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Athens takes Turkish foreign policy pivot in its stride, sticks to Egypt, Israel goal
PoliticsForeign Policysince last November. For Greek diplomats these moves suggested at first glance that Turkey has decided to take a more pragmatic stance in its foreign policy approach. The Greek side has long been aware
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Opposition tries to pin government down over last year's Plan X
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a maverick who ended up pursuing his own agenda. Also, there are doubts as to what extent the Greek... there is a startling revelation. Although the Greek economist still attracts attention abroad, his stock in Greece has
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Drop in CPI slowed to 0.7 pct in June
EconomyMacroeconomyΤhe Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by 0.7 percent in June after a 0.9 percent drop in May, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data displayed on Friday. The decline came at a decelerating.... The Greek economy has been in deflation over the past 40 months, since March 2013 when the CPI turned
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Lenders flag up minimum wage, trade union law among issues to be examined in next review
EconomyProgrammeIn a 21-page report that was submitted by the institutions to the Labour Minister Giorgos Katrougalos at the end of June and was leaked by Greek daily Eleftheros Typos on Sunday, the country’s... unions and wider Greek society, suggesting that there could be a bumpy period ahead after
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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... of the winning party being able to score big appears to have disappeared from Greek politics for the time
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S&P affirms Greece’s rating with stable outlook
Economybelow 2 percent, the rating agency stresses it will take another 17 years before the Greek debt ratio... of the Greek population pays around 60 percent of taxes, while more than half of wage and pension earners
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Greeks' views on Muslims out of step with other Europeans, survey indicates
Societyseen as essential to Greek national identity, with 54 percent of Greeks – the highest rate found by the survey – saying it is very important to be Christian to be truly Greek. A generation gap is most
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Final list of bidders confirmed ahead of contentious auction for TV permits
PoliticsGreek Politicsis backed by Russian-born Greek businessman Ivan Savvidis who also owns PAOK football club in Thessaloniki... recently sought to invest in English club Nottingham Forest, has grown his presence in the Greek media
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Stable rate in time deposits, corporate loan rates pick up in July
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek households’ new time deposit rate was kept stable at 0.86 percent in July, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Thursday. This rate is hovering around 0.85 to 0.88 percent in the last five... December. Since the average deposit rate remained unchanged, the average spread in the Greek banking
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TV permit auction drags on as coalition tries to draw line under ELSTAT controversy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHouliarakis said in Greek Parliament on Thursday that the government fully trusts the data issued by ELSTAT... in the area. It is traditional for Greek premiers to meet with labour and business representatives before
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