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Farmers and government edge towards dialogue after weeks of escalation
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe farmers’ anger at rising production costs and what they see as inadequate government support. The protests
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Seven in 10 Greeks raiding savings to pay bills, two in 10 have no deposits
SocietySeven in 10 Greeks are raiding their savings in order to make ends meet, while two in 10 say they have no deposits at all, according to a new survey by Public Issue. As the government and the troika discuss how to cover next year’s fiscal gap and how much an already enlarged property tax will raise
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Eurobank presents 2.12 bln equity raising plan to cover capital needs
EconomyBanking. The capital raising will be carried out with waiving of pre-emption rights through a private placement to qualified Greek and international institutional investors. The equity raising also includes... increase, while also expressed a clear preference towards capital raising from equity rather than debt
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Greek banks' equity raising could keep official support to a minimum
Economycornerstone investors, while also expressed a clear preference towards capital raising from equity rather.... Piraeus has called an EGM on November 15 to approve a capital raising of up to 4.93 billion including
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Government under fire for failing to block Turkey from EU arms programme
PoliticsGreek Politicsand failing to state its objections clearly. Criticism also came from SYRIZA’s former defence minister
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After raising labour concerns, back to grind of talks for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter raising Greece’s concerns about labour reform at the highest level over the last few days, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras knows that his government must return to negotiations with its lenders this week if it is going to have any chance of securing a technical agreement in time for the April 7
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Rule of law and media freedom in spotlight after arson attack and European Commission report
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe publication of a European Commission report raising the issue of threats to the practice... risked failing the bailout review by the country’s creditors because of the IMF’s insistence... published in UK daily The Guardian about the global lobbying activities of ride-hailing platform Uber
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You've heard the Greek crisis myths, now here are some truths
AgoraGreeks, EU officials have a habit of failing to be clear about what the money lent to Greece has been... reduced to 18.7 billions in 2013 from 20.2 in 2009 in spite of the repeated revenue-raising measures... be within its rights to accuse its eurozone partners of failing to live up to their commitments
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Leaders hit campaign trail as ratings remain finely balanced
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the Supreme Court, raising some doubts about what could happen to these potential votes. Coalition... support following the Tempe train crash appears to be tailing off. In terms of voting intentions, ND’s
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PM to address inflation as polls show wear and tear for govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsproposed a range of interventions, including raising the minimum wage even higher, to 800 euros..., as well as other opposition parties, are certain to accuse the government of failing to strengthen... at the conservatives’ strong lead over SYRIZA. The opposition party, though, is still failing
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