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  1. Gains and losses for all sides from vote on constitutional changes
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    its support for the change to the Article 32 in a second vote, which has to be held next month... (ANEL) from the coalition as well as candidates who will represent SYRIZA in local elections. It has... role at the Foreign Ministry, which has been occupied by Tsipras since the resignation of Nikos

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  2. Tsipras advertises launch of rent subsidy scheme in latest voter-friendly initiative
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the minister was granted by Attica Bank. However, the Athens Prosecutors’ Office has reportedly launched... in every five families that rent their homes. The government has budgeted 304 million euros... published by Public Issue on Wednesday suggests that since November, support for SYRIZA has risen

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  3. Economic sentiment at 101.3 in Feb, retail trade improves while consumer confidence dips
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to February 2018, the ESI has fallen by 2.6 points. After a notable improvement in January, which had been... in February. Year-on-year, consumer confidence has improved by 16.3 points. Regarding other indicators.... Year-on-year, industry confidence has deteriorated by 5.4 points. The services index showed

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  4. EC report notes economic imbalances and outlines remedies
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    Economy

    The European Commission’s country report on Greece for 2019 has highlighted a number of imbalances... of capital stock on potential growth has been significant. Low potential growth may represent..., the report noted that the current account deficit has improved during the crisis. Though part

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  5. Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
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    For two successive years, China has been Germany’s most important trading partner. In 2017... it trades with, Germany has the largest trade deficit with China (14,3 billion euro in 2017). Given... Sicherheit in der Informationstechnologie) has stated that it does not (yet) have any specific proof

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  6. EC sets out improvements Athens should make to primary residence proposal

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    and has been extended over the years. It was due to expire the end of last year and be replaced... to the general trend of NPL reduction, the ratio of residential loans turning red has continued increase since... for applications has been launched. Once the law has been passed, it is expected to take several weeks

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  7. Unemployment rate falls to 18 pct in Dec, lowest since July 2011
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , the unemployment rate stood at 20.8 percent, following a small revision. Unemployment has been below 19 percent for five consecutive months. This is the lowest the unemployment rate has been since July 2011... that the number of unemployed has fallen by 16,774, or 1.9 percent month-on-month. On an annual basis

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  8. Mati fire investigation puts spotlight on authorities and government
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , the government has sought to highlight the role of illegal construction in the fire-stricken area northeast... they will launch a parliamentary inquiry into the Mati fire. He suggested that the prosecutors’ report has... that this was a positive step. The competition for younger voters will be strong given that SYRIZA has

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  9. Government move over primary residences raises questions
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    an agreement with the institutions has prompted questions about SYRIZA’s motives. This immediately.... The fact that Tsipras has tried to politicise domestically friction with the creditors in the past means... will reveal more about the government’s intentions. A number of reports suggest that Athens has compromised

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  10. BoG data shows that overseas property investment revenue accelerated in 2018

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    21 permits. Since then according to the latest data, the Golden Visa programme has shown average... has pushed Athens to 14th place out of 31 European cities as a property investment destination..., it is not without controversy. The explosion of short-term rental properties in recent years has

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