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Xi's visit carries promise of closer Sino-Greek political, economic ties
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween the two countries and recognises that Greece has an important role to play in promoting further... that it has a more elevated political status in Beijing’s eyes. In this respect, the suggestion... Democracy may also find that it has to tread carefully in balancing its desire to cultivate
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HRADF development plan lays out list of actions pending for privatisations
EconomyFeaturesThe Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has noted in its revised business development... the status of the Egnatia Odos highway privatisation, which has a more extensive list of ongoing actions.... The administrative authority for the tunnels has also as yet not confirmed the construction works required
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OECD report traces change in public spending over a decade
EconomyFeaturesThe latest OECD Government at a Glance report for 2019 has illustrated the way in which public spending has changed in Greece across the crisis years. It shows the extensive change in Greece’s public... as of 2018. Judicial services The timeliness of judicial services has long been an issue raised when
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Constitutional changes and Tsipras's leadership under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut these complaints were rejected on Wednesday. The opposition party has proposed an alternative system... are needed for this article to be altered. SYRIZA has made this something of a flagship issue... to introduce regarding the diaspora vote. Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos believes that he has achieved
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Piraeus Bank posts net profit of 44 mln in Q3 from continued operations
EconomyBankingthe September 2015 peak, NPEs have fallen by 12 billion euros. Management noted that it has concluded the sale... noted that Piraeus Bank has frontloaded workstreams on a 2-billion-euro mortgage securitisation..., the QoQ increase in the top line has almost absorbed the cost of the new Tier II issue. The new time
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Constitution tweaked, consensus sought for Greek diaspora vote and next president
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis does not seem to be considering proposing a second term) has already... the nationalist party was part of the governing coalition with SYRIZA. The controversy has been fuelled... has not been averse to favouritism since it came to power even though the reaction in the local
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Focus shifts to DSA, fiscal targets after IMF loan prepayment
EconomyProgrammeof the outstanding obligations to the IMF has been completed after Athens paid ahead of time 2.7 billion euros... euros. Greece has already repaid the Stand-by Arrangement of the first programme and until yesterday’s... Greece has to start repaying next year. Not factoring in T-bills, the Greek authorities have
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Mitsotakis sets out economic goals for 2020 as govt vies for extra fiscal space
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has already identified the gradual phasing out over the next few years... the Fund would no longer be above its country quota. Greece has also requested a change in the use... that the government has already made an official request to the institutions to be allowed to transfer any excess
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Mitsotakis eyes multiple benefits after nominating top judge to be first female president
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has named Council of State president Katerina Sakellaropoulou as his party’s... that gained international coverage. Secondly, Mitsotakis has chosen a figure that is not from “New... Ministry six months after scrapping, a move that is seen by many as an admission that New Democracy has
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Report emphasises high level of dissatisfaction with democracy in Greece
Societysatisfaction with democracy globally has charted how the feelings of Greeks have fluctuated over past... by the government in power. Regarding why dissatisfaction with democracy has steadily grown over past decades... institutions produce governance that is balanced, far-sighted and effective.” This has had a knock
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