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Lenders provide words of support and warning regarding debt talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRepresentatives of the Greek government and its lenders continued on Wednesday to publicly exchange views about the country’s programme and the prospects of concluding the review in the coming days but failed to provide any clarity about whether there w...
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Coalition stresses positives, expects full support for multi-bill
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coalition appears confident that it will not suffer any rebellions in Parliament when the vote on the multi-bill is due, probably on Monday. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos briefed SYRIZA MPs about the draft legislation shortly before it was subm...
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Preventative medicine, support for vulnerable form backbone of ND healthcare package
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith the change of guard in Greece comes a new set of legislation for public healthcare, an area that suffered greatly pre-crisis from inefficient management and during the crisis due to successive cuts. Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias announced the go...
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Employment balance negative by 25,804 in Jan as pandemic support is wound down
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance stayed negative in January as departures outpaced hires by 25,804, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system. This followed a negative balance of 2,598 more departures than hires in December. The ...
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Greece offers Turkey earthquake support, recalling 1999 thaw in relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe deadly earthquake in Turkey led to the immediate activation of the political and diplomatic communication channels between Athens and Ankara at the highest level. This comes after months of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan being unwilling to t...
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Primary surplus of 3.28 bln confirmed for Apr as timing and taxes support budget
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of close to 3.28 billion euros in April, compared to a surplus of 2.44 billion euros in the same month of 2023, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday....
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Athens wary of North Macedonia PM's intentions, hopes for EU support over name issue
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece will be monitoring the intentions and rhetoric of North Macedonia’s new Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski whose government received a vote of confidence from the country’s Parliament late on Sunday. Addressing the House, Mickoski referred several...
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Government touts stricter migration controls in bid to win back right-wing support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe New Democracy government is promising a crackdown on illegal migration and a new framework for legal routes into the country as part of an effort to restart the agenda in response to falling ratings and a rise in the popularity of far-right parties....
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Between the sword and the olive branch: Dilemmas of Greek diplomacy
Agora"In one hand Greece holds an olive branch but in the other it holds the sword of justice," said Greece's new Defence Minister Nikos Dendias as he was sworn in on Monday. The danger is, though.... There is a danger that the discovery of hydrocarbons off Cyprus, which was seen by many as a potentially
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Tsipras turns attention to nervy party ahead of new measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras called a meeting of his parliamentary group on Tuesday amid insistence from the government that there is no danger of further defections despite the challenging measures the coalition... the idea that the coalition’s slim majority is in danger of disappearing completely. These kind
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