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Tsipras to get election campaign underway as parties target middle class voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe weekend when SYRIZA’s former coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL) announced it will not compete... that stuck with Panos Kammenos’s party on May 26. ANEL’s absence from the electoral contest came
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Electricity price shock, pressure on phone-tapping take shine off surveillance exit
PoliticsGreek Politicswith references to both the SYRIZA-ANEL and PASOK administrations. SYRIZA reacted by accusing ND of appropriating the achievements of the last SYRIZA-ANEL government which negotiated the MoU exit in 2018... into the autumn, as it tries to structure its last economic package en route to the next elections
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Cyprus cable dispute and Crete mafia case cast fresh clouds over TIF reset agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the Metropolis of Kydonia. Panos Kammenos, former head of the ANEL (Independent Greeks) party who served as defence minister in the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government, is heard in conversation with one of gang’s
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Newsletter 55 - 12/12/2015
September 2012. Rate of deflation slows The fall in the Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed... in the near future with Piraeus Port (OLP), with the deadline for the submission of binding bids set... interest in the first half of the year, this changed The deadline for submission of binding bids for a 67
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Newsletter 140 -17/11/2017
by 29.27 billion euros. This is mainly as a result of a fall in ELA funding by 20.91 billion and in ECB... programme was agreed. The majority of this fall (64.02 billion) comes from a lower reliance on ELA funding... offset departures of 1,891,064. Building activity falls by 5.2 pct in August Permits fall under
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General govt primary cash surplus at 1.65 bln in May on slower expenditure decline
EconomyMacroeconomyand stood at 695 million. The equivalent figure last year was 952 million. The next largest fall was in extrabudgetary funds, where a YoY fall of 241 million was observed. The total figure for this category... billion euros. This was driven primarily by a fall in interest paid (-876 million), purchases
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Newsletter 243 -13/03/2020
amount of 4.54 billion euros (12.8 percent of the total). Overall, 1.6 million debtors fall...-on-year (YoY) decline was noted in local governments with a fall of 17 million, bringing the total.... A smaller fall of 2 million euros was seen in social security funds, bringing the total 386 million
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The key points from lenders' proposals to Greece
EconomyProgramme) to safeguard that the single property tax (ENFIA) revenues will not fall below the 2.65 billion...). The government will announce binding bid dates for the two ports and for Trainose. In addition... for the sale of the reiornal airports at the current terms with the winning bidder (Fraport AG
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Simple majority for new electoral law, which threatens future complications
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the administration does not fall apart would be a momentous task for any Greek prime minister... would lead to the abolition of the 50-seat bonus for the winning party, will not be implemented until... any kind of bonus to the winning party is a recipe for political instability. Simulations of previous
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The conundrum of Greek olive oil exports
EconomyFeaturesin production, particularly in European countries. Spain’s production is expected to fall by 8 percent... of olive oil for export, beautifully packaged to attract the international market. But even finding... gourmet products which are winning awards. The recognition they get might spur a change in economic
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