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SYRIZA buffeting continues as parties get set for official start of election race
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAll the indications are that Greece will appoint a caretaker prime minister on Friday, paving the way for elections to be held, most probably on September 20. Popular Unity leader Panayiotis Lafazanis is expected to hand back the exploratory mandate on ...
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EquiFund makes official launch in bid to grow Greek businesses
EconomyFeaturesThe hotly anticipated venture capital fund, EquiFund, which aims to foster business growth in Greece was officially launched by prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday. The event was attended by several ministers, business leaders and fund managers from...
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Annual report shows majority of debt in official hands on favourable terms
EconomyThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) annual debt bulletin for 2018 has outlined the government's strategy for the management of its debt across 2018. The report outlined that Greece's exit from its economic support programme led to the release of the final 15 ...
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Mitsotakis eyes Christmas handout, tries to rally support for diaspora vote proposal
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Mitsotakis, legislation aimed at tackling match-fixing and violence in sports, and university reform... be available at the end of the year. Ta Nea reported that some government officials believe that as much
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Govt mulls Easter bonus as cost-of-living crisis causes public concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor sports events, lowering teleworking quotas and allowing school trips and standing in bars. All... in the CPI for January, officials confirmed that the government was looking at the possibility of making
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Mitsotakis leans on economic performance in bid to clinch local election dominance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAegean regions who are running against the party’s official candidates. Focus on economy While... to come out of government ministries in recent days. They included a scheme for fast-tracking work..., the ND leader argued that it was important to have like-minded officials elected in the regions so
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Greece and Turkey move ahead with talks on Confidence Building Measures
PoliticsForeign Policythe official confirmation of the Greek PM’s visit to Ankara both sides seem to have tried to play down... that the improvement in relations with Turkey had measurable results in daily life. Referring to the fast-track... officials of the Armed Forces of both countries are expected to participate as well. This is the second
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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
PoliticsGreek Politicsa loophole to fast-track the proceedings and to shield Karamanlis from potential felony charges... official from the main opposition PASOK to try and drag the social democrats into the fray. Lambros...’s claim that no PASOK officials were involved in the scandal and demonstrated why the social
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For Greek banks, it's business as unusual
Agorafor electronic withdrawals or are not familiar with the glossy proclamations of fast-track e-banking... to deliver the requested banking services to citizens and businesses on time, has been broken. The repair work that will need to start once banks reopen for business will take months and cannot be fast
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Govt pleads with firms to absorb inflation as surveillance claims prompt calls for accountability
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the government plans to revise its official growth forecast up from 6.1 pct to just shy of 7 pct. However... of citizens by the national intelligence service EYP has prompted calls from opposition parties for the head of the service to appear before Parliament. Over the weekend, left-leaning Efimerida ton Syntakton
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