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Countdown to Macedonia name deal vote has PM weighing up support
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the agreement. This prompted a strong reaction from junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), which is opposed to the deal. ANEL spokesperson accused Kotzias of trying to create problems in the governing coalition. This prompted a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and ANEL leader
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Kammenos deviation raises more questions about coalition's endurance
PoliticsGreek Politics, Independent Greeks (ANEL). During his visit to Washington, Kammenos suggested an alternative plan... to reports, SYRIZA and ANEL officials were taken aback by Kammenos’s comments as his proposals had... speaker Nikos Voutsis also appeared perplexed by the suggestions made by the ANEL leader
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Amid coalition bickering, Skopje vote lights up path to snap elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsturbulence. Kammenos, who leads the junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), told a meeting... position could not be clearer.” The ANEL chief did not make it clear if his departure from.... ANEL could, theoretically, leave the coalition but continue to back SYRIZA in crucial votes
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Merkel backing for name deal overshadowed by coalition leaders' crucial talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Panos Kammenos, who leads the junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL..., especially if he does not have any support from ANEL MPs. SYRIZA currently has 145 lawmakers.... This is what the two men had agreed in September. He will also reportedly ask for any ANEL
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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL), whose parliamentary group is close to the point of no longer being recognised... relevance is declining ahead of the general elections later this year. ANEL looks set to suffer... with ANEL leader Kamemnos and is expected to sit as an independent. This would leave Kammenos with just five
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Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsadvised them that the man who had been beaten was a member of a radical left group and had been... as police clashed with some protestors. One policeman was dragged off his motorcycle and beaten. Along
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More concern for coalition than cheer for SYRIZA in latest poll figures
PoliticsGreek Politicssaw their support increase by 1.5 percentage points since the last Public Issue survey in July but the poll’s findings should be more of a source of concern for the New Democracy-led government than..., the poll numbers should have alarm bells ringing in government circles. And, if that election is held
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NBG net profits decline to 8 mln in Q3, NPLs continue to fall
EconomyBankingNPL target for the end of next year is for the pile to stand at 8.8 billion, falling to 3.3 billion... of 3.3 billion in Greece. As a result, NBG’s loan to deposit ratio improved to 71 percent in Greece...-binding bids must be received by December 10, and binding bids by the end of February. The bank hopes
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Greece tugged down in WEF competitiveness ranking by financial system, institutions
EconomyFeaturesact as indicators of long-term growth. As of 2018, the GCI introduced a new progress score ranging
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NBG results show net profits of 18 mln in Q4 and 484 mln in 2019
EconomyBankingdeleveraging. Domestic loan disbursements were up 13 percent YoY to 3.3 billion in the year, largely driven... from the ECB. Interbank exposure was reduced by 3.3 billion YoY to just 300 million in Q4... as well. All three portfolios have received binding offers. P&L Net interest income (ΝΙΙ) fell by 4
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