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Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020
PM rebuffs Covid-19 criticism Mitsotakis defends govt stance but is forced to extend some measures until Jan After being forced to extend Covid-19 restrictions into January, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tried to defend this week his, and his gover...
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HCAP and Finance Ministry reveal five-year strategic plan for public assets
EconomyFeaturesthe control of HCAP, which include power firm PPC, water company EYDAP and public transport organisation OASA... and opportunities, with long-term and short-term goals for each company. Regarding OASA, for example, HCAP
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Athens braces for Erdogan bargaining at NATO summit
PoliticsForeign Policywas spying for Athens. On Saturday, Turkish authorities reportedly arrested a man named Mohamed Amar
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Kammenos's odd partnership with Tsipras still holding together
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDefence Minister Panos Kammenos was re-elected as leader of SYRIZA’s coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) over the weekend, while also managing to highlight the odd nature of the cooperation between the two parties. There had been reports that Ka...
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Greece, creditors seek progress at Eurogroup on key differences holding up review
EconomyProgrammeGreece and its lenders head into Monday’s Eurogroup with differences on several key issues that will have to be resolved if the second review is to conclude in the days ahead. The Greek ministers and the institutions’ mission chiefs held a lengthy telec...
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Greece braces for Middle East fallout as polls show ND holding firm despite voter unease
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy enters this new phase of the Middle East crisis with a solid polling advantage but a visibly unsettled electorate. Two fresh surveys place the governing party at 31.1 pct in their vote‑estimate models but they also reveal overwhelming publ...
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Novartis scandal causes allegations between govt and opposition to fly
PoliticsGreek Politicsreminiscent of the most rancorous moments of the MoU years. Later in the day, Development Minister
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ND under fire over fast-track legislation, pandemic contracts as SYRIZA sleaze claims surface
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith vaccination planning under way and infection numbers slowly abating, the government finds itself once again facing accusations of high-handed decision making. On Monday, voting on a multi-bill containing pandemic measures alongside several urgent amendments turned into another rancorous
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Budget primary surplus at 3.16 bln in December, missing target for full year by 443 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros and was below target by 611 million. Net revenues came to 50.96 billion euros, under... expenditure came to 44.20 billion, below target by 611 million euros. Interest payments declined YoY
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Growing criticism of coalition's handling of public sector jobs
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government drew complaints las week when it emerged that the director of Elpis General
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