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Electricity price shock, pressure on phone-tapping take shine off surveillance exit
PoliticsGreek Politics. In addition to the expanding envelope for energy support, the government is looking to set aside funds... reversing the fiscal deficit. Phone-tapping With Parliament set to resume its business a week early, the heat is also on the government over the unfolding surveillance scandal, which is set to form
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Foreign minister toughens stance as first autumn polls pile pressure on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsout to shore up support for New Democracy in the light of bruising poll findings. In a wide-ranging... from the official government position. Gerapetritis stressed that his own policy line was set... base. The first set of polling figures after the summer recess suggest that backing
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General gov't figures shed more light on course of spending, revenues during crisis
EconomyMacroeconomyThe release of the 2015 detailed general government figures by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) revealed some interesting findings on the evolution of the key annual figures. In more detail, revenues rebounded for the first time since 2010, r...
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Stocks rebound by 0.7 pct for third straight week amid light trading activity
EconomyThe Greek stock market edged up 0.7 percent for the third successive week following the return of the institutions’ mission chiefs to Athens and resumption of discussions with the Greek authorities about the second programme review. However, the trading...
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Study casts light on unusual export profile, identifies areas for improvement
EconomyFeaturesA study by the Dianeosis thinktank has shown that Greece’s export sector is hampered by public administration, structural barriers and introversion, and recommended several measures for both policy-makers and businesses. The study compiled data from ELS...
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Government focusses on security of energy supplies in light of Ukraine escalation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe escalating crisis in Ukraine has prompted a high-level review of the security of Greece’s energy supplies, with concerns about access routes to natural gas now added to the existing challenge posed by high prices. The decision by Russian President P...
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No image availablerumbo 21/05/23 ABC News Greek election: New Democracy set for victory 20/05/23 Politico Greece’s... amb fòrceps 16/06/18 Expresso Atenas consegue saída ‘limpa’ 08/04/18 The National Green shoots... Mitsotakis conquista la mayoría absoluta en Grecia 07/07/19 Publico Mitsotakis prepara-se para vitória
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Spain’s economic recovery languishes amid graft scandals
Agoraby Spain’s government. Madrid hails these figures as the long-awaited green shoots of the economic... by 2015. Brussels set a 3-percent deficit target for 2016. Meanwhile, the debt will be climbing above
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Space and time the missing elements in Greek bailout talks
Agora. The IMF believes that the fiscal targets the Europeans have set Greece (3.5 percent for 5-10 years after... against forecasts for a small recession. Are these the green shoots of a recovery? When unemployment
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Investors voice concerns about delays to Hellenikon as mine talks falter
EconomyFeatures, 10 years would not be enough to complete the development project which is set to transform the site of the old Athens airport into a complex of luxury apartments, green urban spaces and shopping
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