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Ex-ministers escape farm payments inquiry in controversial vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsand constitutional expert Evangelos Venizelos argued that the evident need to resort to strong-arm tactics... demonstrations targeting Israeli tourists have brought strong condemnation from cabinet ministers... the governing party somewhat exposed, despite winning the vote. Critics argue that given
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Newsletter 479 - 10/10/2025
, specifically VAT. This year will see strong budget revenues, with total taxes estimated to reach 70.88 billion... with the Finance Ministry’s estimates, which has filtered through its calculations, sending a strong signal... awards a 50-seat bonus to the winning party. Coming second offers little leverage. New Democracy
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PM insists on 3 pct election threshold, unveils plans to entice diaspora voters
PoliticsGreek Politicstarnished her public image, which was uniquely strong until now. According to Interview, 70 pct... living abroad. ND’s dominance abroad mirrors its strong performance in the 2023 national elections... officials advising him to make it easier for the winning party to gain an outright majority
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Tax and banks dominate government's thoughts amid opposition, public pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsand his advisers know that when such data is set aside, there is strong concern among voters... after finding itself on the receiving end of more pressure from the opposition, but also public... of it, over this issue, his chances of winning a clear majority in the next general election
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Newsletter 82 - 15/07/2016
defined by strong words and weak actions. Renzi now faces the possibility that his country’s banks... seats at all for the winning party in a general election, applies immediately. If the bill gets a simple... for the winning party. Potami has proposed it should be one extra seat for every two percent of the vote
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Credit origination and transmission: Are Greek banks part of the problem or the solution?
Agorawas highest in Greece (page 14). This strong risk aversion of Greek banks in an environment of weak economic... ratios require domestic lenders to step up their provisioning, thus binding already scarce capital.... The challenge Greek SMEs face in finding access to finance will continue to make the search for feasible
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Progress rather than breakthrough the target at Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsno strong indications over the weekend that any substantial progress was made on these issues. However... elections in September, it wants a binding commitment now so that the European Central Bank is satisfied... on Monday. From the lenders’ side, apart from finding a common position on the three issues
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Deal or no deal? Greece wrestles with the Macedonia issue
Agora. And yet, despite the strong will in the two camps for a deal, getting the Prespes Agreement.... This positivity towards finding common ground was evident in the relatively quick time that the two... the fact that the plebiscite was non-binding allowed Zaev to proceed with the process
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The key points from lenders' proposals to Greece
EconomyProgrammepercent (1.8 billion) in 2016 by: 1) Create strong disincentives to early retirement applicable...). The government will announce binding bid dates for the two ports and for Trainose. In addition... for the sale of the reiornal airports at the current terms with the winning bidder (Fraport AG
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Piraeus eyes major NPE deal as banks remain focused on bad loans
EconomyMacroeconomya strong appetite for the portfolio sales so far.... the two contenders, submitted non-binding bids which are being evaluated by Piraeus Bank. The preferred... to be dealt with in tranches by the winning bidder, while at the same time manifesting positively
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