years. The latest case came
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Govt moving ahead with social security fund overhaul despite opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics, unpaid legacy contributions also hang over the fund, which is owed a total of 41 billion euros
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Tsipras berates govt over treatment of pensioners
PoliticsGreek Politicsideological hang-ups. One of SYRIZA's constant criticisms of the government is that it wants to undermine
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PM scrambles to rein in political fallout as deadly crash threatens to upend election contest
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader Nikos Androulakis, who asked how it was possible to allow so many lives to “hang from
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