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Another Eurogroup for Greece where all options fell short
Agorathat would come into effect next summer and immediately securing the IMF’s seal of approval as far... Greek programme and the ESM loans from the current package. Thomsen said that the IMF was “very far... given how far apart the views of the key players were. A four-hour break and various meetings
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Mandatory e-payments come into force as Greece seeks to boost card use further
EconomyFeaturesto the chagrin of foreign visitors to smaller establishments and far-flung islands who, until recently, would often find that their habit of paying by card would not get them far in the country. A domestic... transactions in the EU, far ahead of Greece’s figure. This is despite the fact that the average card
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Budget primary surplus at 3.05 bln in 7-month, above target on underspend
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros in July from 96 million in June, the highest figure for the year so far. Furthermore... for the year so far. Gross revenue edged down marginally by 0.3 percent to 27.62 billion euros during... for the third time this year by 9 percent, the highest level for the year so far, after falling by 7
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Budget primary surplus at 3.02 bln in July, above target by 926 mln on strong underspend
EconomyMacroeconomy96 million in June, the highest figure for the year so far. The budget balance came to a deficit... reading for the year so far. However revenues were 513 million euros short of the target after... percent, the highest level for the year so far, after falling by 7 percent in June and landed at 3.85
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Deposit inflows rise to 1.41 bln in August, highest for 2017
EconomyMacroeconomyis the highest amount for the year so far. The outstanding balance of private sector deposits increased..., the highest figure for the year so far. This is attributed to sight inflows of 1.19 million... for the year so far and the highest since June 2016. As a result, central bank funding landed at 45.3
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Will centre-left let go of past to grasp change?
Agorawith other barely-alive centre-left groups, to form the Democratic Alignment. It is testament to how far... role, possibly even that of kingmaker, in the next Greek government. It would still be a far cry from the glory days of PASOK’s dominance but given how far social democracy in Greece has fallen during
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PM stands ground on property auctions despite broad concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsa backlash from the public over the auctions, Tsipras’s comments were by far the most outspoken comments to emerge from the government so far and underlines that he intends to stand his ground... the homes of low-income owners but Tsipras has so far resisted these calls. The requests have been prompted
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Tsipras focussed on MoU exit in 2018 but will have to avoid pitfalls
PoliticsGreek Politicshe may encounter is the discussion regarding what will succeed the third programme. So far.... So far, the discussion about what form monitoring will take has been subdued outside of Greece even... independent MPs (as many as the ANEL lawmakers in Parliament) for support. So far, PASOK has been
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Thessaloniki rally highlights political complexities of addressing name issue
PoliticsGreek Politicsin opinion so far is not a cause for alarm. However, should a potential solution not have Kammenos’s... or Thursday. Far-right Among the other key takeaways from the Thessaloniki rally is that a meeting... at an anarchist squat in Thessaloniki is believed to have been started by far-right demonstrators
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Greece's foreign policy trap
Agora. While his comments regarding the treaty were to do with far more than the sovereignty of Aegean islands... have so far been found to be rather limited. Ankara is looking to send a clear message through its... part of any future reunification discussion as they have so far been absent from the talks. Ankara
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