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The great turn-off: Greece's TV permits auction
Agorashame that the process has been undermined in this way. The nebulousness surrounding Greek... to Greece, trust in TV stands at 67 percent, which is a real indictment of how badly the Greek media has... at the moment. The failure to address these chronic failings over the years has also weakened the opposition
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Greek SMEs continue to have bleak view of their future
Societyin 2016, a study by the country’s small and medium-business association has claimed. In its latest six... suggest the Greek economy has entered a period of stabilisation (a reduction in unemployment... package of recessionary measures … has intensified the abnormal heartbeat of the Greek economy
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Government caught between milestones and corruption claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA crucial and action-packed week begins for the government, which has been battered by controversy... Tsipras has expressed the hope that the review will be finished by the end of October. This seems... that has emerged over the last few weeks is the danger that his government is getting sucked
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TV permit tender triggers turmoil in Greek judiciary, questions about gov't role
PoliticsGreek Politicsof judges has been called for October 13 to discuss the latest developments, which appear damaging for the government as they add to the impression that it has unduly influenced the licencing procedure in order to shape the result. That is certainly the main impression that the Greek public has been left
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Athens mulls Erdogan comment on Aegean islands, sees Cyprus talks dragging on
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has been mulling over the implications of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent... of approach is usually followed by hostile acts. Until now, Turkey's foreign policy has not openly questioned... holds a key role in the efforts to broker a peace deal on Cyprus. His unpredictability has always been
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Despite the drama, Kammenos proves reliable coalition partner for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the structure of classes, feeling this was an attempt to diminish the influence the church has... that this is not the first time Kammenos has injected some drama over his role in the coalition. In March this year... be replaced in due course. Seven months on, Mouzalas is still in his post and Kammenos has not batted
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Countdown to start of second review begins, focus on more reforms
EconomyProgramme, the government also has to implement a number of privatisation-related prior actions. In the context... the key topic since the government has to amend the legal framework for the out-of-court workout... is hoping to include lower fiscal targets beyond 2018 and has linked the tabling of the MTFS
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Erdogan comments draw new, but cautious, response from Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has been forced to respond to remarks by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggesting... of the campaign to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, as Turkey has been excluded so far from this military campaign which has the support of Western allies led by the US. These comments were made just
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Programme talks on fiscal issues open wide range of concerns
EconomyProgramme. The Finance Ministry has tried to play down the institutions’ concerns stressing the budget.... However, the Greek side has not accepted this proposal noting that the level of the tax-free threshold has been agreed with the institutions and was legislated last May. Finance Ministry sources also noted
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After TV permits setback, scrutiny of State Minister Pappas intensifies
PoliticsGreek Politicsa few days ago. Artemiou, who has been linked to accounts included in the Panama Papers, said he... of the matter, with nothing significantly suspicious relating to Pappas emerging. The state minister has... of criticism. However, there has been no sign that Tsipras is considering ousting him in the cabinet
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