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Parliament to take up Kammenos allegations next week
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a middleman in the deal, who the Saudis denied knowledge of, Kammenos has also been accused in the Greek.... The government so far has dismissed the claims of wrongdoing against Kammenos and put the allegations down to destabilising efforts by the opposition and parts of the media with which the defence minister has had
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Tussle over arms deal sets tone for polarised politics
PoliticsGreek Politics, it appears that this issue has not been put to bed. On Tuesday morning, New Democracy asked for all those... that could be damaging to the government that has yet to come to light and that further revelations... of others in SYRIZA who are uncomfortable with the Saudi pact, the tone has been set for the political
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Athens, creditors on way to settling energy, labour issues in third review
EconomyProgrammeCorporation’s (PPC) lignite-powered plants has been settled and that the details, along with an agreement..., which has been scheduled for Friday. After Tuesday’s talks, Stathakis insisted that the divestment... on a strike from one third to 50 percent. This means that the other issues the Labour Ministry has
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Erdogan ends trip with softer tone, consensus on refugees
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkish roots. This issue has been an age-old bone of contention between the two countries as Greece... has territorial aspirations with respect to Greece. He complained, however, that Greece is not fully respecting the rights of the Muslim community, he insisted that Ankara has no designs over Greek
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Talks on Macedonia name issue to be ramped up but Kammenos unmoved
PoliticsForeign Policy” to be used by FYROM and has been trying to find a way out of that ever since. Everyone is aware... for convergence between Athens and Skopje. Nimetz has already said that there will be additional meetings... European Union and NATO programme,” both of which Greece has blocked by using its veto power. The first
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Omnibus bill to be tabled shortly as Athens edges to third review conclusion
EconomyProgrammefinance ministers will then decide if Athens has done enough to conclude the third review... to exceed 5 billion euros but there has been no confirmation of the exact amount. Left-leaning Efimerida...-bond has also been discussed and the Greek government may seek to tap the markets for a greater amount
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Economic sentiment reaches 101 pts in Dec, highest in more than 3 years
EconomyMacroeconomyin 2017 and the monthly figure is the highest for the year. It is also the highest that ESI has reached... was agreed. During 2017, the ESI print has improved by 5.9 points, closing the year at a peak. Sentiment... in February at 92.9. Since then, sentiment has improved by 8.1 points, surpassing the 100-mark
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Coalition hits some turbulence but expects cohesion for multi-bill vote
PoliticsGreek Politics. There was no immediate response from Tsipras, who will reportedly take action following Monday’s vote. It has been... review has been concluded and it is likely that Zouraris will be one of the ministers removed from... This means the gap between the two has narrowed compared to a survey by the same company in October. Backing
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Despite speculation, post-MoU credit line seems unlikely
EconomyProgrammeand executives representing Greek lenders in Frankfurt on Monday has sparked speculation that Athens may opt... will materialise in the coming months. Firstly, for a credit line to be put together, there has... it previously described as a “clean exit,” but which Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has recently
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Lenders set ambitious e-auction targets for Athens
EconomyProgramme, Pierre Moscovici, explained at the press conference that since the government has passed legislation... place in all parts of the country,” said Moscovici. The European Central Bank has repeatedly... the auctions that may be less prone to obstruction. The electronic platform has a wide range of benefits
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