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New Himare elections pose fresh challenge for Greek-Albanian relations
PoliticsForeign Policy, former interior minister Taulant Balla said that despite his call on July 22 for a speedy two-day... continue to satisfy his party’s right wing faction by retaining a strong stance against Albania
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Tsipras aim to redraw political map as ND drafts plan to contain ELAS
PoliticsGreek Politicsin available funds is either a call to reverse the government’s 1.76 billion tax‑cut package, a sign that he... become a central pillar of ND’s strategy, aimed at re‑mobilising right‑wing voters and retaining
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NBG net profits at 5 mln in Q1, NPEs drop for fourth straight quarter
EconomyBankinga best-case scenario. During the conference call, the management noted that the remaining end-2017... billion in the last four quarters and finished at 19 billion at the end of March. The decline... peers. During the conference call, management noted that, excluding write-offs, NPEs and NPLs recorded
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Athens gears up for name talks as coalition and opposition try to define their positions
PoliticsForeign Policy, Athens was prepared to accept a composite name. It seems that the SYRIZA government is using... that it supports and negotiates for a composite name erga omnes (to be applied in all cases), which was Greece... of a composite name with a geographical qualifier set out in 2008. He added though that “the devil is hidden
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Tsipras maps out path to next elections via Prespes Agreement and possible confidence vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras has clarified his plans for the coming weeks, including his intention to call... name deal coming to Parliament, the prime minister will call for a confidence vote. Tsipras added... that if he gets less than 150 votes, he will call snap elections in due time. He made it clear
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Greek banks' capital backstop and the funding gap: An uneasy relationship
Economytroika sources point to a higher figure close to 14 billion. The BoG and HFSF favour retaining... not be equally split among the four core banks. Eurobank has already initiated a capital increase process... state, of which circa 41 billion have been utilised so far. The remaining capital buffer amounts to 8-9
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This is the government's strategy on banks and NPLs as part of third bailout
EconomyOne of the four pillars outlined in the draft bill that was tabled to Parliament accompanying... as of January 1, 2016, is currently ruled out. The recapitalization framework will aim at retaining... of bank recapitalization plans, the potential remaining capital needs will be addressed by the end
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Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021
Vaccines turn political PM announces compulsory jabs for some, prompting first major anti-vax protest Amid concerns about an approaching fourth Covid wave hitting Greece this summer, the government announced the start of compulsory vaccinations this wee...
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Macedonia name deal in hands of Tsipras and Zaev
PoliticsForeign Policythat insisted no agreement has yet been reached. It added that any pact would be based on a composite name... both Greece and FYROM to “solve the last remaining issues.” Berlin is concerned about stability
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Stocks fall for fourth straight week amid lack of progress in talks with lenders
Economyand landed at 628.92 on Friday. It has recorded cumulative losses of 4.8 percent over the last four.... It rebounded by 6.9 percent in the next three sessions, retaining a volatile performance for yet another... the last four weeks. The best performance this week was posted by Viohalco (+5 percent), METKA (+4.5
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