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Parliament to take up Kammenos allegations next week
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a middleman in the deal, who the Saudis denied knowledge of, Kammenos has also been accused in the Greek.... The government so far has dismissed the claims of wrongdoing against Kammenos and put the allegations down to destabilising efforts by the opposition and parts of the media with which the defence minister has had
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Tussle over arms deal sets tone for polarised politics
PoliticsGreek Politics, it appears that this issue has not been put to bed. On Tuesday morning, New Democracy asked for all those... that could be damaging to the government that has yet to come to light and that further revelations... of others in SYRIZA who are uncomfortable with the Saudi pact, the tone has been set for the political
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Athens, creditors on way to settling energy, labour issues in third review
EconomyProgrammeCorporation’s (PPC) lignite-powered plants has been settled and that the details, along with an agreement..., which has been scheduled for Friday. After Tuesday’s talks, Stathakis insisted that the divestment... on a strike from one third to 50 percent. This means that the other issues the Labour Ministry has
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E-auctions get underway as draft SLA is prepared
EconomyProgramme2,000 per month for the final quarter of 2018. The report claims that the SSM has asked for at least.... The government has come under pressure on this issue from its own MPs, as well as leftist groups protesting... be replaced on a discretional basis, according to what has been agreed with the lenders
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Opposition keeps spotlight on arms deal as coalition looks for way out
PoliticsGreek Politicsproblems. Apart from the fact he has been made a target by New Democracy, which senses that he... and media boss Vangelis Marinakis. Kammenos has made numerous accusations against Marinakis, who recently bought Ta Nea and To Vima newspapers, and has implied that he has close ties with New Democracy
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After reaching SLA, Athens focuses on prior actions and next bond issue
EconomyProgrammebond issue has been for the government to issue a bond after the third review has concluded formally... any money. The Greek finance minister also said that it has been decided to postpone for a little... to avoid this move, which has provoked protests by islanders over the last few days. He said
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Erdogan ends trip with softer tone, consensus on refugees
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkish roots. This issue has been an age-old bone of contention between the two countries as Greece... has territorial aspirations with respect to Greece. He complained, however, that Greece is not fully respecting the rights of the Muslim community, he insisted that Ankara has no designs over Greek
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Talks on Macedonia name issue to be ramped up but Kammenos unmoved
PoliticsForeign Policy” to be used by FYROM and has been trying to find a way out of that ever since. Everyone is aware... for convergence between Athens and Skopje. Nimetz has already said that there will be additional meetings... European Union and NATO programme,” both of which Greece has blocked by using its veto power. The first
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Omnibus bill to be tabled shortly as Athens edges to third review conclusion
EconomyProgrammefinance ministers will then decide if Athens has done enough to conclude the third review... to exceed 5 billion euros but there has been no confirmation of the exact amount. Left-leaning Efimerida...-bond has also been discussed and the Greek government may seek to tap the markets for a greater amount
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Economic sentiment reaches 101 pts in Dec, highest in more than 3 years
EconomyMacroeconomyin 2017 and the monthly figure is the highest for the year. It is also the highest that ESI has reached... was agreed. During 2017, the ESI print has improved by 5.9 points, closing the year at a peak. Sentiment... in February at 92.9. Since then, sentiment has improved by 8.1 points, surpassing the 100-mark
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