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ND doubles down on stricter migration policy, riling opponents
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants reaching the country from Libya. The measures include a three-month suspension... with Libya are troubled and the EU’s attempt to build ties with General Khalifa Haftar, the military leader of eastern Libya, ended in failure this week. It is expected in Athens that another effort
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Greece, Cyprus and Israel bolster trilateral ties as Turkey looms in background
PoliticsForeign Policyinvolving Cyprus. Libya also signalled readiness for dialogue. Aguila Saleh, speaker of Libya’s House... disputes stemming from the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum signed in 2019, which Athens deems illegal
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Looking to build on support for relief measures, ND unveils new tax bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a flat tax aimed at convincing wealthy individuals to move their tax domicile. The non-dom scheme will offer anyone who declares their global income in Greece a flat tax of 100,000 euros. To qualify... years. If the investment reaches 1.5 million euros, the flat tax will be halved. Investments of 3
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Newsletter 417 - 22/03/2024
by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country's data protection authority, while several... the upcoming European Parliament elections, and the resignations of a senior Interior Ministry official... that the email list was leaked from the Interior Ministry during the tenure of the caretaker government
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PM makes limited, cautious changes to cabinet after election disappointment
PoliticsGreek Politicsat ministerial level in five departments: Development, Migration, Interior, Labour and Agricultural... as Interior Minister. Kostas Tsiaras, once a justice minister under Mitsotakis, becomes the new agriculture minister. Niki Kerameus is being moved from the Interior Ministry to the Labour Ministry
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Our cruel summer
Agorasaid in radio communication with other crew members aired on Greek TV. “I thought he was black...” or “Pakistani” to be used liberally as a catch-all description for anyone deemed to be inferior or dispensable
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Moody's explains why it sees SYRIZA win as credit negative
Economyagency stresses that the negotiations with the troika will take place within this backdrop... particularly against the backdrop of looming repayments on T-Bills, to the ECB (bond redemptions) and the IMF
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicsparliamentary debate and subsequent vote took place against the backdrop of a new deadly incident involving... Democracy of flirting with the far right. These exchanges were in keeping with the political backdrop
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National Bank reports 1.15 bln H1 profit on back of 1 bln deferred tax
EconomyBanking. On the cost front, operating expenses fell 12 percent YoY in H1, while remained flat QoQ... in Q2 from 2.36 percent in Q1 and 2.71 percent in Q2 2013. Gross loans remained almost flat YoY and QoQ... remained flat QoQ on sight net additions offset by lower state deposits. National’s loan to deposit
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Piraeus Bank reports net profit of 164.3 mln in Q2
EconomyBankingremained flat QoQ at 51 percent. Along with that of Eurobank, Piraeus coverage ratio stands... by 1 percent QoQ, cost of risk remained flat at 2.6 percent. Cumulative provisions (LLRs) improved... and Eurobank at 103 percent and lower than Alpha’s at 119 percent. Eurosystem funding remained flat QoQ at 10
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