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PM tries to halt election speculation as poll gap widens
PoliticsGreek Politicsyear and calling elections either at the same time as the European Parliament vote in May or soon
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Tsipras urges SYRIZA MPs to focus on ever-closer MoU exit
PoliticsGreek Politicschecks within the framework of your European commitments than to be forced to govern with the troika
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Coalition suffers space agency misfire
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe visit of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to Athens on Thursday allowed the government to deflect attention from the embarrassing resignation a day earlier of the expert it appointed to head Greece’s fledgling space agency. Juncker’s visit meant that the focus of the local
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Economic sentiment rises to 103.6 in Apr, consumer confidence rises by 4 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rebounded by 3.8 points to 103.6 in April compared to 99.8 in March, European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Friday. March’s figure had been the first time since December 2017 that the reading had fallen back under the 100-point mark after several months
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Retail sales drop by 0.4 pct in Feb, volume down by 0.1 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyby the European Commission showed that consumer confidence increased by 4 points to -48.8 in April compared
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EC forecast acknowledges pressure on Greek households, revises down growth
EconomyMacroeconomyThe European Commission (EC) had to revise its growth estimates for Greece in its Spring 2018 forecasts and is now expecting the country to grow this year by 1.9 percent, from 2.5 percent previously. The estimate for next year was also downward revised to 2.3 percent, also from 2.5 percent
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Concern over prior actions grows, debt talks approach crucial juncture
EconomyProgrammeto be attached, including a decision by the Eurogroup or the European Stability Mechanism for the extra
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Pension cuts due in 2019 fuel political battle, election talk
PoliticsGreek Politicsneutral as they will be offset by spending on investment, welfare and some tax cuts. The European
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Industrial production rises by 1.1 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomyby the European Commission showed that industry confidence dropped substantially into negative territory
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Building activity up by 5.4 pct in Feb, permits remain below 1,000
EconomyMacroeconomyin 2016. The latest construction confidence indicator for April released by the European Commission
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