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Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
AgoraFor two successive years, China has been Germany’s most important trading partner. In 2017... it trades with, Germany has the largest trade deficit with China (14,3 billion euro in 2017). Given... Sicherheit in der Informationstechnologie) has stated that it does not (yet) have any specific proof
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EC sets out improvements Athens should make to primary residence proposal
EconomyProgrammeand has been extended over the years. It was due to expire the end of last year and be replaced... to the general trend of NPL reduction, the ratio of residential loans turning red has continued increase since... for applications has been launched. Once the law has been passed, it is expected to take several weeks
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Mati fire investigation puts spotlight on authorities and government
PoliticsGreek Politics, the government has sought to highlight the role of illegal construction in the fire-stricken area northeast... they will launch a parliamentary inquiry into the Mati fire. He suggested that the prosecutors’ report has... that this was a positive step. The competition for younger voters will be strong given that SYRIZA has
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Government move over primary residences raises questions
PoliticsGreek Politicsan agreement with the institutions has prompted questions about SYRIZA’s motives. This immediately.... The fact that Tsipras has tried to politicise domestically friction with the creditors in the past means... will reveal more about the government’s intentions. A number of reports suggest that Athens has compromised
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Protection of main homes the next step in assembly of election ammunition for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government hopes it has done enough to secure almost 1 billion euros in debt relief measures... process. SYRIZA will bring the new scheme into the range of measures it has taken over the last few... the programme last summer, the government’s policy-making has been focussed on sharing the benefits
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Economic sentiment stays at 101.3 in March
EconomyMacroeconomy2018. Compared to March 2018, the ESI has increased by 2.1 points. Consumer confidence improved by 1.7 points month-on-month and came to -31.6 in March. Compared to March 2017, consumer confidence has..., industry confidence has improved by 1 point. The services index continued to strengthen and rose
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Tsipras makes new push to dominate Greek centre-left
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe ideological battle lines for the special vehicle that has been created in order to boost... this by focussing on policy areas they think will appeal to such voters, e.g. education, SYRIZA has... the alliance are due to be announced on Tuesday. However, what is going at the moment has a longer-term
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Tsipras, Mitsotakis step up rhetoric ahead of EU vote as polls show little change
PoliticsGreek Politicsand noted that the German politician has backed the idea of lowering Greece’s primary surplus... the idea of distributing a “social dividend” at Christmas, as the government has done for the past three... be noted that support for SYRIZA has risen by 0.5 point since March, while there has been no change
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Mitsotakis appeals to centre-ground voters in bid to score decisive victory
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the gap has been narrowing over the past few weeks and there is a sense that the opposition party... this government has done? How can a progressive citizen say that Tsipras and Mitsotakis are the same thing... at the electoral stand of centre-right candidate for Athens mayor Kostas Bakoyiannis on Tuesday, has
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Tsipras targets pensioners with final pledge as Mitsotakis woos undecided voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsin this Sunday's elections. This represents the latest pledge made by SYRIZA in this campaign, where it has..., the government has moved forward by a few days the payment days of June pensions for a range... by the government and the further interventions it is examining would be put in doubt. He has made
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