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What are SYRIZA's plans for Greek banks if it comes to power?
EconomyThe possibility of the government failing to elect a president and subsequent snap elections leading to the formation of a SYRIZA or SYRIZA-led government has brought the leftist party's plans for Greek banks into sharp focus. Bank stocks fell by 16.6 p...
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SYRIZA seeks to recover from election shock, ND prepares for power
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA has begun the process of trying to heal the wounds from Sunday’s devastating election result and to work out how it can rally support for the general elections, which now appear likely to be held on July 7. Alexis Tsipras spoke to SYRIZA’s centra...
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Govt presents menu of energy proposals in Brussels as power subsidy cost balloons
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAthens continues to press for solutions to the energy crisis at an EU level as the cost of domestic subsidy programmes skyrockets, threatening to cut further into the budget. In August the government will be spending 1.136 bln euros to absorb rises in c...
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Tsipras fails to halt strike as domestic political battle heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicssaid that he will look for a private contractor to take over this task. Another flashpoint between
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Athens promotes role as energy hub as PM prepares for talks in Washington
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Greek side since the contractor missed the deadline to deliver it by the end of 2021. The Greek
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Newsletter 166 -15/06/2018
to the permits rose by 11.8 percent while volume rose by 4.2 percent. Apartment prices fall by 0.1 pct.... The latest figure marks three continuous quarters during which the drop in apartment prices has remained under 1 percent. Compared to the previous quarter, apartment prices fell by 0.3 percent versus a rise
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A varied set of views on China
Agorathey support are in power, the media outlets tend to be more China-friendly (at a rate between 16... on which side of the aisle they are closer to. When the political parties they support are in power... of inferior quality to that of western goods. In short, while Greeks are not disposed negatively
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Tsipras berates govt over treatment of pensioners
PoliticsGreek Politicsto pensions by the SYRIZA-led coalition when it was in power and accused the PM of “deceiving” retirees... came to power it had promised that this issue would be tackled within months and that pension.... However, the introduction of almost 500 private-sector contractors does not seem to have contributed
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Early details show energy emergency plan facing practical challenges
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the plan to switch five power plants from natural gas to diesel. They note that even where... include scheduled shutoffs, starting with industry and power generators, eventually cascading down... cost of 150 mln euros. Contractors mulling the prospect of recommencing their activities noted
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Government seizes crisis moment to boost investment in energy infrastructure
PoliticsGreek Politics) in Thessaloniki to supply the company’s gas-powered power stations. Long-standing plans for an FSRU...) are of the view that there has been an over-concentration of power in the Office of the Prime Minister, while... and disputes between the Greek contractors and the Bulgarian government but was expedited in light
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