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This is how Greece kept its budget on track in Q1
Agora, the marked over-performance in March is to a large extent attributed to one-off or non-recurring... the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) on March 19 and relates to one-off fees Greek banks paid... the pre-election period as well the postponement of the VAT payment by one month had a marked impact
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Newsletter 139 -10/11/2017
a decision on whether to call off their strike. There appeared to be progress during the week... the one proposed by the coalition. He also challenged the opposition leader to explain where his party... an established and corrupt elite, which they claim Mitsotakis is part of. It looks set to form one
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Govt mulls Easter bonus as cost-of-living crisis causes public concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsa one-off benefit payment to vulnerable groups before Easter. Chief government spokesman Yiannis... they stressed would be a one-off measure strictly targeted to those most in need. The Finance Ministry...Worsening inflation date on the one hand and ebbing polling figures on the other are creating
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Fire on outskirts of Athens puts PM's crisis strategy under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicson the centre-right government and all but killing off the prospects of snap elections later this year... areas, burning homes and businesses. Only one fatality had been reported by Thursday morning after... than preventing them, run so deep that the appointment of one person, however capable, is not enough
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Inquiry into surveillance scandal begins as ND feeds speculation about change to election law
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the authorities have to explain why EYP was monitoring one of the government’s political... the committee one month to deliver its findings. Traditionally, such inquiry’s rarely lead to any... has already accused New Democracy of trying to play off Androulakis’s phone-tapping against previous
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Few bright spots for opposition candidates in local polls, ND confident for second round
PoliticsGreek Politicson to manage significant resources”, he said, “and it is very important to us to speak the same language and share the same vision for growth in the regions”. In the second-round run-offs, all but one... Zachariadis to second place, and now facing the incumbent Kostas Bakoyiannis in a run-off. Following
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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agoraof whether Greek society is emerging from this experience any wiser, the fact that one in four Greeks... days away. Samaras decided to vote against the agreement, a decision that opened Pandora’s box... one year was beyond a joke. At around the time of the one-year anniversary of the first bailout
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Government attempts to offer reassurance against winter energy shortages
PoliticsGreek Politicsthemselves on heightened alert for the prospect of Russia completely shutting off gas supplies. Skrekas... scenarios, adding that Greece faces one of the lowest risks in Europe in terms of security of supply... with the addition of a temporary storage facility at Revithoussa, Greece has very little storage capacity
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Back from the brink: What next for Greece's property market?
EconomyFeaturestax continue to put off overseas investors. The one property sector that is doing well is the luxury... is a very real one for the Greek banking sector - as of the end of 2016, over 40 percent.... It’s a story where the one-time villains, the foreign investors circling around prime property
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