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Demands for public space put New Democracy under pressure as local elections approach
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Yiannis Economou returned urgently to Athens from an official visit to Albania to deal... and several injuries. The Croatian team was due to play Athens team AEK FC in a UEFA Champions League... officials who were slow to act on complaints may be punished at the ballot box, overwhelmingly damaging
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Latest hooliganism crackdown greeted by mixture of anger and scepticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsmedia posts by several proprietors, Olympiacos FC in an official announcement accused... government officials into even greater expressions of solidarity with the force. Ministers insist
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PM unveils 50 more ICU beds as Covid-19 death toll passes 500
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe 500-mark. There were 19 deaths over the weekend, taking the total to 509. Government officials
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Government unveils 2.5 bln plan to avert water shortages, prompts opposition pushback
PoliticsGreek Politicsas an investment of around 500 million euros with “zero operating cost”, while the utility said short‑term well.... Balancing centralised efficiency gains with local buy‑in will be politically delicate, especially... a looming scarcity crisis that officials say threatens large parts of the country, particularly
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A breakdown of Tsipras's pledges on economic strategy in Thessaloniki
Economyfor 2014-2020 (1.5 billion) and the remaining 500 million from specific European instruments for increasing... of the negotiations’ agenda and require the buy in of the troika.... presented his party’s program to top European officials including the ECB President Mario Draghi. “None
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Working-class homes or millionaires' mansions - what's going under the hammer in property auctions?
EconomyFeatures, if necessary, to buy the majority of properties sold at auction this year, up to 8,000... Revenue (IAPR) can technically auction confiscated property for debts starting as low as 500 euros. In practice, however, it has been slow to do so, and its guidelines permit tax officials to exempt
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Mitsotakis uses justice reform as election rallying cry in aftermath of Mati verdict
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the crimes are believed to be linked to “Gate 7”, the ultras of Olympiacos FC. Commenting... aimed at speeding up the judicial process, the prime minister alluded to the trial of officials... government in 2019, an argument that several New Democracy officials have made in the aftermath
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Opposition intensifies calls for political scalp over failure to avert deadly hooligan clash
PoliticsGreek Politicsgroup of over 100 Dinamo Zagreb hooligans to reach the AEK FC ground in Athens, with tragic... inadequate to intervene. Government officials have been keen to describe the incident as an operational
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NBG net profits at 5 mln in Q1, NPEs drop for fourth straight quarter
EconomyBankingincreased by 8 percent QoQ to 235 million, with the cost of risk rising to 267 bps from 246 bps in Q4... led to gross loans falling by almost 500 million QoQ to 46.4 billion, while deposits also dropped
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Alpha Bank posts net profits of 59.4 mln in Q2, NPE sales worth 3.7 bln planned for remainder of year
EconomyBankingfrom the bancassurance business. Recurring operating expenses rose by 4 percent QoQ to 267 million... as of the end of Q2 2019, down by 500 million euros QoQ. Loan balances in Greece stood at 44.1 billion
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