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SYRIZA tries to contain impact of ex-minister's grave allegations
PoliticsGreek Politics. The coalition has so far played down the serious claims, attempting to cast doubt on them... political secretariat that appears to have been implicated in the allegations – Panos Lambrou – has... Tsipras some respite from an issue that touches a raw nerve within SYRIZA, which has repeatedly
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Coalition hopes for respite from ex-minister's claims as probes launched
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto the claims on Friday. Supreme Court prosecutor Efterpi Koutzamani has ordered a probe into claims... of the allegations and the prime minister’s office has not responded directly to the claim that Tsipras... government policy. SYRIZA has tried over the last years to shrug off persistent accusations from its
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NBG strengthens capital at deep discount, falls short of initial target
Agora. The bank said it has raised a total of 1.17 billion euros so far, including the outcome... under the baseline and at 4.48 billion under the adverse stress test scenario. Summing up, NBG has... stands at 1.13 billion euros and is the highest among the four systemic Greek banks. Its stock has
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With onerous measures looming, Tsipras seeks talks with opposition leaders
PoliticsGreek Politicsissues. It is no coincidence that this call has come as the coalition’s majority, reduced to three... to pensions being cut further but the one advantage Tsipras has is that while many of the measures being... on PASOK’s Fofi Gennimata, who has so far maintained a hard line against Tsipras. However, given
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Greece steps up effort to bolster relations with Iran
PoliticsForeign Policycautiously as it did not want to provoke reactions among its allies. The SYRIZA government has shown... conclusion of Iran’s lengthy negotiations over its nuclear program in July. Athens has been encouraged... that there are other countries that already play this role. Athens however has made some moves
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Unemployment nudges down to 24.6 pct in Sept
EconomyMacroeconomyof this reversal in unadjusted data in September, Greece’s labour market has substantially benefited... in the movement of capital and cash in Greece. Since March this year, employment has gained just under... of 27.9 percent. The Aegean has by far the lowest with 16.1 percent. The challenges in the Greek labour
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Management of NPLs to test gov't in negotiations with lenders
EconomyFollowing an agreement on foreclosures that was part of the first set of milestones, Greece now has... the 13 prior actions the government has to implement by mid-December to unlock the next sub-tranche... bank has signed an agreement with a foreign company on the NPL management. Alpha signed at the end
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Deflated SYRIZA shuns broader political cooperation for now
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Alexis Tsipras has also repeatedly separated the Union of Centrists from his attacks... to the “parallel programme” that SYRIZA has spoken about before the September 20 elections. This is the idea... justifying their decision to continue supporting Tsipras after he signed the third bailout but has
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The year that Greece (nearly) saw it all
AgoraSince the Greek crisis began, the action has hardly stopped. But even by its standards, Greece... has been full of contradictions for Greece: Yanis Varoufakis became a global household celebrity... was reelected in September to do just the opposite. MacroPolis has been present throughout
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Gov't hits back as pension reform row heats up
EconomyProgrammeThe government has hit back in the public relations battle over its proposed pension reforms... landscape is completely different with that of 5 years ago since GDP has shrunk by almost 22 percent... pension has dropped by 41 percent over the last five years to 863 euros in January 2015 from 1,480
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