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Tsipras identifies debt relief, bank recap and attracting investments as key goals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras set out three priorities for his government once the first bailout review has been completed when he presented coalition’s policy programme in Parliament on Monday night... that the implementation of the bailout has to proceed quickly in the weeks ahead, the prime minister identified a couple
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Tsipras strengthens grip on SYRIZA, sees more 'open' party
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras has begun trying to capitalise on his recent election victory by strengthening his position within SYRIZA and ensuring that, unlike during the previous months, his party pulls... body as well. Five of the secretariat's members belong to the "53" movement, which has so far been
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Seven in ten Greeks overweight, extensive new study indicates
SocietyIt they may be renowned for their healthy Mediterranean diet, the regions of Crete and the Aegean islands have the highest percentage of obese people in Greece, according to a new study that has... in the previous twelve months, while one in ten adults has suffered from the condition. Women are four times
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Budget execution slips in Sept as 3.08 bln primary surplus turns to underperformance
EconomyMacroeconomy, the Finance Ministry has not yet revised the budget execution bulletin targets aligning then with those... billion on August 20, the government has stopped delaying or postponing payments of non-payroll expenses
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Little trouble for Tsipras in multi-bill vote but bigger problems may lurk over revenues chief
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe omnibus bill containing many of the 49 prior actions the coalition has to fulfill to secure the next sub-tranche of bailout funding passed through Parliament without any major problems on Friday... to the legal charges against her, Tsipras's decision to intervene in the service before any court has
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Tsipras sees political mileage in bill for broadcasting licences
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government unveiled on Monday its long-awaited draft legislation for the new broadcasting licence tenders, with the aim of voting the bill through on Saturday. SYRIZA has long pledged to tackle... to the high scepticism among Greeks about their country's media, which has been mostly unregulated
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Athens ticking off prior actions one by one as EU keeps close watch
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEuropean Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici is the latest EU official to visit Greece and check on the government’s progress in completing the tasks it has been set... evicted from their homes, which is a feature that has been largely absent from the Greek crisis
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Home foreclosures and refugee crisis top agenda in Greece-EU talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe visit of European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici to Athens has helped clear up to some extent where Athens stands vis a vis its lenders as the deadlines for securing... than waiting for them to reach Greece by sea. He also claimed that Greece has only received 5.9 million
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Eurogroup gives Greece another week to agree measures, keeps tranche and recap funds on hold
EconomyProgrammeDijsselbloem stressed that “a lot of progress has been done” within a very cooperative process. He also... increases. The book-building process of Piraeus has already started, while those of Eurobank
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General government primary cash surplus narrows to 2.48 bln, arrears almost stable in Sept
EconomyMacroeconomysub-tranches, the government has indicated it intends to repay arrears of around 3 billion... το the IMF in September. Since the beginning of the year, gross debt has dropped by around 9.6 billion from
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