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A moment to reflect, not celebrate
Agorapoints along the way. Operating within narrow political confines, some of which were created by the moralistic way in which they approached the matter from the start, European politicians time and again... trained their eyes on the Greek crucible, searching for a way to explain a complex story to a befuddled
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Bad news
Agoramore broadly. A case in point is the way in which an interview given by Greek Finance Minister... in the way that most of the same outlets reacted to the realisation that Tsakalotos had been misquoted... Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis admitted in a roundabout way that his party had been misled. One way
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Baerbock visit leaves Athens hopeful of shift in Germany's stance on Greek-Turkish disputes
PoliticsForeign Policynext week and there is a feeling among Greek officials that it may have marked a shift in the way..., at least regarding the way Berlin perceives Turkish claims in the Aegean. In her first visit... invasion of Ukraine has changed the way Europe perceives violations or threats against territorial
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ND views SYRIZA's Parliament walkout as a pre-election gift
PoliticsGreek Politicselections. The decision was taken as a way of displaying the opposition party’s contempt for the way Prime... as the way that democratic institutions have been undermined. In communications terms, it is also a way of keeping the phonetapping story high on the agenda. However, the government believes
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Early goals set as new cabinet gets to grips with tasks for ND's second term
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the reduction of red tape. The second bill will concern the economy. It will pave the way... subsidises grocery bills as a way of combatting inflation. The pass is calculated based on 10 pct.... Hatzidakis suggested that the government wants to continue to reduce taxes, and that the best way
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PM claims victory as marriage equality law passes despite dissent in govt, opposition ranks
PoliticsGreek Politicsa fundamental change to the country’s social structure. He warned that the government is paving the way... be free to abstain from the vote, offering them a convenient way out and preventing a high number... be the way that Thursday’s vote should be interpreted outside of Greece in particular. Thursday’s
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How big is the gap separating Greece and the institutions?
EconomyProgrammeand 2 percent for 2016, which is in line with the institutions’ proposal. However, the lenders... a fiscal gap of 350 million for 2015 and 800 million for 2016 2) The increase in the health care... million for 2015 and 405 million for 2016. 2) The institutions agree on a rise in the corporate income
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A breakdown of Greece’s revised financing needs as part of its new ESM programme
EconomyProgrammeand SMP bonds (9.2 billion). 2) IMF debt redemption (8.4 billion). 3) Debt amortization to the private... and SMP bonds (2.9 billion). 2) New Greek government bonds (issued after the PSI) mostly held... the previous assessment. 2) Cash buffer for deposit build-up of 7.6 billion compared to 4.5 billion
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Greek banks' equity raising could keep official support to a minimum
Economyoutstanding bank bonds. Of this amount, 533 million relate to senior securities, 267 million to Tier 2... percent of nominal value for senior notes, at 80 percent for Tier 2 and at 50 percent for Tier 1... are senior notes, 84 million preferred securities and 18 million hybrid (Tier 2) notes. For senior notes
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Stock market slips 1.4 pct dragged by huge bank losses
Economyof the first set of milestones and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) disbursed the sub-tranche of 2... trading on December 2. For the same reason, NBG stock will cease trading from December 30 until December 2 and the new shares will trade again as of December 3. NBG will run a Greek public offer for up
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