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No return of institutions to Athens yet as differences persist
EconomyProgrammein the local media that the negotiations have reached an impasse. One of the issues that remains outstanding... savings of 1 percent of GDP to apply as of 2019, while the government aims for this to be delayed by one year. It is also not clear at the moment whether the cuts will be implemented in one go or in two
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Outline deal clinched at Eurogroup, focus now moves to Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsreached in Malta appears to be one that the Greek government can probably live with, even though... to implement 2 percent of GDP in measures in one go in 2019 (a possible election year), unless... for 2019 and 2020, making it easier for the coalition to argue that the package is a balanced one. Prime
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Greece watches closely as Turkey prepares for referendum
PoliticsForeign Policyexplained Turkey's recent behaviour towards Berlin and the EU by saying: "One side in the government... is considered so unpredictable that no one at the EU would like to consider what his reactions might... facing a number of crucial elections this year, no one would like to see a new crisis breaking out
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New Democracy's internal disputes continue to pester Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politics. One of the government’s reasons for wanting to probe the health sector is to put pressure... turmoil forced the current conservative leader to embark on a series of one-of-one meetings with other
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Under fire in Parliament, coalition looks to imminent conclusion of review talks
PoliticsGreek Politics, MPs are focussing on domestic issues. The government came under attack on Friday after one of its.... Savvidis was one of the bidders for a TV licence in last year’s failed auction and was linked with a bid to take over the debt-ridden Lambrakis Group, one of Greece’s largest publishing houses. Reports
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The reflection in Golden Dawn's mirror
Agorajust a few minutes but presented us with a useful snapshot of Greek political life. Firstly, one... and migrants living in Greece. The previous two observations combine into one when examining the way in which... that are particular to the Golden Dawn trial, there is one aspect that it has in common with most court
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BoG reveals number of indebted borrowers, details business NPEs
EconomyMacroeconomyto around one third of housing, one fourth of consumer and just 3.5 percent of corporate NPEs... two segments amount to 4.5 billion, while almost one third of them have once again become non
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Athens blocks EU statement on China amid growing economic ties
PoliticsForeign Policybody. “It was dishonorable, to say at least” one EU diplomat told Reuters with regard to Greece’s... sensitivity.” The decision to not support the statement was a political one driven on Greece’s economic... has also said that Greece is one of the most reliable partners China has in the EU.
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Greek and Turkish PMs tone things down, look to new Cyprus talks
PoliticsForeign Policyto this issue several times during his visit to Athens, reminding Brussels about one of the terms.... In their public statements, both men avoided showing their hands. No one is expecting any dramatic... things will evolve from now one. Eide is expected to table to the guarantor powers in the next
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Possibility remains for trial bond issue before IMF debt analysis
PoliticsGreek Politicsto have a good strategy to communicate with markets, so that markets understand it is not a one-off... of the issue and that current market conditions are good. One of the reasons that the government may move... will take part in the Greek programme, which is when the DSA is expected to be published. One report
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