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Newsletter 160 -04/05/2018
are to hold them at the same time as the European Parliament elections in late May 2019 in order... of the wider government approach of creating a polarised atmosphere both in order to rally the party... in 2017 Greece recorded the first year since 2006 that the economy grew in all four quarters, the last
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Foreign investors positive on Greece but ease of doing business remains low
EconomyFeaturessaid: "We needed to obtain some 200 permits and approvals in order for works at the airports to start. In Lima we needed no permits at all, while in St Petersburg we had to get just two licenses... was cited as the leading element that should be improved in order to attract foreign direct investment
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Banks submit new NPL targets to SSM, with sales leading way in reduction drive
EconomyBankingwould be obliged to have their banking information made known to the banks in order to identify... into place. These include an improvement in the economy in order to avoid the creation of new NPEs while... in their third quarter results. All four banks reported meeting their internal NPLs reduction targets
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Athens aims for November agreement with lenders on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammethen, is that the institutions appear to believe that not implementing the pension cuts and adopting all..., Greek government officials have shown a willingness to compromise with the creditors in order... in order to keep spending down, thereby helping to bridge the fiscal gap. The Greek government had
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Council of Europe report warns over austerity-inflamed inequality in education
Societyas a cost-cutting exercise. This led to students having to travel greater distances in order to access... are also fatigued from working after school in order to support their households, which leaves them... by 5.4 percent in 2017 and by 3.4 percent in 2018. The report called on the lifting of all barriers
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Tsipras encounters obstacle in efforts to secure church deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsalso sees maintaining strong ties with the church as vital in order to keep its conservative supporters.... Ieronymos, seen mostly as a moderate, clearly does not have the support of all his bishops... bribed in order to secure the purchase of the C4I security system for the 2004 Athens Olympics
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Minister's actions put PM on the spot as politicians' loans stir controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicsa statement insisting that all the correct procedures had been followed in issuing the loan.... “If you do not investigate them, I will come there and won’t leave until you order an investigation... ahead of the 2000 elections in order to help its campaign. Tsouakatos made the revelations while
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BoG report notes challenges to Greek economy, issues warning over high fiscal targets
Economy. he report called for a redesign the education system of all levels in order to better arm students... of high levels of non-performing loans should be made a priority in order to free up capital
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Tracing the decline of the middle class as parties vie for its votes
EconomyFeaturesDemocracy blames SYRIZA’s tax policies for “overburdening” hard-working middle-income earners in order.... Almost all income groups have seen successive increases in their income tax since 2012..., in order to help the weakest and most vulnerable”. While the evidence shows that middle earners
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Mistaking tolerance for a free rein
Agorathe all-out war that some media outlets had declared on the leftist party at the time, this is an even... government has set out on the path to this goal by reducing taxes and attempting to deregulate in order... order on university campuses has also run into complications amid complaints of heavy-handed behaviour
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