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Breaking up is hard to do
Agorafor more than four decades. The thorniest issue, which has haunted the process from the beginning, is related to the status of the Irish Border post-Brexit. Theresa May has insisted that the result... will be leaving both the EU single market and the customs union. At the same time, May’s government has
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SYRIZA scrutinised over watchdog appointment as education hirings confirmed
PoliticsGreek Politicsand SYRIZA, which has been a recurring theme since the leftists and the neo-Nazi party voted against... the Competition Commission, the political clash over her appointment has mostly to do with the upcoming elections... that it has enough loyalists within the public administration and the system of governance at large
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Tsipras facing decision over timing of vote on Prespes Agreement
PoliticsGreek Politics. Kammenos’s position has been well-documented and does not come as a surprise to Tsipras, who knows that he... other sources. The only question that SYRIZA has about ANEL is what stance it will take if New... from the party. One of those deputies, Thanassis Papachristopoulos, has stated his intention
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Economic sentiment at 101.6 in December, consumer confidence and retail trade strengthen
EconomyMacroeconomyin November, European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Tuesday. Sentiment has stayed above the 100-point... 2018, the ESI has risen by 0.3 points. Consumer confidence rose by 0.8 points to -35. Year-on-year, consumer confidence has improved by 15.3 points. December’s reading for consumer confidence
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Clearer picture ahead of confidence vote but Tsipras not secure yet
PoliticsGreek Politicsguarantees that he will achieve his goal. SYRIZA has 145 MPs and is counting on the vote of independent..., the prime minister knows that he has this majority secured. However, Tsipras made it clear on Sunday... longer if he does not obtain a clear majority. This means that he has until late on Wednesday
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Lenders fret over reform delays as Brussels revises 2019 growth forecast upwards to 2.2 pct
EconomyProgrammein 2018, around 2 billion euros remained unpaid at the end of December. The Finance Ministry has argued..., the privatisation fund, HRADF, has submitted an Asset Development Plan and is hiring technical... concession. Perhaps, the key issue that has to be addressed is the framework that will replace
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KINAL vies for space, plays hard-to-get ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCentre-left Movement for Change (KINAL) has staked its claim for a say in the future of Greek... at the next parliamentary elections seemed to have been dealt a serious blow. However, the grouping has experienced a mini-revival over the last few months. This has been partly attributed
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Developments in Novartis probe signal new, bitter phase in pre-election battle
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto the alleged scandal involving Novartis and the setting of drug prices in Greece has been completed... being, the lengthy investigation into the Novartis case has led to prosecutors asking... Pikrammenos, Giorgos Koutroumanis, Evangelos Venizelos and Andreas Lykourentzos) has been dropped
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Economic sentiment down to 100.3 in April, consumer confidence continues to strengthen
EconomyMacroeconomymark. Barring January’s reading of 99.6, the index has remained above 100 points in the year so far. Compared to April 2018, the ESI has fallen by 2.3 points. Consumer confidence improved by 0.7 points month-on-month and came to -30.9 in April. Compared to April 2018, consumer confidence has shown
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Economic sentiment shows slight rise to 100.8 in May
EconomyMacroeconomythe 100-point mark. Barring January’s reading of 99.6, the index has remained above 100 points in the year so far. Compared to May 2018, the ESI has fallen by 2.8 points. Consumer confidence improved by 1.4.... Compared to May 2018, consumer confidence has shown a strong improvement of 19.1 points. A mixed picture
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