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  1. New increase in flow of refugees to Greece causes unease

    Society

    their borders in protest and the European Union failed to reach a workable deal between member countries, a deal was struck between the EU and Turkey. The deal was meant to stem the flow of arrivals from... the EU-Turkey deal have been far outpaced by continued arrivals and the slow family reunification

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  2. After an international agreement comes the domestic politics
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    Agora

    ) counterpart Zoran Zaev will hold. In the short-term, Zaev has committed to putting the deal to a referendum... hatred. Like any diplomatic deal, the one presented by Tsipras and Zaev contains some compromises... to deliver. In his initial comments following the announcement of the deal with Skopje on Tuesday

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  3. Looming vote on Prespes Agreement triggers political upheaval
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    against the name deal have ratcheted up political tension in Greece. New Democracy attacked SYRIZA... as a result of the lack of unity over what stance they should take on the name deal. Centre-left... to have been shaped by the public outcry to the deal last year and the fact that New Democracy

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  4. Greece's ongoing divestment from banking sector creates new lender, stirs controversy
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    EconomyBanking

    The deal for the merger between Attica Bank and Pancreta raised more questions than the Greek..., with Eurobank buying out the small 1.4 pct stake from HFSF, followed by the deal of Alpha Bank with UniCredit... in public holdings. The deal for the merger between Attica Bank and Pancreta that passed

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  5. Newsletter 491 - 23/01/2026

    Newsletters

    translate into durable political support.EconomyEU–Mercosur deal promises gains for industry, risks for agricultureTensions around the recent Mercosur trade deal are far from settled after the European.... The EU–Mercosur trade deal, which took two and a half decades to negotiate, establishes a vast

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  6. Buoyed by troika deal, Greece aims for rapid return to bond markets
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    Economy

    After announcing on Tuesday that Greece and the troika had concluded the latest review of the Greek economic adjustment programme Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is now training his sights on a return to international bond markets. Finance Ministry sourc...

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  7. Social support in Greece not adequate enough to deal with crisis, says OECD
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    Society

    A recent OECD study examining the aftermath of the crisis has highlighted the social difficulties that have been created but also points the inequalities that were created by a poor welfare system before the country’s economic problems began. The paper ...

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  8. Greece ponders how to deal with rising unpaid private debt, which hit 88 pct of GDP

    Economy

    Unpaid private debt in Greece is estimated to have reached around 160 billion euros, which corresponds to 88 percent of GDP, but was largely ignored until the last few days, when it became a key issue in the discussion between the government and the tro...

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  9. Greece's troika talks begin with apparent deal on 2015 surplus
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    EconomyProgramme

    In contrast to previous first meetings between the Greek authorities and the heads of troika mission, the outcome of Tuesday’s inaugural meeting suggests an initial agreement on the fiscal target for 2015. Citing a senior Finance Ministry (MoF) official...

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  10. Regional airports deal represents biggest privatisation yet for Greek government
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    Economy

    Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) declared on Wednesday the Fraport AG–Slentel Ltd (subsidiary of Copelouzos group) consortium as the preferred of three bidders for the regional airports’ tender. The process involves the concession of use...

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