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PM hits back at surveillance list claims, falls out with ally
PoliticsGreek Politicsand alleged that the Greek football league was run by “a shadow state” and “organised crime”. The outburst... by business interests. Marinakis responded to the comments with a letter in which he brushed off... Veld called on the Greek government to lift confidentiality rules to allow access to key evidence. She
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Newsletter 69 - 08/04/2016
between the Greek government and the mission chiefs on the first programme review resumed this week... proposed by the Greek authorities on the new social security contribution levels for the self-employed... of 50 billion. Stathakis also said that Greek debt is sustainable until 2022, when a new round
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora: the problems triggered by the Greek debt crisis have sent the country’s economy into freefall, destabilized its political system and thrown its society into turmoil. Beyond Greek borders, the crisis... presidential campaign. If some of the myths that are perpetuated about the Greek crisis
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Greek primary cash surplus reaches 1.8 bln in H1 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek general government (gg) primary cash surplus stood at 1.8 billion euros in the first half.... The equivalent figures for social security funds and local governments stood at 411 and 267... in June, from 9.79 billion in December, following the Greek bank’s zero reliance on ELA funding
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Greek-Italian sea borders, EEZ pact ties up loose end but also carries wider significance
PoliticsForeign Policyend for Greek foreign policy. Even if the deal itself is not seen as perfect, it could be regarded.... The signature of the Greek–Italian pact comes at a time when Ankara seems poised to use its memorandum... Mediterranean that overlap with the Greek continental shelf. “In combination with Turkey’s hostile
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Latest hooliganism crackdown greeted by mixture of anger and scepticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsmedia posts by several proprietors, Olympiacos FC in an official announcement accused the government of having a hostile attitude to Greek football and singling out the Piraeus team in particular... said the government was attempting to shrug off its responsibilities by presenting hooliganism
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HFSF Q3 report shows 23 bln valuation losses in Greek banks
EconomyBankingfrom HFSF share in the four systemic Greek banks and return of 10.9 billion EFSF bonds to EFSF... of HFSF’s participation in Greek banks stood at 2.12 billion euros from 11.62 billion at the end of 2014... period. On top of the valuation losses, the negative bottom-line result also incorporates a one-off
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Poposki visit significant but Greek-FYROM relations yet to find sure footing
PoliticsForeign Policysay that “there will never be a perfect time” to reach a settlement on the name issue. The Greek side... months after his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias visited Skopje in June. When they meet in Athens, the two men will hold talks for the fifth time in less than a year. The Greek government began
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Erdogan makes forceful start to visit, catches Athens off guard
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek government found itself in an uncomfortable position on Thursday, the first day... and lengthy exchange before television cameras appears to have caught the Greek side by surprise... compounded the feeling that the Greek government would have preferred Pavlopoulos not to engage
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ECB holds off on reinstating Greek waiver, waits for completion of prior actions
Economya decision on Thursday regarding the reinstatement of waiver on Greek government securities. ECB... meeting on June 22. Based on the first quarter figures, the Greek banks hold 6.1 billion euros of Greek... are eligible for Eurosystem funding collateral This means, the total nominal amount of Greek
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