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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agorahousing some 100 asylum seekers, authorities are often absent or unwilling to engage with protesters... more than 2 billion euros in funding for this purpose since 2015, although most of this money has
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Greece's post-lockdown hubris
Agora. The failure to engage young people in safe behaviour has gradually dawned on policymakers... went to outlets critical of the government. The funding controversy, however, points to a much more
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Worrying Covid data forces ND to take tough policy decisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsapproval and to engage in “targeted” interventions to convince the unvaccinated to get their jabs... Iliopoulos called on the government to strengthen the public health service via more funding, to scrap
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NBG results show net profits of 18 mln in Q4 and 484 mln in 2019
EconomyBankingdeleveraging. Domestic loan disbursements were up 13 percent YoY to 3.3 billion in the year, largely driven... from the ECB. Interbank exposure was reduced by 3.3 billion YoY to just 300 million in Q4... as well. All three portfolios have received binding offers. P&L Net interest income (ΝΙΙ) fell by 4
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As Greek deadline looms, this is how the next days could play out
EconomyProgrammemight even be able to scrape together enough to pay the IMF if it does not receive further funding.... On that date Greece has to pay 1.55 billion euros to the International Monetary Fund due to the bundling... pay the IMF, it is unclear at the moment which of them could be available on that critical date
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Review delay brings Greek liquidity needs back into focus
EconomyProgrammeGreece has to pay 6.46 billion euros for GGB redemptions (4.03 billion to the ECB and 2.43 billion... in GGBs held by the ECB are due. Greece also has to pay 620 million in March, mostly to private investors... Greece is obliged to pay back to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) 1.6 billion euros
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Despite the drama, Kammenos proves reliable coalition partner for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras’s coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos, proved again.... The ANEL leader is particularly sensitive to national and religious issues because the vast majority... protected. The ANEL leader, who is also the defence minister, confirmed this was the case in his TV
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Tsipras gets approval for gender bill despite coalition partner's absence
PoliticsGreek Politicsany permanent damage despite the fact that SYRIZA’s coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) did... the bill and two others abstained. Only one ANEL MP, from a total of nine, backed the draft... and Mitsotakis not to vote in favour of the right to change gender. New Democracy and ANEL have close
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Differences over Macedonia name issue put coalition unity under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty, Independent Greeks (ANEL), have failed to see eye to eye on an issue. There have been occasions since 2015 when ANEL has refused to support draft legislation in Parliament and there has never... it “interesting.” ANEL struggling Kammenos, who labelled Kotzias the best foreign minister Greece has
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Loss of MP upsets coalition plans to build on positive momentum
PoliticsGreek Politicscoalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), ostensibly over the Macedonia name deal, reduced the government... the coalition has had a close relationship until recently. ANEL called on the lawmaker to prove.... The term used by a number of government officials and ANEL’s spokesman was “apostasy,” which refers
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