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Cash primary surplus contracts 2.9 pct to 2.68 bln on weak revenues in Sept
EconomyMacroeconomy. This year’s figure incorporates one-off income of 556 million the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund... that were transferred to the state in March 2015. Excluding these one-off items from both years’ reported...). Cash revenues dropped by 8.7 percent to 31.46 billion, while excluding the one-off items from both
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Greece and lenders far apart on foreclosures as housing NPLs keep rising
EconomyProgrammeThe protection of primary homes from foreclosures emerged as one of the key areas of significant... couple with one child and 450,000 euros for a couple with two children. Bank sources note... for protection of the primary residence, while protecting the vulnerable debtor is one of the 49 prior actions
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Differing views on refugee crisis at heart of Greek-German relations
PoliticsForeign Policyor institutions – not states – that the Turks would never ask for. This is interesting. And no one can respond to this request, which I saw mainly in the media, because no one has asked it of us... place from there. Building trust between Athens and Berlin One of the main targets of Steinmeier’s
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In Erdogan's shadow
Agoraof an unstable coalition, particularly one Erdogan might work to undermine from within, would have..., or at least to discuss the problems, as the previous one had. I hope that this will be the case." Instead... border fences when his government is not in a position to pull down the one at the border with Turkey
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Now comes the really hard part
AgoraOne of the main reasons that Alexis Tsipras wanted to hold elections as soon as possible after... it was a smart political manoeuvre, apart from one problem: What happens when people realise what’s... home repossessions to a minimum, which is one of the reasons that the social impact of the crisis
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Portugal and Greece: The opposite ends of Europe’s southern periphery
Agoraan institutional stigma that is hard to shake, even if one successfully exits the programme framework... coalition will try to gain the right to govern. It is thus rather premature to label one country..., irrespective of the fact that one country is locked in a programme while the other has found the exit
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Paris attacks change backdrop for Tsipras visit to Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policynot agree with Juncker's proposal although no one really has yet questioned the recent decisions..., Greek officials are concerned that following the revelation that one of the Paris attackers may have... against one ally is an attack against all, being invoked. It should be noted that despite Kammenos
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Helmut Schmidt, Greece and a valuable legacy for Europe
Agorathat ensured he will be remembered as one of the most notable figures of post-Second World War... contribution is so valuable. He was more resolute than to be shoved one way and then the other by developments... had advocated holding a debt conference for Greece, similar to the one held for Germany after
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With onerous measures looming, Tsipras seeks talks with opposition leaders
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeetings between the prime minister and all the party leaders are rarities in Greek politics. One was held the day after the July 5 referendum but the last one before that took place early... to pensions being cut further but the one advantage Tsipras has is that while many of the measures being
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Will Tsipras ride the waves in 2016?
Agorabut under normal circumstances adopting even one of these measures would have been enough to bring... that. Tsipras will again come face to face with his previous pledges, such as the one not to reduce... hundreds of migrants from one former 2004 Olympics Games stadium to another, while it tries to find a more
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