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Final list of bidders confirmed ahead of contentious auction for TV permits
PoliticsGreek Politicsby shipping magnate Vangelis Marinakis. Kalogritsas has strong links to the government. He is reportedly... newspaper “Proti” in the 1980s. Kalogritsas also has family links with Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos, who has publicly stated that the businessman should not be awarded a TV license because
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Greece sets up working group to monitor implications of Brexit
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek Foreign Ministry has decided to monitor closely European developments linked... Coordinating Committee will be formed to work closely on that matter. The Working Group has already met once and its members have exchanged views on the repercussions of the UK referendum. It has made
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Refugee crisis charade adds insult to EU's injuries
Agorahas faded into the background. Aided by the closure of borders in the Balkans and central Europe... that conditions were not good enough. The suggestion now seems to be that the EU has helped Greece... improvements in Greece. For instance, the Greek Asylum Service has stepped up its activity and preregistered
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Greece’s embattled commercial steel market industry braced for more challenges
EconomyFeatures. China in recent years has emerged as a powerhouse of cheap steel production, to the detriment... cheap Chinese steel has gone from a business nuisance to a factor that has thrown the European... and 1.3 percent of the EU’s GDP in 2015. [2] Over the years, European steel production has seen its
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Row with church too much for Tsipras's fragile coalition
Agorabetween the government and the church recently. Fylis has been trying to gradually loosen the influence that the church has within Greek schools. Earlier this year he clashed with priests when he insisted... remains intact as the church has a prominent presence in schools and the academic curriculum. Alsp
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PASOK in turmoil, Mitsotakis strengthens ties with church
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has chosen to strengthen his support among the party’s traditional... has had an uneasy relationship since replacing him in June 2015. Venizelos and others within... that she has turned her back on the possibility of working with New Democracy in a future coalition
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Trash dispute troubles SYRIZA ahead of political lull
PoliticsGreek Politicsby municipal rubbish collectors, which has led to trash piling up in the streets. Around 5,000 local authority... it would provide permanent positions at local authorities for some contract workers. This plan has... without encountering any legal obstacles. It is the first time for several months that the coalition has
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Reshuffle rumours surface as Tsipras prepares plan for autumn
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been meeting his ministers ahead of the brief summer break... to conduct a cabinet reshuffle before the autumn. There are two key issues that Tsipras has to address... of the third review, which is due to begin in October/November. The government has made a point of saying
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SYRIZA tests PASOK waters with talk of possible alliance
PoliticsGreek Politicsreligion and other ideological issues. Kammenos has repeatedly insisted that the two parties... SYRIZA that perhaps the alliance between the leftists and the right-wing nationalists of ANEL has run its course. This has come to fore since the policy-making focus moves to issues that are not linked
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Greek demographic ratios among the worst in Europe
Societyin Europe with 1.3 children per woman. This pattern has remained in place for at least the last... the last wave of emigration which occurred in the 1970s, Greece this time around has lost large... is currently far too low to replace the population it has lost to emigration. The country’s fertility
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