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Tsipras makes end-year debt deal government's top priority
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras launched SYRIZA’s four-day congress with a relatively low-key speech on Thursday that contained three key messages. The main takeaway from the prime minister’s address was his comment regarding the upcoming review. Tsipras suggested it wo...
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Cyprus talks enter crucial stage as Greece makes position clear on guarantees
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Cyprus reunification talks are due to enter a crucial stage next month as the Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders, Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci, have agreed to begin negotiations on the sensitive “territory” chapter. In comments after their ...
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Chinese State Grid makes highest bid of 320 mln for 24 pct stake in ADMIE
EconomyThe Public Power Corporation (PPC) said on Wednesday evening that the China’s State Grid Corporation submitted the highest binding offer of 320 million euros for the acquisition of a 24 percent stake in the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE...
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Tsipras makes PASOK opening amid domestic troubles
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has indicated that he is starting to make political plans for the period after Greece exits the programme in the summer of 2018. In an interview with new centre-left newspaper Nea Selida, the SYRIZA leader suggested that a ...
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Erdogan makes forceful start to visit, catches Athens off guard
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek government found itself in an uncomfortable position on Thursday, the first day of a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who called for the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, which delimited the boundaries between the two countries, to be r...
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Budget execution makes positive start to 2018 with 1.88 bln primary surplus
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 1.88 billion euros in the first month of 2018, beating the forecast by 1.16 billion euros, the Finance Ministry (MoF) preliminary budget execution bulletin revealed on Wednesday. The driving factor was a ...
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Despite some common ground, revision of constitution makes for new battleground
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs began debating on Tuesday the proposed changes to the Greek constitution before a vote on Thursday in what is shaping to be another political battle between SYRIZA and New Democracy, although the parties agree on aspects of the revision. Any propose...
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Government makes last-minute change to main homes bill in bid to satisfy creditors
EconomyProgrammeMPs are due to approve on Friday the new framework for the protection of primary residences from foreclosure after the government made a last-minute change on Thursday, aiming to satisfy Greece’s lenders ahead of the April 5 Eurogroup. The government am...
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PM makes slowing spread of coronavirus his main goal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made his first televised address regarding the coronavirus on Wednesday evening, just hours before the first death from the illness in Greece was confirmed. In his message, Mitsotakis identified the main goal as being ...
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PM makes minor changes to cabinet, with focus on handling of EU funds
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA limited cabinet reshuffle – the first since New Democracy came to power just over a year ago - which had been trailed for the last few weeks was announced on Tuesday. The two key goals were to fill a position that had been vacated recently and to gear...
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