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Soldiers' ongoing detention troubles Tsipras, riles Kammenos
PoliticsGreek Politicssoldiers who have been held since crossing the Evros border more than a month ago. The issue has... with the Turkish president last week. Kammenos’s more outspoken approach on this issue (he has repeatedly referred... talks. This has reportedly created tension between Kotzias and Kammenos. It has been noticeable over
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Much ground to cover on prior actions despite privatisation progress
EconomyProgramme, the return of ANFA and SMP profits has been discussed, as has the purchase of the loans made to Greece..., or GLF, loans that Greece has to repay from its first bailout. The total of GLF loans stands at 52... privatisations it has targeted for this year. “The period until June is a quite critical one, which
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Elections and possible alliances on political agenda again
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the waste of public funds in the past,” said Pappas. This is the latest occasion on which SYRIZA has.... The speculation about the two parties cooperating has been building since Gennimata was elected as KINAL... politicians, such as former PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos. However, Gennimata has tried to tread
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Centre-left leader adds to calls for snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politics), to call for snap elections has taken some observers in Greece by surprise but is in keeping... of centrist To Potami, Stavros Theodorakis, has in the past opposed the idea of snap elections... that New Democracy has already worked on a plan that can deliver growth of 4 percent between 2019 and 2021
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OECD report outlines steps to reduce burgeoning poverty rate in Greece
EconomyMacroeconomyfor pensioners has fallen. Child poverty has also more than doubled since 2009, posing significant risks... for calibration of social spending and an improved focus of protection. Greece has a rather sizable social... that the economy in the denominator has lost 25 percent. The European Commission anticipates that pension
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Newsletter 160 -04/05/2018
mulls his options The discussion about when the next Greek general elections should take place has been... of the next regional and municipal vote has not yet been set and the two choices open to the government... that has been achieved on a number of fronts as Greece is approaching the end of its third economic
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Pension cuts due in 2019 fuel political battle, election talk
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCommission reiterated this point in its spring forecasts. The International Monetary Fund, however, has..., there has been speculation about whether the government might find a way to avoid implementing... by the fact that New Democracy has started to focus on next year’s reductions as part of an overall strategy
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Greek families shell out for education as state system falls short
SocietyA study by the Center for the Development of Educational Policy (KANEP-GSEE) of the GSEE has shown... to other countries, and the existence of the shadow education system has come under criticism for creating... are not recognised by the state. The shadow education system, which has been around in Greece since the 1960s
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Newsletter 162 -18/05/2018
. A senior Greek official told the local media on Thursday that it has been agreed that the fiscal measures... percent. It appears that the IMF has now backed down from its previous position and, according... to distribute Hope that a staff-level agreement could be in place by May 24 has come as welcome news
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As part of search for culprits in Boutaris attack, parties should look at themselves
AgoraMuch moral anguish has been expressed in Greece by politicians and commentators regarding..., who has by no means been flawless as a mayor, was a target because he did not suffer fools gladly... the last few years New Democracy has also contributed to this toxicity. On issues such as migration
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