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Moria fire propels migration issue back to top of political agenda
PoliticsGreek PoliticsJust as the Greek government was expecting some relief from the refugee challenge that has caused... that it was beginning to shake off some of the pressure it had been under regarding this issue. Speaking... become the subject of much speculation in the Greek media and social media sphere. This was fuelled
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New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed
PoliticsGreek Politicsto disperse crowds. This official line was also picked up by much of the Greek media, drawing criticism... high and the Greek health system is under severe strain. They insisted that two police officers... of law and order, and constantly siding with extreme elements in Greek society and politics. Conversely
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Government under fire for supporting controversial fertility conference
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Greek government and institutions, after its agenda was revealed to be heavily influenced... in promoting fertility was to be addressed by a roll call of senior clerics from the Greek Orthodox... of Greek-Turkish relations, which he deemed too timid, to the vaccination programme, where he
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ECB clears banks after stress tests, approves change to DTCs as momentum builds
EconomyBankingThe forward momentum in the Greek banking sector gathered pace on Friday when the results... as of the end of 2020 and as such did not capture actions by Greek systemic banks over the first half..., taking the CET1 to 6.5 pct under the adverse scenario. Across the Greek banking sector, management
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Price hikes pose fresh challenge for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsto economic policy. He argued that by standing off, the government had allowed cartels to emerge, which the Greek Competition Commission is not attempting to tackle. The issue of rising prices has... to the provisional readings from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), the Greek economy grew by 3.4 pct
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Covid spike forces change in govt plans, eclipsing deal with banks for rollout of RRF loans
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Greek officials is that given the health system is already under pressure (635 patients were being..., arguing that he rarely takes time off, and the government-friendly media outlets noted that Mitsotakis... on Greek TV. RRF The remarkable turn of events on the Covid front also overshadowed a development
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Newsletter 327 - 11/02/2022
as the best representative of the centre ground in Greek politics. According to GPO, 30.1 pct see him... for the eurozone and EU are seen at 3.5 and 3.9 pct. The Greek authorities have realised that the issue of prices... last week that it will tighten monetary policy. This prompted a sell-off across the eurozone periphery
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Govt eyes own energy package if EU fails to approve joint action
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRecognising that the cost-of-living crisis is its Achilles’ heel at the moment, the Greek... surpluses, exiting the enhanced surveillance regime and securing an investment grade for Greek debt... to deal with the energy crisis. However, it seems that the Greek PM is not holding out much hope
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S&P moves Greece closer to investment grade, puts focus on budget and growth
Economynotch in April last year, in a rather unexpected move. But it held off when an upgrade was anticipated by the Greek authorities in October last year due to uncertainty around the ECB’s decisions related... supporting Greek sovereign debt through reinvestments, or even resuming PEPP, should monetary policy
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Impact of uncertainty on economy starting to emerge in hard data
EconomyFeatures, the Greek economy had been recovering from the impact of the Covid pandemic. Most indicators grew.... The latest value for July at -55.3 is well off the -3.9 of December 2019, before the pandemic hit... consumption is a key component in the Greek GDP landscape, representing almost 72 pct of GDP in the first
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