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Greek funding needs add to pressure in talks between Athens and lenders
EconomyProgrammefor Athens. Starting from this month, Greece has to pay a total of 1.6 billion euros, which comprises 0.7... needs for these two months rise to 5.1 and 3.7 billion euros respectively. This means that Greece has... have already been covered. The Greek coalition government has said it aims to honour all
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EU-Turkey refugee agreement: A life saver or a dud?
Agoraon Sunday is similar: On the surface it appears a deal that suits both sides but it has... if Ankara keeps up its end of the bargain and stems the flow of people, which has put such a strain... would be Greece, which has seen around 730,000 arrivals so far this year, according to the UNHCR
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Moody's upgrades rating to 'B3,' amid confidence about political outlook, economic prospects
Economy, of the privately held debt has materially declined, removing any uncertainty about the judgement... programme has exceeded expectations and has been stronger than under its two earlier programmes... of automatic tax increases and spending cuts has been legislated that would be activated if needed
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Newsletter 168 -29/06/2018
the democratic legitimacy to sign the deal. The two departures mean that the coalition now has 152 MPs (145... that will lead to speculation about how much longer the coalition can survive. Kammenos has added... businessman Ivan Savvidis, with whom the coalition has had a close relationship until recently. The term
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Newsletter 183 -16/11/2018
to pension spending next year. The final hurdle that the coalition has to clear comes on Monday, when... in February at the earliest. Achieving this concession has been a major political goal for Prime Minister..., that the SYRIZA leader signed up to a fourth programme. This has been one of New Democracy’s main lines
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Newsletter 193 -08/02/2018
to those who lodged legal complaints. The court will also have to decide if its decision has retroactive.... The Finance Ministry has argued that much of this is subject to legal disputes and it is likely... been cleared. Perhaps, the key issue that has to be addressed is the framework that will replace
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Govt treads carefully on economic relief measures, hoping normality is near
PoliticsGreek Politics. The industry also argues that it has a multiplier effect of 2.2 so its impact on the wider economy... to the fiscal limitations since Greece has to return to producing primary surpluses from next year... million euros. Together with the measures already announced to subsidise energy bills, the government has
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Newsletter 426 - 07/06/2024
indicate that Kasselakis has an annual income of 1.9 million euros and the value of the shares he holds is around 3 million euros. He owes 1.8 million euros in loans. Kasselakis has holdings in three companies. Kasselakis said that his wealth has been built up through his entrepreneurship
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Newsletter 442 - 22/11/2024
, but this week New Democracy found itself consumed by the actions of its former president, who has... will use the opportunity to launch another attack on Mitsotakis. So far, there has been no sign from.... The candidate named in the interview, former PM Kostas Karamanlis, although not a natural ally of Samaras, has
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Newsletter 455 - 14/03/2025
that the Mitsotakis administration has dealt with Greece’s deadliest rail disaster. However, it appears... this week has caused a stir because it shows the far left populist party of Zoe Konstantopoulou... has translated into significant gains for her party, which is largely a personal vehicle
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