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Despite strong close in Dec, industrial turnover up by just 0.3 pct YoY in 2025
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover recorded a significant rise of 5.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) in December, from unchanged in November, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday. The previous two months were revised...
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Strong travel receipts in Jan, balance up 157.6 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's travel balance recorded a surplus of 234 million euros in January, compared to 313.2 million euros in December, according to data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Tuesday. The January balance was 157.6 percent higher than the 90.8 millio...
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Coalition not ditching referendum idea from policy options but details muddled
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs much as it tries, the Greek government cannot escape the issue of if it will consider holding... holding a referendum on whatever is agreed by June “would not be a bad idea” as it would ensure... creditors would be willing to accept. In 2011, when George Papandreou suggested holding a vote
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PM seeks to douse snap election talk, points to October polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid growing speculation that Alexis Tsipras is thinking of rejecting the option of holding snap... reports suggesting that Tsipras is leaning towards holding out until October for general elections... but some commentators have suggested that this would also facilitate the holding of national
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Greek banks eye positive market appetite for bad loan sales
EconomyBankinga holding company. In Piraeus Bank’s preliminary summary ahead of their full 2019 results, the bank... as forthcoming legislative reforms. Alpha Alpha Bank is also holding roadshows in Paris and London this week... will be transformed into a holding company with a transformation date of June 30, 2019. The results
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IMF examines where programme went wrong, what lessons were learnt
EconomyProgrammeand strong political resistance in some EU countries on outright debt reduction, delay of debt restructuring... are based though on strong ownership and parsimonious conditionality With the benefit of hindsight... the adjustment more durable and equitable. In addition, Greece needs strong ownership and a number
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Racism in Greece is getting worse and authorities are to blame, damning report suggests
Society. It has been condemned by numerous international human rights groups. Xenios Zeus essentially forms... measure the Ombudsman proposes is for schools to start “systematically” teaching pupils about human
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The Greek Ombudsman and public administration during challenging times
Agoraand ensure the respect of human rights; it constituted an injection of accountability... and render the protection of human rights more urgent and essential. The Ombudsman is called
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Greece's ultimate sacrifice for stability
Agora. PASOK, Samaras's enduring coalition partner, has been frustrated in its efforts to pass human rights... reported that during a meeting in December 2012 with Kostis Papaioannou, the head of Greece’s Human
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Greek relations with US on edge due to law allowing terrorist's release
PoliticsForeign Policycare he is receiving in prison (over which Greece has been warned by the European Court of Human... was forced to act as Greece had been convicted 11 times by the European Court of Human Rights over its
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