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Greek relief at EU-Turkey refugee deal but heavy lifting lies ahead
PoliticsForeign Policyof work do straight away in order to set up the process by which refugees will be registered, have... to the plan’s design, all this has to happen over just a few days, whereas asylum appeals in Greece alone... will be provided by the EU, will be needed in order to put the scheme into operation. The EU has also appointed
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Club Med in Washington
Agorain the sector. On numerous occasions they have had to contribute to government-led interventions in order... sharing the burden of a capital increase in order to finance the bailout of the regional Banca Populare di..., is observing the capital requirements of all participating banks. The Achilles heel of Italian banks
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Eurogroup grants short-term debt relief but leaves Athens fretting over fiscal targets and IMF
EconomyProgrammeand agreed by all participants but added that medium- and long-term measures would only be finalised in 2018.... In order to ensure compliance with the fiscal targets in a sustainable manner after the completion... threshold, further pension cuts and public sector reform in order to put Greece on the path towards
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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
Agoralenders on Friday in order to conclude the programme review would involve Athens adopting roughly 2... from a cut to spending on existing pensions. This is a tall order for the Greek coalition. Even if one... to the conclusion of the review. There are hard choices to be made all around. Nick Malkoutzis
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Athens cautious after Skopje suggests concession on name issue
PoliticsForeign Policyproposals regarding its provisional name in order to overcome its name dispute with Greece and become a NATO... to discuss changes in FYROM’s constitutional name in order "to unlock Greek opposition to his country’s NATO... to be applied in all cases (erga omnes). It will be difficult, though, for both governments to achieve
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Foreign investors positive on Greece but ease of doing business remains low
EconomyFeaturessaid: "We needed to obtain some 200 permits and approvals in order for works at the airports to start. In Lima we needed no permits at all, while in St Petersburg we had to get just two licenses... was cited as the leading element that should be improved in order to attract foreign direct investment
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Athens aims for November agreement with lenders on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammethen, is that the institutions appear to believe that not implementing the pension cuts and adopting all..., Greek government officials have shown a willingness to compromise with the creditors in order... in order to keep spending down, thereby helping to bridge the fiscal gap. The Greek government had
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Council of Europe report warns over austerity-inflamed inequality in education
Societyas a cost-cutting exercise. This led to students having to travel greater distances in order to access... are also fatigued from working after school in order to support their households, which leaves them... by 5.4 percent in 2017 and by 3.4 percent in 2018. The report called on the lifting of all barriers
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Minister's actions put PM on the spot as politicians' loans stir controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicsa statement insisting that all the correct procedures had been followed in issuing the loan.... “If you do not investigate them, I will come there and won’t leave until you order an investigation... ahead of the 2000 elections in order to help its campaign. Tsouakatos made the revelations while
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BoG report notes challenges to Greek economy, issues warning over high fiscal targets
Economy. he report called for a redesign the education system of all levels in order to better arm students... of high levels of non-performing loans should be made a priority in order to free up capital
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