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Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016
was beaten again. Despite the economy entering recession, Greece being monitored for its oversized public... was implementing an agreement similar to the one he had chased Papandreou out of town for. Within two years, Samaras had lost one of his coalition partners, suffered a defeat in the European Parliament
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The men who would be prime ministers
Agora2004. He was undeterred by the fact that when the snap polls came in 2007 his party was beaten again... an agreement similar to the one he had chased Papandreou out of town for. Within two years, Samaras had lost one of his coalition partners, suffered a defeat in the European Parliament elections and seen
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Approach to protests, policing poses a new quandary for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsop-ed piece that it has to take a tougher stance on policing. The opinion piece was published in Ta... Democracy leader Antonis Samaras made one of his few public statements since the elections as a result... is certainly one where the conservatives feel they can eat away at the strong support for the government
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China-Greece: One belt, one road?
Agoraconstitutes a central piece within this strategic “One Belt – One Road” investment puzzle. From... Chinese President Xi Jinping first introduced the so-called “One Belt, One Road” strategy. Its focus..., one should not read too much into Beijing’s move. Its volume does not (yet) represent an example
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Government takes another stab at media regulation among growing scepticism
Societyjoined the license bidding. One of the successful bidders in the first round, Yiannis Kalogritsas... to the governing party, guaranteed on a piece of land alleged to have been vastly overvalued. Another bidder, Ivan... restrictive. In fact, only six bids have been submitted, leaving at least one license vacant. The whole
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof separate investigations by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country’s Data...-Michelle Asimakopoulou from the upcoming EP elections and the resignation of a senior Interior... that the email list was leaked from the Interior Ministry during the tenure of the caretaker
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Mortgage loans a key piece of NPL reduction puzzle
EconomyBankingThe persisting issue of non-performing loans (NPLs) was one of the key items discussed last week... at the start of September, the European Central Bank’s Governing Council member Benoit Coeure said that one..., mortgage lending has continued to be the one sector where bad loans are not falling at a fast enough pace
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First round of local elections leave Greek politics finely balanced
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy’s incumbent Vassilis Michaloliakos was beaten into second place by independent Yiannis Moralis... is making the transformation from a party of opposition to one of power. New Democracy will instead... incumbent Giorgos Kaminis all the way. According to Interior Ministry projections Kaminis was expected
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New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsobservers of the banking system as a deft bit of politics. On the one hand it is noted that the latest raft... severely brain-damaged after being beaten and sexually assaulted by a Pakistani migrant on the island... politician met with EU interior ministers on Tuesday in Copenhagen, where he pressed for faster
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