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Economic sentiment unchanged in Dec, consumer confidence improves by 3 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) was virtually unchanged in December, falling marginally to 106 points, from 106.2 in the previous month, according to European Commission figures released on Wednesday. Over the rolling 12-month period, December’s ESI i...
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Industrial turnover resumes growth after 3 months, rising by 2.6 pct YoY in May
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover turned positive in May, with a rise of 2.6 percent year-on-year (YoY), from a 9.2 percent decrease in April, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday. This is the first positive rea...
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IMF’s independent evaluation office identifies mistakes and challenges in Greece’s first programme
EconomyProgrammeon the topic and the design of Greece’s impending programme. Certain IMF officials held the view... that agreed policies are followed; clarification on how guidelines on programme design apply
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Athens goes over energy plans, eyes enhanced role
PoliticsForeign Policythrough the diversification of sources and routes. The project design capacity has been upgraded... from the Turkey/Greece border and from the Eastern Mediterranean region. The current design envisages
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Athens moves quickly to scrap pension cuts as Eurogroup inches forward on euro reform
EconomyProgrammeof the EU budget. Subject to a mandate to be given by the Euro Summit, work could proceed on the design... insurance scheme. We did not reach a common view on the need and design of such a function
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Brussels highlights lagging reforms ahead of decision on debt relief measures
EconomyProgrammetheir concerns as there are a large number of design and technical details which need to be settled so... of protection of primary residences raises concern. "It has a large number of design and technical
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Will the Covid-19 crisis undermine the EU Green Deal? A view from Europe's periphery
Agoracrucial to grasp the funding design of the EU Green Deal, and how this current crisis may undermine... model has been the design of financial tools to drive this transition, namely the EU Green Deal
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Finance Ministry's defence of economic record highlights area of policy weakness
EconomyMacroeconomyof advising on economic issues and policy design. It is also worth noting that the data and arguments... be seen as a useful guide for policy design over the next few years rather than a reason
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New Year reshuffle brings more MPs into cabinet, keeps key ministers in post
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe deputy agriculture minister. Interior Minister Takis Thedorikakos has also been left out of the new... Petsas has been appointed Alternate Interior Minister, to be replaced by Christos Tarantilis... to the right” and “a party-political balancing act”. The elevation to the Interior Ministry of Makis Voridis
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University bill threatens PASOK consensus as probes launched into alleged infractions by politicians
PoliticsGreek Politicsinvestigation in the Interior Ministry, which is the suspected source of the data leak, while on Tuesday.... The Interior Ministry has denied that it provides voters’ contact information, while the chief...’s EP elections, but also because the suspicions of a data leak emerged within days of the Interior
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