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Government's focus on defence, plans for more procurements put opposition in tough spot
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe opposition by surprise. The government’s opponents made it clear that they were put out by the lack of consultation, rather than the decision. The defence minister appeared before Parliament’s foreign affairs... frigate, it was noticeable that the opposition focussed on the procedural part of the matter rather than
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Banks focus on defining challenge of reducing NPEs
EconomyBankingof loans at 11.6 billion euros, with liquidations generating an NPE reduction of 10.6 billion. Having put... higher revenues as the profile of the loans is better than the one sold to Instrum. Additionally... is proceeding with the sale of an NPL portfolio totalling 3 billion euros, consisting of 50 percent new
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Lenders set to keep coalition waiting for answer on pension cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsout the cuts being put on hold, but also stressing the need to ensure that markets do not get... to retirement pay is more than just an economic matter for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras... for proceeding with the measure. The IMF’s spokesman Gerry Rice was very clear about this point during
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Government extends pandemic support package amid opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek Politics, was poorly drafted and designed to evade scrutiny, as more than a third of the 130 articles had not been previously put to public consultation. The government’s insistence on proceeding with a major
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FDI, rather than tax cuts, holds key to stronger growth rates - study
EconomyFeatures. Raising the retirement age would put more people back in the labour force, but increase unemployment and put pressure on wages and salaries. The report’s main finding was that such fiscal measures would not be enough to raise GDP, reduce debt and put Greece on a sustainable long-term growth path
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Government braces for farmers' protest, SYRIZA officials put out by leader's approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsdemonstrations. After the meeting, the farmers decided to put into action a plan to hold a protest... suggest that around 5,000 farmers and more than 250 tractors are expected to take part... the government finds itself under more pressure than it has for most of its time in office, left-wing SYRIZA
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Hoping to continue poll recovery, PM tries to put lid on subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the centre of the farming subsidy scandal that has put his government in an uncomfortable spot at a time... matters and be seen as fraud at a relatively low level rather than grand scale corruption... rather than more of the same.
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The Greeks deserved better than this
Agoraback down at the last minute, giving Tsipras a deal that would be better than the one he could get... by the International Monetary Fund) rejected more than half of nearly 8 billion euros in measures... that they have better put-downs or even making statements that undermined the stability of the Greek
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Kammenos antics put extra pressure on SYRIZA's minority govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader has often put him in a difficult position but while they were in power together, the prime... finds itself in means that Tsipras is more likely to opt for early elections rather than waiting until
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Demands for public space put New Democracy under pressure as local elections approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsa crackdown on commercial operators occupying more than their allocated quota of beach space in some... to spot a topic which resonates with the public and has put New Democracy on the back foot. After
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