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PASOK pushes back against PM's refusal to tax excess bank profits
PoliticsGreek Politicsframework in the euro area as an excuse to build up fiscal space that he will then be able to unleash... to tempt these MPs to return. However, he might be holding out hope that the 11 parliamentarians who
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Opposition parties press ahead with Tempe moves in Parliament as PM draws lines of defence
PoliticsGreek Politics, which has become a key area of focus for the victims’ relatives and the opposition parties. However... to face a confidence vote. This will lead to Parliament holding a three-day debate on the Tempe
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BoG cautiously optimistic on economy and banking sector
Economy, outpacing the euro area average. Growth was driven by private consumption, exports, and steady investment...Greece’s economy and banking system are holding firm against global headwinds, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG)’s latest Financial Stability Review. While growth has slowed slightly, the report
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Athens presses Benghazi in bid to block ratification of Turkish–Libyan maritime pact
PoliticsForeign Policy,” Turkish media reported him as saying. “There is a problem here: the issue of the synergy area, which... accused Nicosia of “obstructionism” and of holding both the EU and Turkey “hostage” over critical
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PM pivots to constitutional reform as he tries to limit OPEKEPE fallout
PoliticsGreek Politicsunfavourable. The only area where the government records strong approval is defence, with clear majorities... was a proposal to introduce, after the 2027 elections, a constitutional incompatibility between holding
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Eurozone periphery condemned to low wages, demand, EC study suggests
Economyand then released again the next day, provided more fuel for the austerity debate in the euro area... on the decisions taken by core euro area countries, particularly Germany, which has been setting the tone.... However, economist Jan in ‘t Veld is clear in his criticism on the euro area opting to simultaneously
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Credit origination and transmission: Are Greek banks part of the problem or the solution?
Agoraarea. In its April 2013 edition the parts about Greece made for particularly challenging reading.[4... in the euro area, SMEs in Greece reported the strongest increase in their need for financing working.... By contrast, the complete rejection of their loan application among the 17 euro area countries
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Newsletter 46 - 09/10/2015
or increasing contributions in specific funds. The MoU calls for a reduction of red tape, including in the area... as the reduction in the administrative burden of companies, based on OECD recommendations. On the area of anti-smuggling, an area where the SYRIZA-led government said it would focus on being elected to power
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Newsletter 54 - 04/12/2015
claimed preparations were under way to exclude Greece from the border-free Schengen Area because... the Schengen Area – the recent exchanges between Greece and the Union set a poisonous precedent... as exclusion from the Schengen Area suggests that double standards are being applied. This contrast
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Greece a gateway and scapegoat in EU's refugee crisis
AgoraArea because of concerns about its patchy approach to the refugee crisis. Tsipras has much... of a possible exit from the Schengen Area – the recent exchanges set a poisonous precedent. The EU has... as exclusion from the Schengen Area smacks of double standards. Double standards This contrast
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