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Electoral law vote brought forward, refugee crisis returns to political agenda
PoliticsForeign Policythe people want is “populism.” The issue of constitutional reform has not yet been debated within... to spend any extra money beyond what has already been budgeted for to cover the cost of housing... to non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The refugee situation has come back into focus as a result
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Coalition to focus on constitutional reform after electoral law, as TV tender progresses
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPublications and Lambrakis Press, was the first private channel to go to air in Greece in 1989. Recently it has... regularly not airing due to protests by employees. Over the last few years Mega has been a target... and increase transparency, given that Greece has never held a proper licensing procedure for broadcasters
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Added layer of complexity to Greek-Turkish relations in wake of failed coup
PoliticsForeign Policyof the refugee deal signed earlier this year. As a result, the EU has avoided strongly criticising the crackdown that has followed the abortive coup. During telephone calls with his European counterparts... in Greece. According to government sources, Tsipras has received reassurances that, if necessary, the EU
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Economic sentiment rises to 92.5 pts in Aug, consumer confidence edges down for second straight month
EconomyMacroeconomy2015. During this year, ESI has edged up by 4.9 points. Consumer confidence moved in the opposite... recorded in July, and landed at -70.1. Since the beginning of the year, consumer confidence has... rebounded by 3.1 points to -52.5 in August. However, it has still experienced a decline of 3.4 points
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Greece not seen meeting milestones soon, refugee rise may add to tension
PoliticsForeign Policypercent stake in the electricity grid operator ADMIE to a strategic investor) has been completed... not uphold the EU-Turkey agreement on refugees if Brussels has not secure visa-free travel for Turks.... We expect visa liberalisation for Turkish citizens at the latest in October 2016.” Athens has been
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Piraeus Bank’s bottom line turns profitable with 20 mln net profits in Q2
EconomyBanking. The related cost has already been booked. Impairment losses dropped 8 percent QoQ to 265 million in Q2.... Since Q3 2015, the bank has reduced its NPLs by 1.6 billion. The bank noted that 51.2 percent..., while has been trimmed by 1 billion since Q3 2015, of which 0.7 billion stems from corporate
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TV permit auction drags on as coalition tries to draw line under ELSTAT controversy
PoliticsGreek Politics. As the process has dragged on, so the controversy has grown, with current broadcasters having running... to ransom. This poisonous atmosphere will not disappear once the auction has been completed. Many... to a period when SYRIZA was in opposition and that the latest case has been triggered by a Supreme
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Talk of refugee returns adds to stretched Greece's anxiety
PoliticsForeign Policyregulations. Germany has not returned refugees to Greece since 2011. Clearly, the prospect of refugees... of the hotspots there is set at just under 7,500. This has led to increasing unrest at the camps... there has been a marked increase in the number of asylum applications (around 4,000 per month in recent
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Greek SMEs continue to have bleak view of their future
Societyin 2016, a study by the country’s small and medium-business association has claimed. In its latest six... suggest the Greek economy has entered a period of stabilisation (a reduction in unemployment... package of recessionary measures … has intensified the abnormal heartbeat of the Greek economy
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Government caught between milestones and corruption claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA crucial and action-packed week begins for the government, which has been battered by controversy... Tsipras has expressed the hope that the review will be finished by the end of October. This seems... that has emerged over the last few weeks is the danger that his government is getting sucked
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