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University bill passes as parties' ideological dividing lines are laid bare
PoliticsGreek Politicslaw was approved by 166 MPs as ultra-nationalist Greek Solution also backed the legislation... that it was an unnecessarily heavy-handed response to whatever issues affect the normal functioning of Greek.... It was a message that resonated with a sizable part of the Greek electorate. SYRIZA argued
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Athens poised for new round of talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policy, March 16 in Athens, following Ankara’s hesitance in responding to dates tabled by the Greek side... time since February 2020. These talks will be held as usual by the Greek Foreign Ministry’s general... as indicating that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had direct interest in the talks. But the Greek
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Launch of new insolvency process may carry political significance
PoliticsGreek Politics, but on the domestic front the Greek authorities are preparing for the implementation from Tuesday.... This “second chance” approach is the result of lengthy negotiations between the Greek government... is for the discussion to focus on debt forgiveness in the wake if the Covid-19 crisis. The Greek media
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Greece raises another 2.5 bln with reopening of sought-after 10-yr bond
Economysentiment in the Greek sovereign debt market by issuing a total of 11.5 billion euros in the first half.... Following the successful re-opening of the 10-year issue, the Greek state drew another 2.5 billion... of the Greek state, further improving market liquidity. Greece drew 2.5 billion euros with a 30-year issue
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Newsletter 302 - 18/06/2021
cost the pandemic had on the Greek budget, with a total of 33 billion euros of support committed... 2023 and regaining investment grade for Greek sovereign debt in the first half of 2023. 2 Deposits... in the Greek banking system continued to grind higher, increasing by 359 million euros in May
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University exam results stir political differences as entrance numbers drop
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis “who has not even passed outside of a Greek university” of “clipping the wings... for all those who want to continue their studies at Greek universities to be able to do so,” said... Democracy and SYRIZA. The centre-right party believes that Greek universities, and schools to some extent
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About-turn over ministry post undermines impact of PM's reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsa statement decrying the move, labelling the former head of the Greek Navy an “apostate” – a loaded... to create some rare common ground in Greek politics rings somewhat hollow. One only has to look back... assisted Greek banks significantly reduce their exposure to non-performing loans. Although Zavvos ran
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Newsletter 307 - 10/09/2021
Apostolakis decline the offer, the Greek prime minister decided to expand the scope of the new... it a high-risk one as Stylianides, who is being given fast-track Greek citizenship, will be an easy... direction.EconomyQ2 delivers timely GDP boostThe Greek authorities welcomed this week the pleasant
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Podcast - The lives and legacy of Mikis Theodorakis
Agoraground-breaking music, which blended Greek popular sounds with classic elements. On this show, we... Panos Stavrianides, an entrepreneur, educator and active member of the Greek American diaspora about...: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/02/mikis-theodorakis-obituary Mikis, a Greek for all
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Ousting of govt MP brings to fore leadership unease, angst over far right
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrigates, to launch an attack on the Communist Party (KKE), including references to the Greek Civil War... pupils in an online article. The article expressed shock at the number of non-Greek names in the class...-nationalist Greek Solution has attracted some support, the emergence of a more convincing force
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