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Newsletter 16 - 20/02/2015
Lafazanis, already appears to have put his foot down over Tsipras’s initial plans to nominate EU... decision to put the police on the defensive, rather than advocating a more proactive stance... in his cabinet, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose former New Democracy Interior Minister Prokopis
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Credit contraction decelerates to 0.9 pct in April, net additions climb to 659 mln
EconomyMacroeconomy. The positive flow in April is almost entirely attributed to corporate sector net additions of 763... positive for the third successive month, with net additions climbing to 763 million in April
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Bond issue decision expected as clock ticks down
PoliticsGreek Politicsin September 2015, when then-Interior Minister Panayiotis Kouroublis asked local authorities to list the problems they face. The bill that Kouroublis put together was blocked in 2016 by the General Accounting Office because of fiscal concerns. It has been revived under the current Interior Minister Panos
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PM seeks to douse snap election talk, points to October polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsand there is no such stipulation in most European Union countries. The amendment, which is due to be put to a vote... fuelled on Monday by an amendment submitted to Parliament by the Interior Ministry. It aims... a parliamentary majority. The rule had been introduced in 2014 but the Interior Ministry argues
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ND wrong-foots SYRIZA with call to lift expat vote restrictions
PoliticsGreek Politics. The existing law, which has not yet been put to the test in elections, requires Greeks who live abroad.... On Monday, Interior Minister Makis Voridis tabled a bill in Parliament lifting restrictions on Greeks voting... voters has so far gathered 300 registrations, out of what the Interior Ministry estimates
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About-turn over ministry post undermines impact of PM's reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politics-turn. Some suggest that Apostolakis was simply alarmed by SYRIZA’s reaction and chose not to put...’ Protection Ministry, where former Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakis took over from outgoing... and Interior Minister Makis Voridis. The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) issued
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Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise
PoliticsGreek Politics53 pct took part on Sunday. This is being put down to the fact that the result in the first election... with responsibility of overseeing the government’s role in Parliament. Former Interior Minister Makis Voridis... to Education, which Niki Kerameus will leave to take over as the new interior minister. Former Citizens
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Greece aiming to agree updated migration deal with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policymet recently, put the issue on the agenda which will be further discussed during the High-Level... Johansson and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, the Greek minister said there is more cooperation... following the EU Interior minister’s council that “in my view this statement (EU-Turkey deal) should
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Data protection ruling adds to pressure on New Democracy from ranks
PoliticsGreek Politics, which place an outright majority out of reach in national elections and put several seats at risk...-Michelle Asimakopoulou to obtain the contact details of overseas voters from the Interior Ministry... of State. In May, the Interior Ministry received a fine of 400,000 euros and Asimakopoulou herself
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SYRIZA's left wing ups pressure on Tsipras but PM retains authority for now
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the end of the two days of deliberations in a central Athens hotel. The first was on a proposal put... of clash that could put Greece’s position in the euro in question. Tsipras also won by a clear... to issue more T-bills. The final document also incorporated a brief text put forward by the 53+ movement
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