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Omnibus bill passes but leaves marks on coalition and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsso Athens could receive further bailout funding but the process may have inflicted lasting damage on the government and the main opposition. In the end 152 MPs of 300 in total voted for the first... strategy for May’s local and European Parliament elections, when the two parties hope to present
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Gov't adopts patchwork of measures to overcome liquidity problems
EconomyProgrammerequested from Greek lenders that they retain their total T-Bill holdings at February 18 levels... paid so far in March a total of 1.24 billion euros to the International Monetary Fund in three tranches: 310 million on March 6, 348 million on March 13 and 581 million on March 16. The last tranche
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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
PoliticsForeign Policyto avoid any fait accomplis regarding future talks with Greece, Libya may call Turkey to begin seismic... and the island of Crete. "We want to make an opening with Libya as a whole, so that we can finally... located in the area between Greece and Libya," Mitsotakis said in an interview with ANT-1 TV, last
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Speculation about timing of next general elections intensifies
PoliticsGreek Politicselections in late May 2019 in order to avoid sending Greeks to the polls three times in the same year... widely among Greeks and SYRIZA may not be rewarded as adequately as it would like. An early election... in a snap election or play the long game and hope that he can eat away at New Democracy’s poll lead over
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Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021
Rafale jets, taking the total it has ordered to 24. Domestically, the agreement has been greeted... the possibility that conflict between NATO member states could occur and that membership of the Alliance may
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Newsletter 203 -15/04/2019
at flexibility Alexis Tsipras stepped up his efforts this week to appeal to voters ahead of May’s... compared to nothing this year. The change would also eat into the extra income that employees gained... Parliament elections in May, which will act as a litmus test ahead of the national vote later this year
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Greece's golden visa scheme brings revenues, but risks as well
EconomyFeaturesCountry of origin Primary permit holders Total permit holders including family members China 1,395 3,644 Russia 429 990 Turkey 308 811 Egypt 109 265 Lebanon 109 310 Iraq 84 320 Ukraine 83 181 Syria 66 201 Jordan 62 160 Iran 57 115 Other countries 266 568 TOTAL 2,968 7,565 Source: Ministry
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Lower yields for short- and long-term borrowing boost Athens
EconomyMacroeconomyThere was a promising start to May for Greece’s debt management agency (PDMA) as interest in its T-Bills rose and borrowing costs dropped in the two issues it auctioned successfully on May 2 and May... for 875 million euros. It received total bids of 2.49 billion euros, including 392 million of non
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAchtsioglou who only managed 36.18 percent in the final count. A total 148,821 party members cast... as a byword for divisive tactics and negative campaigning. Another political leader who may be made.... Libya debacle The government, meanwhile, is facing criticism over its handling of the deaths of five
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Come back Cleisthenes, all is forgiven
Agorafor the mayorship in May’s elections. Kaklamanis has dismissed Kaminis achieving a balanced budget despite seeing.... By May, the state budget deficit was already at 14.4 billion euros, with 43 percent of the budgeted... this fiscal collapse (either in May 2009 or September 2009 – the date, but not the incident, are disputed
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