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Sparks to fly as coalition and SYRIZA clash over electricity sell-off
PoliticsGreek Politicssteadily ratcheted up. The mixed messages delivered by the Greek electorate in May’s local and European... (PPC). The privatization of a smaller spin-off (or small PPC), which will have around 30 percent... of the Greek Constitution requires any proposal for a referendum to have the support of at least 2/5
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Tsipras fends off election rumours, Mitsotakis talks up moderate qualities
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficials it is thought, who prefer for the vote to be put off until next year so that the economy has more... and the revision of the Greek constitution. In both cases, the opposition leader has been accused... tried to shrug off claims that he had allowed the right wing of his party to steer New Democracy
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Greek banks on cusp of improved liquidity conditions
Agoraa number of important developments for Greek banks. These developments would have positive direct... Central Bank of the waiver for Greek government securities. In its latest Governing Council meeting held... not possible to assume a successful conclusion of the programme review.” After that, Greek banks were
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Newsletter 58 - 15/01/2016
review agenda Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos concluded a round of meetings with a number... conference that the institutions are seeking more detailed information from the Greek government..., Mitsotakis saw off the competition from his rival Evangelos Meimarakis (52.4 vs 47.6 percent) to win Sunday’s
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New increase in flow of refugees to Greece causes unease
Societyasylum seekers on the Greek islands in substandard and appalling conditions that violate their rights... from the UNHCR for Greek authorities to enhance their response in the north of Greece by providing... trapped on Greece’s squalid island camps. No sooner had the directive been issued than the Greek
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Higher Covid-19 numbers spark concern as tourism sees little benefit from visitor arrivals
PoliticsGreek Politicsto have a negative Covid-19 test to be allowed to enter Greece. This is the latest move by Greek.... In the meantime, the arrivals seem to be high enough to spark concern about a resurfacing of Covid-19 in Greece. In June, the arrival of air passengers was down by 93 pct to just 588,186 from nearly 8.4 million
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Athens moves on after Berlin Conference absence, seeks more active role in Libya developments
PoliticsForeign Policythe participants to respect a much-violated arms embargo, to hold off on military support to the warring parties... to convey the Greek position following Germany’s decision not to invite Athens to participate...,” and that the memorandums are “illegal and void.” Additionally, the Greek foreign minister noted that Athens is now
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Why Greece is asking for 1.2 bln back from the EFSF
Agorafuture capital needs and return the remaining amount to the EFSF. Earlier this week the Greek government... (of the 10.9 billion) since a part of Greek bank recapitalisation and resolution costs was covered... over this period, with the bulk of them collected as of 2012. This mainly relates to: a) A one-off
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Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policycommunity as a whole,” Mitsotakis stated on Friday. Greek officials, including President... of the dark days of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, when citizens of Greek origin were forced to leave Istanbul... the danger of treating the Hagia Sophia issue as a Greek-Turkish one. It is not, it is not even an EU
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Newsletter 470 - 11/07/2025
and close off legal pathways to regularisation. Minister Plevris amplified the message via social media... also dropped by 4.3 pct YoY. CPI Greek prices growth continues to accelerate with a rise of 2.8 pct... intention to make conditions less accommodating as a deterrent. The announcements triggered backlash
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