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To Potami's rise and Golden Dawn's strife shake things up for May vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsJust as it looked as if May’s European Parliament elections would be an antagonistic but relatively... to be reckoned with in the May 25 vote. Kapa poll - EP elex in Attica: SYRIZA 20.1, ND 17.6, G Dawn 7.2... to a poorer showing the May vote than many had expected until recently. That the appearance
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SYRIZA stumbles again on way to May elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty has dropped one candidate, another has been forced to step down, while a third may also have... Sabiha Suleiman, a local Roma activist, as a candidate for the May 25 European Parliament elections... in Thrace. This is not the first time during the build-up to the May campaigns that SYRIZA has found
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Return of coastal bill may give SYRIZA new chance to build support
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government was forced to withdraw the coastal bill in May after environmental groups and voters voiced... overhauled sufficiently as a number of government MPs expressed their objections to the bill in May. More... important for SYRIZA to build its supporter base. While SYRIZA may have claimed a moral victory in the case
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Retail sales fell by 1.7 percent in June, after a short-lived rise in May
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter a short-lived rise by 2.4 percent in May, the turnover of Greece’s retail trade index fell... percent in May. The segmental breakdown of June retail sales showed high volatility among the various... significantly fell by 11.9 percent MoM, also reflecting the interim sales period in the first ten days of May
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Tsipras upbeat after vote, Eurogroup but deal details may still present problems
PoliticsGreek Politics, but the coalition is hoping to pass the relevant legislation before the May 24 Eurogroup. A busy... that some of the lenders may push for specific measures to be agreed now and remain on standby for implementation when – or if – needed. This may severely test the government’s cohesion as it would mean
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General government primary cash surplus widens to 2.5 bln by May, arrears resume upward trend
EconomyMacroeconomy(including tax refund arrears) resumed an upward trend in May after staying almost flat in April. In particular, they jumped by 327 million euros month on month (MoM) to 7.03 billion at the end of May from... by 4.22 billion to 84.81 billion at the end of May. The monthly movement largely reflects a drop in bank
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Trade deficit climbs for second straight month in May, rising by 12.5 pct
EconomyMacroeconomypace, increasing by 12.5 percent in May after a 21 percent rise in April, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Friday. The headline figure for May is the third positive reading so... billion euros respectively in May, while the trade deficit reached 1.51 billion. The breakdown continued
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Industrial turnover plunges 13.4 pct in May for fifth successive double-digit drop
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Turnover Index in Industry continued its downswing in May, diving by 13.4 percent after... period last year. The sharp decrease in May is attributed to a nosedive in manufacturing turnover..., turnover in mining of coal and lignite plummeted by 75.3 percent in May followed by computers, electronic
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Car sales drop 2.5 pct in May for second successive month
EconomyMacroeconomyfor the second straight month in May but at a slower pace of 2.7 percent after a drop of 7.5 percent in April... in May, which is the second highest reading since June 2010, after a recent high of 17,290 a year ago. Passenger cars fell at a sharper pace of 6.5 percent in May following a broadly similar drop of 7.3
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Industrial turnover soars 19 pct in May for seventh successive month
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Turnover Index in Industry climbed at an accelerating pace by 19 percent in May, after... on Thursday. The May headline figure is the seventh successive positive reading and the third highest.... The strong performance in May is largely attributed to a solid growth in manufacturing turnover of 18.8
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