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Newsletter 124 - 23/06/2017
Houliarakis said that it does not preclude Athens from tapping markets in the near future. The government has... that Cyprus, Portugal and Ireland followed similar paths before completing their bailouts. Athens has... in an agreement. During this week, the two-year yield fell to around 4.15 percent, which is the lowest it has
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Mitsotakis rules out roles for relatives, Tsipras mulls way out of pension cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsa number of the key themes that he has addressed since taking over as the conservative party leader... that under his leadership, his party has been through a substantial renewal and this will become... narrative about economic recovery and an exit from the programme. He argued that the coalition has
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Athens gets first taste of Erdogan's new era in power
PoliticsForeign Policypolitically isolated) the AKP, or Justice and Development Party, which has been winning elections ever since... to its leader. Erdogan has now been in office since 1994, when he was elected mayor of Istanbul... have led a stricter type of regime under Erdogan, who has gradually sought to bring the justice system
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SYRIZA confident of survival beyond name deal, confidence vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsif it submits a censure motion. Tsipras also knows that he has a good chance of winning a confidence vote... the ratification of the Prespes Agreement as early as this Friday and ANEL leader Panos Kammenos has said he... of the Prespes Agreement but has made it clear he has no intention of contributing
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Protection of main homes the next step in assembly of election ammunition for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government hopes it has done enough to secure almost 1 billion euros in debt relief measures... process. SYRIZA will bring the new scheme into the range of measures it has taken over the last few... the programme last summer, the government’s policy-making has been focussed on sharing the benefits
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What brought down Golden Dawn?
Societyof the national and the European Parliament after losing more than half its voters. A lot has happened... and a laundry list of other criminal charges. Greece has completed its economic adjustment programme... in the subsequent national elections was even more dismal. The party has performed better in both European
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Eurogroup to approve release of bond profits but bid to repurpose funds falls flat
EconomyProgrammeto be released. The disbursement is not due to take place until January, though, as it has... to finance with the ANFA and SMP profits. According to a recent report in Kathimerini, the government has... and is the deciding factor for the primary surplus targets, has to be reassessed. Primary surplus Greece’s
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Speculation about snap elections in 2020 refuses to die down
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere has been persistent speculation in Greece over the last few weeks about possible snap elections next year, although the government has denied this is a possibility. Even though MPs voted... media has been full of rumours about Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis considering an early trip
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Poll shows support for ND in several policy areas as pension bill debate heats up
PoliticsGreek Politics. The centre-right party has a strong lead over the main opposition according to a new opinion poll... trust in the government can be eroded. On Monday, former Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou, who has... system will lead to millions of retirees being better off. However, it has also been pointed out
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PM presents roadmap for relaxing lockdown, highlights political messages from handling of Covid-19
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced the gradual relaxation of the lockdown that has.... This was summed up in the tweaking of the official slogan, which has been “We stay home” over the last... to class from May 18. There has been no final decision yet on whether primary schools will reopen
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