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Newsletter 152 -23/02/2018
review, which had not yet been completed. One of those, which involved the Council of State... that now Greece is emerging from the bailout, SYRIZA is turning its attention to one of the key pledges... will be carried out by a committee made up of 21 members (10 from SYRIZA and one from junior
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Greek families shell out for education as state system falls short
Societyis one of just a few countries in Europe with no external assessment or system of quality assurance... raising state spending on education. The issue of external assessment and autonomy is one that has... system showed that the Greek system is one of the most centralised in the OECD, with 78 percent
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Parties mark out battle lines for next elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment would be the one to take the country out. “We are taking steady steps towards the exit, leaving... coalition, despite the difficulties it has faced and mistakes it has made, is the one that will oversee... that Tsipras has to play. It is certain to be one of the main pillars of the party’s election campaign
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Coalition hails multi-bill as start of clean break, opposition sees more of the same
PoliticsGreek Politicswas one of several cabinet minister emphasising over the weekend the positives that the government... of the out-of-court workout and a switch from next year to a one-out-one-in hiring policy... would retain the five-out-one-in rule that was adopted as part of Greece’s first programme. Keeping
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Newsletter 179 -19/10/2018
stand him in good stead for the future. One of the interpretations given to his decision to resign now... and the coalition united. This is why there could only be one winner in the contest between Kotzias... pension cuts of 1 percent in GDP. One of the two scenarios in the economic plan – the one
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Newsletter 182 -9/11/2018
in Thessaloniki. The next piece of legislation due in the House is expected to be the one paving the way... to approve each one separately. This underlined that apart from hoping that the measures will help..., particularly New Democracy, in as difficult a position as possible. One of the conservatives’ main lines
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Newsletter 185 -30/11/2018
, it should be pointed out that the original reduction was one of the counter-measures agreed in return... rather than being carried out in one go. The other measure announced was this year’s “social dividend... to holding elections in March. According to Kathimerini, one of the outlets to suggest that this option
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Bank of Greece outlines challenges to SME funding, gaps in knowledge
EconomyFeatures. Regarding their ownership structure, almost two thirds of firms are owned by family or entrepreneurs, one quarter belongs to only one owner and the remaining 7 percent is owned by other enterprises, business... are classified as trade firms, around one third is active in the services sector and almost one
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Athens eyes multiple benefits from joining China-backed 17+1 initiative
PoliticsForeign Policyapproved Greece’s longstanding ambition to become one of the members of this coalition, which could... initially participated as an observer. Just one day before this year’s summit in Dubrovnik... to Brussels, as well as Berlin, which is one of the European capitals that has not hidden its
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NPEs down by 13 pct to 81.8 bln in 2018, but BoG highlights continuing credit risk
EconomyBanking’ loans by 14.6 percent to 25.1 billion euros, which is close to one third of NPEs. However, the rise... than one year. The equivalent statistic for mortgages that have not been serviced for one year... loans, however close to one in five of those loans that had reached an agreement are again overdue
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