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SYRIZA under fire for TV permit tender, tinkering with watchdog
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has come in for criticism again from the opposition parties for allegedly trying.... The dispute over the TV licenses has been brewing for some time as the opposition suspects SYRIZA is trying... attempted to highlight that the government has a shady motive for tabling the amendment by challenging
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Greece and lenders seen making progress on privatisation fund but not on NPLs
EconomyProgrammeissues of fiscal and tax measures as well as pension reform, progress has been reportedly made... convergence, yet there is significant gap between the two sides. He also said that an agreement has been reached on the taxation of NPL management companies and loan write-offs. The government has proposed
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Greek bailout talks yet to conclude as start of IMF meetings approaches
EconomyProgramme(NPLs) On NPLs, Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis has tabled an updated proposal that includes... in the initial government plan). The government has also reportedly proposed lower thresholds for the other type of NPLs that could be exempted from NPL sales. The new threshold for SME NPLs has been slashed
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Press freedom ranking edges up but Tsipras yet to deliver, report finds
Societyannual report from the international media watchdog Reporters without Borders (RSF) has found. Up two.... The global indicator has gone from 3719 points last year to 3857 points this year, a 3.71 percent... Press Freedom Index shows that there has been a deep and disturbing decline in respect for media freedom
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IMF sets out stall ahead of crucial Eurogroup by proposing immediate debt relief
EconomyProgrammein some areas, the report stresses that the government has not been able to mobilise political support... as the slow pace of tackling restrictions in product and service markets. Overall, the IMF has lowered its... relief has to be implemented before the end of the programme in 2018, which runs counter
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Coalition wants next review to be swift despite labour reform complications
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the coming months. Alexis Tsipras’s government has a stretch of relative calm ahead of it after... that it contains have already been a subject of fevered discussion. There has been substantial... that the prime minister’s comments were also designed to coincide with a visit by the committee that has
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Coalition to focus on constitutional reform after electoral law, as TV tender progresses
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPublications and Lambrakis Press, was the first private channel to go to air in Greece in 1989. Recently it has... regularly not airing due to protests by employees. Over the last few years Mega has been a target... and increase transparency, given that Greece has never held a proper licensing procedure for broadcasters
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Greek SMEs continue to have bleak view of their future
Societypackage of recessionary measures … has intensified the abnormal heartbeat of the Greek economy... in 2016, a study by the country’s small and medium-business association has claimed. In its latest six... suggest the Greek economy has entered a period of stabilisation (a reduction in unemployment
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Countdown to start of second review begins, focus on more reforms
EconomyProgramme, the government also has to implement a number of privatisation-related prior actions. In the context... the key topic since the government has to amend the legal framework for the out-of-court workout... is hoping to include lower fiscal targets beyond 2018 and has linked the tabling of the MTFS
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Stocks up 2.1 pct in last week of 2016 as year's performance turns positive for first time since 2013
Economyvalue. It is also worth noting that the general index has tumbled 44.6 percent over the last three... posted on February 11, the Greek market has rebounded by 46 percent. Its current level stands just... of 431.40 on February 11. It has almost doubled since then, closing at 837.94 on December 30. However
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