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Searching for electoral manifestos and overcoming voting obstacles in Greece
AgoraBank in Frankfurt put liquidity issues in the real economy and refinancing options for Greek banks...) and Cosco’s intention to expand its container terminal investment in the port of Piraeus have committed more than four billion euros in loan agreements and investments. The core of these bilateral activities
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It's the hope that kills you
Agora. More than 6,000 infections from 45 countries including Germany, the UK and the US were tied... by more than 15 pct. Naturally, as travel came to a standstill across the globe tourism became... for travellers from the UK, who were accepted two weeks later than the rest of Europeans, there was some element
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PM livens up ministers over fourth review as debt relief proposals are put together
EconomyProgrammerelated to the fourth review, thereby ensuring that the government does not put at risk the timely.... “Anyone who disagrees with this should speak up now,” he added. Although Athens has more than 70... the exit from the MoU in August to be put at risk. “We are in the final stretch to leave behind
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Differences over Macedonia name issue put coalition unity under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsdeal would have to be approved by a “majority of MPs” rather than a “majority of parties... of the two coalition partners to put this course at risk over this issue, which might not be solvable... the NATO summit in July. This could put the coalition parties in an awkward position before
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Inauguration of TAP pipeline project offers investment, diplomatic boost
PoliticsForeign Policy. It is estimated at around 1.5–2 billion euros and foresees the creation of more than 8,000 jobs. The Greek... near San Foca. The total length of the pipeline will be 867 kilometres of which 547 kilometres
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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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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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Piraeus Bank posts net profit of 49 mln in Q4 and 270 mln in 2019
EconomyBankingprofits of 185 million euros in 2018. Pre-provision income (PPI) rose to 549 million euros compared to 210 million euros in Q3. For the year, PPI came to 1.16 billion euros, a rise of 61 percent year... percent. Piraeus Bank put in bids for 73 percent of successful auctions in 2019 versus 85 percent
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