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Greeks tending to shop less often and opt for local products
Societyin the supermarket, they would choose a Greek product over a foreign one (based on choice alone and not the final... that they believed that consumers are turning to Greek products in greater numbers, 86.7 percent... percent said that they believed that Greek products were safer and of better quality. More than 90
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Coalition guards unity as Tsipras briefs opposition leaders
PoliticsGreek Politicsfew days suggests that after last Thursday’s agreement in Luxembourg, the intensity in the Greek..., for instance,” he told Greek public broadcaster ERT in relation to a question about programme ownership. “And that gives a signal to markets and to the wider European public that the Greek government
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Some optimism for Cyprus talks but complex issues remain
PoliticsForeign Policyand the United Kingdom), as well as Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots are called to table... on political terms. There have been suggestions that perhaps the Greek and Turkish prime ministers... President Nicos Anastasiades to call for more specificity. The Greek proposal tabled by Foreign
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Athens wrestles with timing of market return, aiming for maximum impact
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMarket access has replaced debt relief as a main topic of discussion in the Greek media and country... to the international bond markets. There are some in the Greek government who believe that Athens should... of Greek debt, while approving a new programme “in principle.” Government sources denied on Thursday
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Newsletter 126 - 07/07/2017
for the transfer. There had been reports in the Greek media that the decision would be deferred until the following... in the Greek government who believe that Athens should tap the markets this month to capitalise... improvement in the Greek manufacturing sector. The PMI stood at 50.5 in June, up from 49.6 in May, rising
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SYRIZA seeks to re-connect with left through contested university changes
PoliticsGreek Politicsfairness at Greek universities, but which most opposition parties see as an attempt to challenge... Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis claimed that the bill takes Greek universities back decades... over Greek universities.” Tsipras may also sense another political opportunity to sow division within
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Greeks deeply pessimistic about future but confidence in euro persists
Societyof those with a negative view improved by 5 percentage points, while the Greek results worsened by 1... response from other EU countries of 21 percent. Greek respondents were clear about what they felt... in the EU was also markely higher among Greek respondents. Of those questioned, 76 percent said
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Newsletter 130 - 04/08/2017
of the Greek judiciary. Greece’s Association of Judges and Prosecutors, which recently attacked... defending the Greek courts' right to convict defendants "regardless of the special relationship they may... in SYRIZA-backed Avgi newspaper on Wednesday, which read “Clash of two worlds over Greek
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Macron visit gives Tsipras chance to build ties, refocus
PoliticsGreek Politicson September 7-8. Greek reports suggest that Tsipras might receive him in Thessaloniki, as Macron will arrive shortly before the Greek premier is due to deliver the keynote speech at this year’s... under what has been a difficult summer for the Greek government, which struggled to get its message
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Onus on Athens to speed up review after German election result
PoliticsGreek Politicsof discussion will be the third review, the Greek government will also be concerned about the doubts... previously) will take with regard to the Greek programme and reform of the eurozone is likely... that Berlin should return any profits from Greek loans and bond purchases to Greece. “It might be legal
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