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Parliament gears up for budget vote as auction concerns persist
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe negative comments regarding next year’s budget and set his government up for a series of positive... party stands at 8.7 percent. The Macedonia University estimates its support at 9.5 percent, up 1
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Countdown begins for multi-bill, coalition eyes minimum wage increase
EconomyProgrammethe programme. This was interpreted by some as a clear pledge that the minimum wage, last set in 2012... of around 1 billion euros at the end of the year after revenues performed better than expected
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Athens gears up for name talks as coalition and opposition try to define their positions
PoliticsForeign PolicyMinister Alexis Tsipras and his FYROM counterpart Zoran Zaev on January 1, when the latter was visiting... of a composite name with a geographical qualifier set out in 2008. He added though that “the devil is hidden
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Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
EconomyFeaturesand the commissioning date is set for 2020. A further point of entry into Greek gas grid is the northern port.... If developed, it would offer storage capacity of up to 1 bcm. Energean estimates the cost
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SYRIZA looks towards bailout finishing line and beyond
PoliticsGreek Politicslast year following the conclusion of the second review. Each measure is worth 1 percent of GDP... the eurozone, there is little cause for Athens to draw the funds that the Fund has set aside. Naftemporiki
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Newsletter 147 -19/01/2018
Parliament last year following the conclusion of the second review. Each measure is worth 1 percent... to support the exit in the summer and not asking the institutions to set aside any funds after
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Eurogroup sets up completion of third review, plans for programme's end
EconomyProgrammeof the European Stability Mechanism’s executive board in February. The second tranche of 1 billion euros... to the Greek Finance Ministry, 1.9 billion euros from the first sub-tranche of 5.7 billion will be set aside
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Name and shame
AgoraUntil Sunday’s protest over the Macedonia name issue, Thessaloniki’s most recent notable contribution to Greek politics was to host Alexis Tsipras in 2014, when he set out SYRIZA’s plan for governing.... But it paled next to the 1 million or so who gathered in Greece’s second largest city in 1992
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Travel balance up by 81.4 pct in November, foreign arrivals increase
EconomyMacroeconomyvisitors, meaning that according to BoG at least, 2017 is set to exceed SETE’s estimates. Furthermore, travel receipts are foreseen to increase by at least 1 billion and range between 14.2-14.5 billion
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Athens prepares for bond issue, eurozone works on growth/debt mechanism
EconomyProgrammeAn imminent bond issue by the Greek government is set to attract the immediate attention of local and international observers but discussions are continuing in the background regarding the method.... Provisions reportedly include a ceiling of 1 percent of GDP on annual interest payments and a 2
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