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Gov't and banks at odds on debtor protection plan details
The issue between the government and the banks regarding the compulsory inclusion of debtors with pending court cases in the new platform for primary residence protection remains open.
The number of outstanding applications stood at 135,000 at end-December, and the submission of applications has continued in the first couple of months of this year.
PM's office backs minister, digs at central banker
The prime minister's office on Tuesday responded to the alleged taping of central banker Yannis Stournaras by Alternate Minister Pavlos Polakis, saying it has always respected the independence of the Bank of Greece "even when its governor has expressed different views on crucial issues of economic policy."
Greek police probe attack on migrants' home
Police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki are investigating a possible racist motive in the firebombing of an apartment housing a family of ten Iraqi migrants.
The attack overnight Tuesday caused no injuries and minor damage. Police say a petrol bomb was thrown onto the balcony of the ground-floor apartment, and the fire was extinguished by residents.
Senate President says amendments can be brought to OUG 114/2018, if well substantiated
Senate President Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said on Tuesday that Government Emergency Ordinance 114/2018 on the establishment of measures in the field of public investments and fiscal-budgetary measures can be amended during the legislative process if there are well-grounded and justified proposals, saying that Romania needs a stronger banking system.
Jeffrey Sachs to give lecture at Cyprus Institute
World-renowned professor of economics Jeffrey Sachs is in Cyprus to deliver the 2019 Hubert Curien Memorial Lecture at the Cyprus Institute. The lecture starts at 6.30 p.m. and live streaming will be available on the Cyprus Institute's YouTube channel. The title of the lecture is "Eudaimonia in the 21st Century: Looking to Aristotle for New Solutions."
Stournaras asks PM Alexis Tsipras, judiciary to protect him from Polakis
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras has lashed out at Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis, who handed over to the government-friendly newspaper Documento a transcript of a conversation he had with the country's central banker regarding a probe of a 100,000 euro loan he was issued by Attica Bank.