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Parties draw dividing lines ahead of new protests over name issue
PoliticsGreek Politicsis that any difficulties will be overcome in a few days,” he said. However, much of Kotzias’s focus... Mitsotakis and the party’s top official have been highly critical of the direction that talks with FYROM... to the foreign minister’s decision to rebut an article by top Greek linguist Giorgos Babiniotis in which
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New overdue taxes rise by 599 mln in April, total stock continues to grow
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s new tax debt rose by 599 million in April, down from the increase of 776 million in March... in came to 998.9 million, increasing from March’s figure of 586.9 million. Income tax due rose slightly... of 243 million month-on-month, down from the previous month’s increase of 321 million. The increase
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Fallout from Macedonia name deal sparks turmoil for coalition and opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s decision to table a censure motion in Parliament has triggered significant... Democracy has fuelled speculation that two deputies in Defence Minister Panos Kammenos’s party..., leaving the coalition’s majority unaffected. The developments in the wave of the Macedonia name deal
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Deposits positive for fourth month as May sees inflows of 919.4 mln
EconomyMacroeconomythe conclusion of the third review and Greece’s anticipated exit from its adjustment programme in 2018... into the Greek banking system. May’s deposit inflows overtook April’s as the second highest for the year so... in May to come to 142.94 billion. The BoG’s most recent monthly financial statement showed
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Foreign investors positive on Greece but ease of doing business remains low
EconomyFeaturesGreece’s business framework remains complex and lengthy, which could act as a deterrent to foreign... companies have to deal with to do business in Greece, Fraport Greece’s chief executive Alexander... as part of the country’s extensive privatisation programme. Speaking at the InvestGR forum, Zinell
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Unemployment rate edges up to 20.2 pct in April as number of employed dips
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate in April edged up to 20.2 percent from 20.1 percent in March, Hellenic Statistical Authority’s (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday. The unemployment rate in April last year was 21.7 percent. The current month’s rate is the lowest since October 2011
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Government indicates readiness to play waiting game on pension cuts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsLiakos stood out. In an interview with To Vima, Liakos – one of Alexis Tsipras’s key advisers – said... the personal clearance for Giorgos Tsipras, the prime minister’s cousin and now head of his economic office... and called on the premier’s cousin to clarify whether he knew that his personal social security
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Deadly wildfires likely to heap pressure on Tsipras and ministers
PoliticsGreek Politics, near Kalamos – one of the areas affected by Monday’s blaze. However, last year’s fire did not lead... to the speculation by saying that “these fires are not so innocent.” Backlash Despite the government’s efforts... opposition parties did not hold back in their criticism of the government during last year’s fire in Kalamos
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Coalition focuses on relief effort after fires as Mitsotakis holds back on criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsaround an hour’s drive from central Athens, becoming clear. “While the country is mourning... settles from the tragedy that occurred northeast of Athens, New Democracy’s main line of attack... brigade’s control centre, he spoke of an “asymmetric threat.” This mirrored the words used by the New
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Buckling under pressure of Mati death toll, Tsipras searches for corrective actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the coalition’s crisis management strategy. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited Mati, the area devasted by last Monday’s fire, on Monday morning without any TV cameras present. His visit came... strategy last week. The government’s efforts to manage the message after the fire, such as a press
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