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As SYRIZA looks towards centre, will New Democracy turn to its right?
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the vote to 6.1 percent but its leader Dimitris Koutsoumbas has made it clear there is no prospect... as a reformist, staunchly pro-European force. Nevertheless, New Democracy has made overtures towards
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Accommodation and food services index rises by 44.9 pct in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyin 2013. Following these developments, SETE has recently increased its estimate for international... cruise passengers which stood at 2.19 million in 2013. SETE has not adjusted accordingly its initial
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Election fallout opens up divisions in PASOK and DIMAR
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough PASOK managed to perform slightly better than most pollsters expected in the European Parliament elections, the pressure from within the party on its leader Evangelos Venizelos has increased... for the party presidency later this year, when Venizelos has pledged to hold a congress to discuss
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Greek economic sentiment breaks through 100-point mark for first time since 2008
EconomyMacroeconomyuntil October 2012 when it settled at 79.6 points. Since then, the economic sentiment indicator has been... in October 2011 at -83.8 points. Since then, the consumer confidence indicator has been on an upward
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Return of coastal bill may give SYRIZA new chance to build support
PoliticsGreek Politics. SYRIZA believes that it can force splits within the coalition if the legislation has not been... public land next to the sea to developers. SYRIZA will feel that it has made some inroads in its
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Greece to recover at least 30 of 50 bln it borrowed to bail out banks, says HFSF chief
EconomyBankingGreece is likely to recover more than 30 billion euros of the 50 billion it has borrowed to rescue its banks, Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) CEO Anastasia Sakellariou told Kathimerini... sustainability analysis for Greece in March 2012. Until now HFSF has poured around 40 billion euros into Greek
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Greek banks' Eurosystem funding sees reduced drop of 334 mln in July
EconomyMacroeconomyyear to date. Overall, ECB funding has dropped by 28.4 billion in the seven months of 2014, while... this year was the elimination of ELA funding in May. It has remained below 4 million euros since
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Greek GDP drops by less than expected 0.2 pct in Q2, signalling recession exit near
EconomyMacroeconomyactivity is showing signs of fragile recovery and Greece has started growing, albeit anemically... and soaring unemployment has fuelled Greeceās economic demise. The Medium Term Fiscal Strategy sees household
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Independent Greeks to go it alone rather than join grand right-wing alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA few days after the prospect of an alliance between New Democracy and ultranationalist LAOS was floated, the possibility of even broader cooperation among right wing parties in Greece has been... percent in the European Parliament elections in May, Kammenos has seen his number of MPs dwindle
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Greek central government debt rises to 322.4 bln in Q2
Economy, the IMF net financing has been reduced accordingly to 26.9 billion and FSM outstanding financial..., which is the highest historical reading. Almost 79 percent of outstanding debt has a residual maturity
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