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Piraeus enters agreement for sale of 2.2 bln loan portfolio
EconomyBankingto reduce their pile of bad debt in order to restore normality to the banking sector as the country exits... (QoQ) to 92.4 billion, 1.3 billion lower than the target of 93.6 billion. NPL stock came to 63.9... the quarter, corporate NPLs came to 35 billion euros, around 600 million lower than the target
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Fire fallout casts doubt on Tsipras’s post-MoU strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicshave also asked for a wider judicial investigation than the one that has been launched, which... to begin the knocking down of more than 3,000 structures. Nevertheless, the Mati disaster casts... timetable rather than to consider elections even earlier, this autumn for instance, as the memory
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Recent study issues warning over ageing population, future pension burden
Societyage group rather than the more economically sustainable pyramid shape, has been remarked upon... productive than a young one, the report stated. Apart from longevity increasing the age of the workforce... percent will be necessary. A viable insurance system requires 2.5 workers per pensioner in order
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Tsakalotos states case on pension cuts in bid to overcome lenders' reluctance
EconomyProgrammebut it is the discussion with the institutions over next year’s pension cuts, rather than market access... that Greece needs to make savings on pension spending in order to repurpose those funds to strengthen its... rather than the European institutions. For some policy makers, the difficulty is not in accepting
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Greece's never-ending election campaign
Agorain the summer meant that there was little appetite for celebration in Greece. Rather than hoping... elections a much more competitive affair than the opinion polls, which point to even a double-digit... public broadcaster ERT. New Democracy has also targeted SYRIZA over law and order issues, especially
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Macedonia name issue: Agreement and disagreement
Agora-binding referendum. However, the 37 percent turnout was lower than the 50 percent threshold... a state that has been recognised as Republic of Macedonia by more than 130 countries agrees to amend.... The prospect of the accession of fYRoM to the EU plays the role of the “carrot” in order for the newly
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MPs prepare to vote on name deal, although delays are possible
PoliticsGreek Politicsdeal is expected on Thursday evening, although the fact that more than 200 of 300 MPs have asked... order to stabilise the centre-left grouping and decide what move to make next after it lost one of its... to be little than PASOK under a different name. Gennimata has called for a congress to be held in March
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Tsipras halts bid to help smaller parties amid opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsand other opposition parties, who accused Tsipras of trying to manipulate parliamentary rules in order... their privileges in Parliament if they are reduced to less than five elected MPs but other issues, such as TV air... in check rather than the other way around. The conservatives argued that the whole affair shows what
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SYRIZA and ND battle over centre ground with different methods, aims
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis year, especially if the conservatives face a greater struggle than they expect to win a clear..., more than 100 figures from the world of politics, academia, local government, labour unions and other... calling for SYRIZA and KINAL to cooperate in order to prevent New Democracy from winning the next
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Corruption claims dominate political discussion ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be dominated by clashes over corruption allegations rather than debates over policy choices. The submission... in, accusing SYRIZA of interfering in the judicial process and fabricating claims in order... and doing anything other than their duty. SYRIZA’s parliamentary spokesman Nikos Xydakis attempted
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