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PM briefs EU leaders on migration stance as Turkey tries to pin blame on Greece
PoliticsForeign Policythan the immediate end of the pressure being induced by Ankara on the Evros border and the return... that Turkey has usually interpreted it. Libya There is a possibility of a ceasefire in Libya within the next.... But, according to government spokesman Steffen Seibert, Merkel told Haftar that the situation in Libya
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Amid lack of communication, overflights add to Greek-Turkish tension
PoliticsForeign Policyneighbourliness and to respect, rather than systematically violate, international law. Athens... on the sidelines of NATO Summit, in London in early December. Libya concerns Athens is also closely monitoring Turkey’s efforts to enhance and stabilise its presence in Libya, supporting the UN-recognised
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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeaturesis lifted is more than topical, as discussions start to focus on shaping the country’s post-MoU... since the beginning of the crisis, perhaps more than most people realise. The core public sector ended... historically been looser than those applied to the staffing of permanent roles. Up until 2009, applicants
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Newsletter 34 - 10/07/2015
in the same period last year. This translates into a net drop in retail sales by 305 million over... reflecting domestic consumption rather than increased tourism activity. Triggered by a panic to hoard medicines rather than cover their actual needs, citizens also rushed to pharmacies, where child
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Greece pinpoints flaws in Turkey's Aegean claims
PoliticsForeign Policya cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey, towards Libya’s shores. Also, being on the “wrong... than its own surface.” Ankara also recently claimed that even an island of the size of Crete cannot have a cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey to the Libya’s shores. Athens believes
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis rather than his leadership rivals. A prospective victory would.... Libya debacle The government, meanwhile, is facing criticism over its handling of the deaths of five members of a Greek humanitarian rescue mission in Libya under unclear circumstances. The victims
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IMF examines where programme went wrong, what lessons were learnt
EconomyProgrammeprojections, largely due to lower growth and deflators, while unemployment was much higher than originally... and the OSI, public debt recorded a relatively modest immediate decrease to 305 billion euros (160 percent... the sustainability assessment around the gross financing needs (GFN) metric rather than a specific debt
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BoG reveals figures for repatriation and banknotes returning to banking system
EconomyBankinginflow of 430 million, which is lower than the respective figure of 560 million recorded in the two-year... banknotes, the monthly repatriation of funds worth 470 million over the last 17 months was more than... in the July 2015 – November 2016 period stood at 180 million, which is substantially higher than
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Alpha Bank posts net profits of 48.1 mln in Q1, Greek NPE formation turns slightly negative on write-offs
EconomyBankingfor the third successive quarter. Net profits more than doubled to 48.1 million euros in Q1 from 20.1...-on-quarter (QoQ) to 305 million, mostly reflecting a drop in operating expenses following... by more than 100 million to 33.1 billion. The bank noted that Q1 deposits were positively affected
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Stocks rise for first time in three weeks, gaining 1.1 pct
Economy. Corporate news Alpha’s Q1 net profits more than doubled quarter on quarter to 48.1 million, while core pre-provision income rebounded by 1.2 percent to 305 million. Marfin Investment Group (MIG) showed... than halved to 13.1 million. Lamda Development reported a rise of 6.3 percent in Q1 net profits
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