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  1. First visit by quadriga to Athens leaves series of issues unresolved

    EconomyProgramme

    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...), particularly the tougher criteria that the quadriga requests to be imposed for the protection

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  2. Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence

    Agora

    Greece 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. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern

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  3. Piraeus first Greek bank to repay Pillar II bonds, others to follow
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    EconomyBanking

    Piraeus Bank said on Thursday that its remaining Pillar II bonds will be redeemed on Friday, which... state on its board of its directors is no longer required. Under the first pillar of the programme, capital support was provided to Greek banks in the form of preferred shares, while the second pillar

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  4. Helped by trading gains, Eurobank posts 305 mln in Q1 profits
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    EconomyBanking

    Eurobank 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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  5. ND defends plans for three-pillar pension system as SYRIZA looks for weak spot
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    tried to challenge New Democracy over its plans for a three-pillar scheme. Labour Minister Efi... to clarify whether it still intends to implement a three-pillar system, including a private element... and 2045. Petsas reminded voters that New Democracy’s plan is for the first pillar to be public

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  6. China's Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
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    Agora

    This is the final of three articles in which the author analyzed China’s investment, lending... numerous policy challenges for countries engaging in or seeking to benefit from its implementation... railway links (e.g. Moscow – Kazan), providing lending to Russian banks and engaging

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  7. Gov't lowers tax-free threshold, prepares for third pillar of measures worth 1 pct of GDP

    EconomyProgramme

    departures in 2018. Summing up, from the third pillar of measures yielding 1 percent of GDP by 2018, 0.25

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  8. Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021

    Newsletters

    October are thought to have exacerbated the second Covid wave in Greece. Wednesday saw the first mass

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  9. Newsletter 291 - 02/04/2021

    Newsletters

    of the plan. The aim of plan is to mobilise 10.4 billion euros under this pillar once the private funds.... Of the four pillars, the other pillar where the government aims to bolster the grant funds by harnessing private capital is in the Private Investments and Economic Transformation pillar. Here

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  10. Defence agreement, views on Turkey attract most interest during Pompeo visit

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and Turkey’s activities in Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Turkey Pompeo sent what Athens saw... of the S400 which is of a particular interest for the US. Upgraded role? The debate that has begun

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