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War of words fuels bitter mood in Greek politics
PoliticsGreek Politics’s sister. Kammenos has been involved in a long-running battle with Marinakis. The minister accused... mood in Greek politics. This is being fuelled by much of the media, which has taken a partisan... the opposition has recently tried to highlight the government’s weaknesses is foreign policy, particularly
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Turkish elections put Athens on alert as name talks reach crucial juncture
PoliticsForeign Policyhigh level of tension with Greece. The government has decided not to reply to statements made... is concerned that the Turkish leadership has linked the issue of the two Greek soldiers with the eight... to hold election rallies in Western Thrace. Unlike Germany, it has not taken any decision to forbid any
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OECD highlights reforms and imbalances that need to be addressed
EconomyMacroeconomythe progress that has been achieved on a number of fronts as Greece is approaching the end of its... falls well short of the rest of the countries in OECD and has room for significant focus... credibility has strengthened due to the fiscal consolidation bearing fruit in the form of strong
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Athens and creditors place immediate focus on remaining key deliverables
EconomyProgrammemuch progress the Greek government has made in completing the 88 prior actions of the current review... be ticked off the list. One of the prior actions that has trouble the government most... as the International Monetary Fund has not yet officially backed down from its demand for the reduction
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Marginal increase to 20.8 pct for Feb unemployment rate
EconomyMacroeconomy, a decrease of 0.2 percent. Compared to the same month last year, the figure for those employed has risen by 33,636. Total employment has been standing above 3.7 million since February last year. The figures... by 0.9 percentage points (pps) from last year to 26.2 percent. This figure has been declining since
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Technical talks progress but debt relief, credit line continue to grate
EconomyProgrammeon the government. Government sources also told Avgi that Athens has received approval for its growth... of whether the Fund will take part in the programme has to be put to its board soon. Credit line... the programme ends has been revived this week partly due to an interview by the European Central Bank’s
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Mission chiefs take up negotiations in Athens but focus on IMF's decision
EconomyProgrammebetween the lenders over debt relief continues to attract much attention and has fuelled speculation.... However, the discussion over the prior actions has been overshadowed by growing speculation about... on Tuesday, the head of the IMF’s European Department Poul Thomsen suggested that the Fund still has
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Greek Salad (made in Italy)
AgoraThe anticipated creation of a populist government in Italy has sent shivers down the spines...’ economic and fiscal plans. Greece has a lot to teach the world on what happens when attempting ill... will deliver a free lunch. This has been so clearly demonstrated during the few months of SYRIZA’s ill
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High expectations and landmarks on road to privatisations in 2018
EconomyProgrammeof the Egnatia highway has a number of actions that are needed to move the project forward with key deliverables... of a financial closing by this December, which has a total cash consideration that exceeds 900 million euros. On other projects, the tender for the sale of 5 percent of OTE has been launched
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Two weeks left for Athens to settle last remaining prior actions
EconomyProgrammein Luxembourg on June 21. The Eurogroup has already instructed the institutions to put together a new debt... can show that it has made the necessary progress in reducing state arrears during April, the European..., in the calculation of this year’s ENFIA property tax. The government has promised the creditors
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