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Population drops slightly in 2018 despite positive net migration flow
SocietyA report by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on population movements in Greece has shown that Greece’s population shrank by 0.2 percent year-on-year (YoY). Specifically, the population... in Greece. Immigration has remained over 100,000 between 2016 and 2018.
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Criminal justice system deemed too weak to fight corruption
SocietyThe European Council’s analysis of the Greek criminal justice system has found that the current setup inadequate to counter corruption. The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) report found.... The report said that during their assessment, they were informed that the President has never been
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Alpha Bank launches major securitisation as banks ready portfolios for Hercules scheme
EconomyBankingAlpha Bank announced that it has started the process to execute one of the largest bad loan securitisations by a Greek bank. The portfolio, code-named Galaxy, contains non-perfoming loans (NPLs... in the securitisation either independently or as joint ventures. According to reports, the bank’s management has
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New president receives strong endorsement, hints at areas of interest
PoliticsGreek Politicstime, especially because the new president has a centre-left background and is not from the right... of challenges Greece has faced and is facing, including the economic and climate crises. She identified
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Lenders set out key review issues as Athens tables proposals for fiscal space
EconomyProgrammefiscal targets and has proposed a phased-out approach over a seven-year period. The banks.... That is not expected before April. Aware of those limitations, the Finance Ministry has focused its
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Perceived corruption in Greece wanes but remains above global average
Societyimprovement last year compared to 2018. The organisation has a presence in over 100 countries and works..., Greece’s score has improved by 12 points since 2012, the report noted. The average score of countries
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ND vies for more support on migration, gets tangled up in football controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be in a state of unrest over the disruption caused by the migration challenge. The government has also come... is owned by Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis, with whom New Democracy has had a turbulent
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Greek 15-year bond attracts strong interest, improves debt profile
Economyat 1.911 percent, attracting just short of 19 billion offers, the highest demand a Greek bond has seen.... Based on the debt strategy for this year, the PDMA has covered more than half of the 4 billion
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Building permits increase by 12.4 pct in November
EconomyMacroeconomypercent to 15,325, meaning that in the first 11 years of the year, 2019 has already beaten the full... last year, construction confidence has increased by 19.2 points.
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Athens goes along with EU over Libya, waits for Turkey's move at UN
PoliticsForeign Policy2020. Athens has tabled specific issues related to the already agreed CBMs, while Ankara has so far
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