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Parties gear up for vote on bill permitting private universities
PoliticsGreek Politicsbefore receiving an email from the Interior Ministry regarding the postal vote. The inference... available and does not contain contact information. The Interior Ministry issued a statement denying
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Data protection ruling adds to pressure on New Democracy from ranks
PoliticsGreek Politics-Michelle Asimakopoulou to obtain the contact details of overseas voters from the Interior Ministry... of State. In May, the Interior Ministry received a fine of 400,000 euros and Asimakopoulou herself
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Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn unusual announcement by a little known army reservists’ group calling for the government to resign prompted an emergency late night meeting of top ministry and judicial officials on Wednesday. There was surprise that the government gave such attention to the statement, which amounted to a demand
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In bid to polish SYRIZA's image, Tsipras visits Mount Athos monks
PoliticsGreek Politicsis an atheist, meeting monks was indeed unusual. It was the first such visit by a leftist leader since
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To Potami intensifies efforts to mop up disgruntled Greek voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the unusual nature of his party, is now likely to step up efforts to lure voters to To Potami
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Newsletter 1 31/10/2014
, especially if they are from the same party, are not necessarily a rare occurrence – even within the unusual
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Stalled troika talks stretching Greek coalition cohesion to limits
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor tax arrears. Hardouvelis took the unusual step of meeting President Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday. Upon
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Samaras finger wagging at troika a sign of pressure on Greek government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras took the unusual step of criticising the troika on Tuesday, an indication of how frustrated the government feels as it is squeezed between lenders’ demands and domestic political pressures. Among the quotes that stood out during the premier’s speech at a conference
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Piraeus Bank seals milestone deal with KKR over 1.2 bln of non-core assets
EconomyBankingIn an unusual move by the standards of the Greek banking sector, Piraeus Bank has announced an agreement with leading global investment firm KKR for the transfer and securitisation of 1.2 billion of non-core assets to a new structure managed and controlled by KKR Credit and serviced by Piraeus
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Newsletter 9 - 30/12/2014
by parliament through an open roll call may appear unusual for observers from outside Greece
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