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Youth wing scrap prefaces test for Mitsotakis at ND congress
PoliticsGreek Politicshas not been ideal as the conservative chief found himself having to deal with problems in the party..., the weekend’s events give him a stronger licence to proceed with this project. However, ONNED has... structure. Nevertheless, Mitsotakis has shown a determination so far to stamp his authority
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Greek-Turkish relations back in focus amid overflights and NATO chief's visit
PoliticsForeign Policy. The Greek Foreign Ministry has grown increasingly concerned by the air space violations. Greek diplomats... Ankara has rejected any alliance operation, but also in territorial waters. Ministries split Defence... moderate. Tsipras is no stranger to having to deal with Kammenos’s more aggressive line, which has
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Significant fall in migrant arrivals but camp conditions a growing concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the EU-Turkey agreement has had an impact even though only a handful of refugees and migrants... statement on Wednesday, EU border agency Frontex now has 1,074 staff in Greece but the European Asylum... and the limited resources that the Greek government has committed or is able to commit towards managing
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Demand for hospitals' reserves raises concerns about govt's liquidity position
Economyto consumption and non-allocated expenditure, social protection and grants to hospitals. Greece has paid.... Greece has to repay on July 20 2.31 billion euros in bonds held by the ECB. The practice that has been
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Substantial ground for Greece and lenders to cover before May 9 Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsto support the basic package of 3 percent of GDP in austerity measures. This has led to Athens... April. According to a report in To Vima, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos has proposed that these cuts... ahead until the Eurogroup on May 9. The Greek side has not ruled out the possibility of a high
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A breakdown of the 5.4 bln in measures that form basis of agreement between Greece and creditors
EconomyProgrammeto the first two pillars. The detailing of the indirect tax measures has not been officially disclosed... an additional tax burden of 200 euros. The government has reportedly amended its initial proposal... are strongly opposed to the reform, while the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) has
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Davutoglu departure prompts concern about Turkish unpredictability in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policythe danger of a major incident in the Aegean, arguing that Turkey has used such events during periods... conducts the so-called "exploratory" talks with Greece and has enjoyed Erdogan’s confidence for many.... Davutoglu has been a major factor in Turkey’s positive stance when the Annan Plan for Cyprus
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Eurobank turns profitable in Q1 for first time since Q3 2011, with net profit of 60 mln
EconomyBankingin Q4. The bank has guided for a cost of risk below 2 percent for the whole of 2016. On the asset... in December, while has slipped to 22.8 billion in May. The breakdown shows ELA funding currently stands at 18.1 billion and ECB funding at 4.7 billion. A part of the previously used Euroystem funding has
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Coalition lines up draft legislation with aim of shifting debate and mood
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be on the Eurogroup Working Group meeting, which will decide whether Greece has done enough... change the main topic of discussion domestically, which has recently been about the measures needed... Democracy a large lead over SYRIZA (25.4 vs 17.9 percent), underlining how far public opinion has turned
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Brexit leaves Greece dangling precariously
Agorabefore. Brexit has the potential to unleash not just a wave of consequences that will be damaging... on this. European Council president Donald Tusk has warned against going in chase of some kind of Utopian..., the key question will be if this group of politicians has what it takes to steer Greece through
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