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Education dispute opens up new front for coalition at sensitive time
PoliticsGreek Politicsdisputes has been much milder than in the past. Apart from some strong words in Parliament and a couple
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Greek current account surplus up to 1.6 bln in September after fourth straight rise
EconomyMacroeconomy’ balance (by 126 million) more than offsetting worsening income balance (by 122 million). The services... percent. Following another strong performance in September, the 9-month C/A surplus further grew to 3.75
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OECD sees more growth, falling unemployment in Greece
EconomyMacroeconomyfor 2014 and 2015 respectively, 1-1.5pp better than its previous estimates. For 2016, the gg balance... stressed that reducing debt to prudent levels will require years of solid growth and a strong fiscal
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Greek MPs pass 2015 budget but give few clues for presidential vote
PoliticsGreek Politicshow strong the government’s chances of winning the ballot will be. It is possible that the full extent... by the clashes in central Athens less than 24 hours earlier. Police clashed with anarchists at the end
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Opposition parties' stance on president provides gov't with little hope so far
PoliticsGreek Politicsround of voting, should the coalition’s hopeful get less than around 170 votes. Speculation pointed... has been mentioned is that the right-wing anti-austerity Independent Greeks have also taken a strong
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Greek economic sentiment and consumer confidence fall sharply in December
EconomyMacroeconomythan 19 points. Consumer confidence also deteriorated by 4 points to -53.9 in December from -49.9..., the more volatile construction confidence showed a strong improvement of 17.6 points to -16.6
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Greek shares rebound after calming comments from PM and finance minister
Economystrong gains up 9.2 percent, while Alpha and Piraeus rose more moderately by up to 2 percent. From... in the banking sector, which made up more than half of the total turnover. Bonds Unlike domestic
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No deal at Eurogroup but also no clear way forward
PoliticsGreek Politics, Tsipras's government has been buoyed by the strong public support it has received for taking a tougher stance in talks with lenders than previous governments. He is wary of the fact that Samaras
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Greece and lenders start technical talks as tension between Athens and Berlin rises
PoliticsGreek Politics. Again, this is a matter that has been pending for many years rather than being created by the current... of antagonising the Germans - a sign of weakness that he does not want to display. Much of the strong
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Coalition ready to pass first legislation as agenda for lenders' talks grows
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeasures will have, they will allow the government to argue that it is more caring than previous... is strong. The proposed law involves: a) Food allowance of 100 euros per family per month for up
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