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Institutions wrap up talks with focus on NPLs, primary residences and budget
EconomyProgrammeresidences from foreclosure and the execution of the 2018 and 2019 budgets topping the agenda... framework to protect primary residences from foreclosure, replacing the Katseli law which is due... euros on mortgages secured against primary residences. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos also
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Primary residences and lignite units top agenda ahead of Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammeform the framework for protecting primary residences, which will succeed the Katseli law, will take... and protecting primary residences from foreclosure. The first step will be a significant haircut... would like to set the level of protection for primary residences at 250,000 euros as long
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Tsipras makes unpopular choice for president, with eye on political balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a somewhat controversial choice, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose former Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos as his party's presidential candidate yesterday. There was a mixed reaction... plans to push ahead with legislation to protect primary residences from foreclosures and to roll back
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European Commission report due to set tone for build-up to March 11 Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammesubmitted to Parliament a few days ago by Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis, introduces, amongst other... is hoping that the apparent progress made on the new framework to protect primary residences from
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Deadly collision throws spotlight on government’s migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politicsapplications, or enable access to the tax and social security systems for those with legal residence... on migration, as the government introduces legislation restricting access to legal residency. A row... bill The deaths add to tensions over the government’s proposals to restrict access to legal residency
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Post-Covid era dawns on new landscape for bad debt in Greece
EconomyFeaturesof primary residence to the initiation of bankruptcy proceedings, providing a mechanism for borrowers... is due to come into effect in July 2021. The size of the primary residence problem has not been... to bad loans are the sole residence of a genuinely troubled borrower who will be left homeless
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First TV debate does little to fire up election contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first, and rather tepid, televised debate ahead of the September 20 elections is unlikely to have made a significant impact on the contest. The rigid format, which saw the seven party leaders taking part answer questions from journalists on pre-agre...
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Greeks show highest mistrust in newspapers, TV and online news across EU
SocietyA survey on fake news and disinformation, conducted by the European Commission, has revealed the general mistrust that Greeks have of their news media, as well as the perceived impact of fake news. The results were based on phone interviews with 26,576 ...
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Q1 gg primary cash balance shows 2.5 bln surplus but 2014 arrears grow
EconomyMacroeconomyloans by 2.07 billion and EFSF/ESM/IMF loans’ redemptions of 611 million. The gross debt structure
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Primary budget surplus 923 mln short of target in Jan as revenues fall by 18.4 pct
Economyto 622 million, slightly above the 611 million target. One of the first interventions announced
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