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Loose ends to tie up on prior actions as lenders head back to Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicspercent VAT rate on private education or whether Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will live up to his... with caution as the non-New Democracy members will be allowed to sign up on the day to vote, which
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Coalition opens up new political front with tender for TV licenses
PoliticsGreek Politicsto establish influence over the private media. It is possible that the debate will end up having been... that it was held back in its attempt to clean up Greece’s media sector by the local and European elite, thereby
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Obstacles to centre-left alliance in Greek politics piling up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK leader Fofi Gennimata is set to begin touring the country to raise the profile of her party but has not given up hope of brokering an alliance with some of its rivals even though... entail a coalition rather than each party giving up its independence. Even if the three leaders find
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Factionalism rears its head in build-up to SYRIZA's congress
PoliticsGreek Politicsis beginning to rear its head in the build-up to the SYRIZA congress this autumn. It appears that tension... the fine internal balance within SYRIZA, his premiership could end up being at risk.
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Tsipras seeks "Club Med" unity as refugee crisis, debt talks move up agenda
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is reportedly trying to line up a meeting of southern European, or “Club Med,” leaders in early September as the Greek government seeks allies in its efforts to secure.... Although he denied telling Bild newspaper that the EU needs to come up with a Plan B, he did tell
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Greece sets up working group to monitor implications of Brexit
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek Foreign Ministry has decided to monitor closely European developments linked to the result of the UK referendum so Athens can be prepared for the developments leading up to, and following... will be to set out every possible scenario for the build-up to Brexit and what may come afterward. A bi
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New overdue taxes climb 1.4 bln in Aug, total stock edges up to 91.6 bln
EconomyMacroeconomythat new unpaid taxes stood at 8.99 billion, up by 1.04 billion or 13.1 percent compared... to 129 percent in August from just 8.6 percent in July driving the 8-month figure up to 20.5 percent
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Greek stocks edge up 0.8 pct for third successive week
EconomyAfter some ups and downs, the Greek stock market edged up 0.8 percent this week, while trading volumes remained subdued for the fifth straight week. The second programme review kicked off on Friday... on Friday. Since the beginning of October, Greek equities are up by 5 percent. Bank shares fell
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Tsipras freshens up cabinet, looking for balance with party and lenders
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s new 48-member government will be sworn in on Saturday after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras completed his reshuffle late on Friday night. The new line-up sees 15 new faces joining... by a mixture of things: Freshening up the appearance of the government, removing some ministers who had
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Tsakalotos states case for debt relief as New Democracy sharpens up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis has decided to shake things up a little at the opposition party. The conservative chief... as the party gears up for a more proactive form of opposition.
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