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Diplomatic expulsions come amid worsening Greece-Russia relations
PoliticsForeign Policythe government has shown towards Moscow, including its position during the Skripal affair, when it did... the country’s position in the “western security framework.” On the contrary, the coalition has pursued improve relations with Washington and US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has admitted many times
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Commission sets out parameters for post-programme enhanced surveillance
EconomyProgrammethe completion and delivery of ongoing reforms.” It will focus on the six areas in which Greece has... assistance that Greece has received has been repaid,” it added.
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New Democracy fires back at Tsipras over corruption allegations
PoliticsGreek Politicsis the same as in June although support for both parties has increase by one point since then. New... not necessarily mean that they are in favour of the settlement that has been reached... of the next elections remains the possibility SYRIZA has to win back voters that have been lost since 2015
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Higher education in Greece needs radical overhaul to create labour-relevant workforce, study says
SocietyThe Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) has released a study examining how the crisis has impacted Greece’s education and labour market. The study, titled “Education and the labour... given the structure of the Greek education system which, up until now, has proven to be stubbornly
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Mitsotakis warns party to be ready for elections as political contest intensifies
PoliticsGreek Politicsto voters. The opposition leader has planned a number of visits around Greece over the weeks ahead... to the Macedonia name deal. New Democracy’s main line of attack against the government has been to challenge its claims regarding a “clean exit” from the third programme, arguing that the coalition has agreed
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Industrial turnover rises by 11.4 pct in May, staying positive for fifth consecutive month
EconomyMacroeconomyAuthority (ELSTAT) data published on Friday showed. The latest figure means that the index has remained positive for five straight months after the negative reading of December 2017, and has shown... month. In the year so far, industry confidence has declined by 1.8 points.
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Disposable income grows by 2.1 pct in Q1, gross savings continue to shrink
EconomyMacroeconomyin social contributions. Since 2011, disposable income has fallen by 22.1 percent, or by 7.6 billion... the previous quarter’s increase of 2.6 percent, and stood at 14.44 billion. Employee compensation has... 2011, property income has plummeted by 61.2 percent. Household final consumption grew by just under 1
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Retail index jumps 5.3 pct in May led by fuel and supermarket sale
EconomyMacroeconomyindex has remained positive for four out of the first five months of the year with February the only... compared to the growth of 1.3 percent in April. As with the sales index, February has been the only... in July versus -52.4 points in June. Year-on-year, consumer confidence has improved by 11.6 points
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Coalition pledges to demolish illegal buildings following Mati fire
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the next few weeks, he said. Despite demolition verdicts being issued in the past, it has been... the flattening of these buildings is also motivated by the fact it has linked the illegal construction... construction that has marred much of Attica also means that the government can deflect questions about its
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Banks try to build on growing confidence
EconomyBankingat 16.31 billion. Since the start of the year, Eurosystem funding has fallen by approximately 17.37... basis in the first six months of the year. Piraeus Bank has become the second Greek bank..., are expected to bring their ELA funding down to zero this autumn. The reduction in ELA has been
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