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Greece rises through the ranks for LNG transport tankers
EconomyFeaturesas many contracts than any other country. Their data showed that Greek shipowners had commissioned 33..., of which 101 ships are currently on order. Having always had a strong presence in the shipping sector, LNG... to play a leading role in renewable energy rather than fossil fuels. Meanwhile, Greece’s quiet rise
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Kammenos prepares to quit coalition amid ANEL unrest, issues to settle with PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsin order to get the diplomatic settlement over the line. Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura is another... of engineering a divorce from SYRIZA but not losing more than a maximum of two MPs. His grip on the party has begun to look less than secure over the past few days, emphasised by the fact that ANEL’s
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Kammenos walks out on coalition, triggers confidence vote that will affect timing of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsis whether Kammenos will emerge with his parliamentary group intact. He needs to have five MPs in order..., such as Kammenos’s ability to speak as a party leader during debates. It is likely that if more than two... patriotic than New Democracy, which also objects to the Macedonia name deal. He challenged opposition
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New Democracy counters SYRIZA's offensive, unveils renewal effort
PoliticsGreek Politicsdevelopments. It argued that the minimum wage was increased later than it should have been and that next... a maturity of five years and that the yield was much higher than the rate at which other former... facing the party if it veers towards the right. The former public order minister said in the wake
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Newsletter 194 -15/02/2018
with PPC, in order to make the offer more attractive. There is no clear timetable for the new tender... still in SYRIZA’s thoughts Polls suggest New Democracy’s lead is smaller than some surveys indicate... European Parliament elections, rather than the national vote, in mind. SYRIZA appears to have
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Primary surplus targets become part of main political agenda ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsoverperformance, rather than redistributing it, as the current government has done over the past... he is proposing in order to ensure that revenues do not fall short. “This country cannot grow a 2... than the current government, which is often accused by its opponents of being too compliant when
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Parliamentary report highlights demographics challenge and urges immediate action
Societyis still much less than the 2008 level, which came to 4.5 million in employment. “The overall... recession”. As a result, in 2015 Greece’s fertility rate was 1.33 children per woman, lower than... fertility rates but also to keep the aging population in good health in order for them to remain
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Athens waits for green light from Eurogroup so it can settle IMF loans early
EconomyProgrammeearlier than planned. Following the tabling of the first round of legislation for the protection... that no more than 10,000 loans in this category will qualify, representing 1 billion euros of debt, To Vima...: a new 3-year bond, or re-opening the 5-year or the 7-year issue of 2018 in order to stimulate
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Newsletter 202 -12/04/2019
10-billion-euro debt to the International Monetary Fund earlier than scheduled. Following the conclusion... distance of the lowest yields Greece has seen since it joined the euro in 2001 but is still at more than... accused SYRIZA of manufacturing the scandal in order to damage them. The reaction from the opposition
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Extending Brexit: Reaching the Larry David moment of the saga
AgoraMay used to declare that “no deal is better than a bad deal.” Her constant application for delays..., if not exhausted, by it. The breathing space that the extension creates is more than welcome for all..., condition in order for such a consensus to be built. To be continued in October… *Dr Nikos Skoutaris
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