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ND puts pressure on Kammenos, a potential weak link in coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthere denied that he had been authorised to pursue an agreement. New Democracy has described it as a “first class” scandal and has demanded that Kammenos face questions about his alleged role... has been launched into the matter. As we have mentioned before, New Democracy sees Kammenos
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Countdown begins for multi-bill, coalition eyes minimum wage increase
EconomyProgrammeactions the government has to complete as part of the third review has begun. In order for the January 22... ministers a week later. According to Kathimerini, the prime minister’s office has instructed all... in the coming days so it does not delay the conclusion of the third review, the coalition has already started
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Political confrontation as Novartis case transferred to Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe firm’s Greek branch has sparked an all-out war between the government and New Democracy..., modern type of patriotism, not one that has to do with “the Panama Papers, offshore, bribery....” Kathimerini reported that Frouzis has not yet been questioned as part of the investigation
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Hydrocarbons add to tension between Turkey, Greece and Cyprus
PoliticsForeign Policyconducting military exercises close to Cyprus's Block 2 and 3 and has blocked the area using a NAVTEX... Economic Zone (EEZ). Since Nicosia started its hydrocarbon research programme, Ankara has always doubted... that Ankara has acted in such a way over this issue but it appears to have adopted a different tone than
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New Democracy proceeds with renewal, puts centrists under pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has taken a step towards the renewal that its leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been... boost to party coffers ahead of the next general elections. New Democracy has responded... has advocated since 2016 but to which the government has not responded. In an interview with To Vima
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Growth, not just of the economic variety
Agorathat Greece has seen since Q1 in 2008. This year’s Q1 also marked the fifth consecutive quarter... and what people feel. Naturally, following an economic depression that has lasted around a decade, a consistent and robust recovery over several years is needed before it feels that a corner has been turned
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Kammenos claims approval of name deal a make-or-break moment for coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDefence Minister Panos Kammenos has prompted a new round of speculation about the coalition’s... has strongly criticised the compromise with Skopje. Kammenos’s calls for a super-majority were... for the name settlement to be adopted. Theodorakis has already made it clear that his party will back
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More changes needed to unlock private sector's potential, report says
EconomyFeaturesGreece has to take specific steps to unleash the potential of its business economy because... the bailouts. The authors believe, in this respect, that the crisis has not been used as an opportunity..., the nominal value added of the business economy in Greece has fallen by almost 38 percent in 2017
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Athens facing diplomatic developments on several fronts in September
PoliticsForeign Policy, before the ratification process has been completed. Before Greek MPs have their say, FYROM... the alliance under its temporary name, FYROM. Russia The name agreement has been one of the obvious... place as planned. Tsipras has been invited by Russian president Vladimir Putin to travel
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Tsipras planning for life without Kammenos
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggested that Tsipras has already begun work on a plan to get the Macedonia name deal through..., has also indicated he would back the name deal. This would give Tsipras 154 votes, which... has not yet backed a candidate. However, a comment made by Kotzias over the weekend did cause some
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