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Key Greek election date firms up; turnout could prove crucial
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe date for what is certain to prove one of this year’s watershed moments has been set... one group. Speaking at a meeting of the party’s central committee on Saturday, SYRIZA leader Alexis... that the European Parliament vote is the one that could make or break his party’s short- to medium-term
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Greece gets new finance minister but old guard dominates cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a technocratic appointment, or at least one that emanated from outside the narrow partisan confines... of the dangers of a euro exit: However, one of the key challenges for Hardouvelis will be to handle... one of the most controversial posts due to substantial cuts to health expenditure and changes
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Tsipras keeps IMF waiting, turns focus to MPs and opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras is due to speak in Greek Parliament at 6.30 p.m. local time on Friday in one of the defining political appearances of his career and one that is likely to have a pivotal impact... billion euros in bailout funds were “much less painful.” The SYRIZA chief may also have one eye on his
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Newsletter 48 - 23/10/2015
for the coupon payments. One of the key questions is whether the HFSF share participation would come... million, respectively. Almost one week before the announcement of capital needs, market sources... will average around 800 euros. When one considers that the average gross monthly wage in Greece
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Search for solutions, not scapegoats in EU's refugee crisis
Agorathat one of the ideas mentioned during an EU interior ministers’ meeting last week was for a large refugee... skippers one of the island’s two patrol boats. In December 2014, Karakontis and his crew received an award... on nervous politicians in central and northern Europe. One only has to apply the emerging way of thinking
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Newsletter 87 - 09/09/2016
be sent back to Greece, it sounded like one of the most ludicrous things uttered by a European politician recently, or at least one that suggested a complete ignorance of the situation on the ground. Let’s... of sending refugees from other EU countries back to Greece would be an act of wanton stubbornness. When one
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Refugee crisis charade adds insult to EU's injuries
Agoralike one of the most ludicrous things uttered by a European politician recently, or at least one... countries back to Greece would be an act of wanton stubbornness. When one also factors.... Indeed, they are not insignificant: Each one represents a person taken out of a hellish situation
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HRADF outlines major privatisation plan, no timelines given
EconomyProgrammesmall stake in OTE is up for sale, it constitutes one of the most important privatisation moves Greece will undertake due to the size of the company. OTE is one of the three biggest companies listed.... Regarding the Hellenikon project, one of the most closely watched privatisations to come out of Greece
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Mitsotakis prepares to unveil economic plans, leave imprint ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsto power. The opposition chief has indicated, though, that he will employ a five-out-one-in rule, meaning that there will only be one civil servant hired for every five that leave. The government, meanwhile, is preparing to implement a one-out-one-in scheme from the start of next year after
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Is Greece facing a new migration crisis?
Societyaged under 18 on their own in Greece, of which only one in four is housed in appropriate facilities... at the end of 2017. One notable exception has been a bilateral agreement to relocate 1,000 refugees... almost entirely under its administration. Indeed, one of the most eloquent condemnations has come from
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