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First visit by quadriga to Athens leaves series of issues unresolved
EconomyProgramme. Labour Minister Giorgos Katrougalos presented to the quadriga the key pillars and measures...The first visit of the quadriga mission chiefs to Athens after the signing of the third bailout... forecasts, with the quadriga aligning its estimates with the Greek government’s, which points to a milder
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Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence
AgoraGreece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state... Greek History at York University in Canada. He told The Agora about where the Greek revolution stands
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Helped by trading gains, Eurobank posts 305 mln in Q1 profits
EconomyBankingEurobank posted an adjusted net income of 305 million euros in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1), compared to a profit of 72 million euros last year. Core pre-provision income (PPI) rose by 10.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q1 to 240.4 million euros, with 62.1 million euros of loan loss provisions
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Time running out for government action out as water crisis deepens
PoliticsGreek Politicsis perilously thin. “This is the reality,” Papastavrou told Skai TV , ironically on the morning after... demands a national water authority based on scientific data and a fairer tariff structure that shifts... as the pillars of reform. The result, according to these reports, is a “half‑plan” that prioritises urban supply
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Greece and lenders far apart on foreclosures as housing NPLs keep rising
EconomyProgrammedifference between the Greek government and the institutions during the 3-day visit of the quadriga...) be deemed eligible for protection. The quadriga appeared willing to discuss the threshold of 120,000... local media that the quadriga’s proposal would protect 17.3 percent of those with housing non
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Programme review talks continue, progress on tax, pensions and NPLs at a premium
EconomyProgrammean agreement could be clinched by March 25. The quadriga proposed to the Greek government last week.... According to this quadriga proposal, the current tax-free threshold of 9,550 euros would be lowered... tax break. Both the government and the quadriga proposals result in lower tax for those self
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Newsletter 291 - 02/04/2021
in the form of grants, 6 billion euros will be given over to the Green Transition – one of four pillars... – one of four pillars of the plan. been earmarked to receive 1.1 billion euros of the EU grants. Of the four pillars, the other pillar where the government aims to bolster the grant funds by harnessing
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Government in race against time to resolve bailout issues
EconomyProgramme, increasing by 3,350 euros for each child. The quadriga criteria would protect around 17 percent... of 2017. The quadriga mission chiefs arrived in Athens on Tuesday evening and are expected to start... the prices of generic drugs. Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili told public broadcaster ERT
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Newsletter 52 - 20/11/2015
by the quadriga. The third memorandum of understanding signed in mid-August called for pension savings of 0.25... be financed. Following a meeting with the quadriga mission chiefs on Thursday evening, Labour Minister George Katrougkalos told reporters that the government will make a final decision on pension reforms
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Newsletter 55 - 12/12/2015
, the European Commission’s representative in the quadriga of lenders monitoring the Greek programme... the role of the IMF as part of the quadriga. In October, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos met... assessed, 59 were told that they would be dismissed. A common complaint from those being sacked
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