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Mistaking tolerance for a free rein
Agorathe country forward” rather than because of negative sentiment towards SYRIZA. If one considers... administration (57 pct), delivery of justice (48 pct) and education (33 pct). While one could quibble... was accused of doing the same thing, as were most of the governments that preceded it. It is one
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Ankara tension tops govt agenda, overshadowing social dividend and primary residences
PoliticsGreek Politicsand an annual income of less than 20,000 euros, families with one long-term unemployed member (more than... with disabled children under the age of 24. The total outlay is estimated at 175 mln euros “The one-off... other one-off payments. The government also submitted to Parliament on Friday a draft law aimed
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Newsletter 233 - 20/12/2019
and some added benefits is the right one for the economy. Ahead of Wednesday night’s vote, the Greek... of this pledge. Also, the tax will be reduced over the next few years, not in one go. Nevertheless.... The paper noted that the average shadow economy has remained broadly stable since 2000. Greece was one
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Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"
EconomyFeaturesand one fifth of the national generating capacity) by the end of 2023. In their place, PPC plans to ramp... rapid “de-lignitisation” marks a major turn-around in Greece’s energy policy, but one which has been... targets would seem a suitable one to take. However, despite the plan being put out to public
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Poll shows support for ND in several policy areas as pension bill debate heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsapproach. SYRIZA is hoping that it can make social insurance one of the issues on which the public’s...-employed Greeks would face a heavier contributions bill just so that one in 10 could pay less... than the current 60 percent, someone who is insured for one job will not have to pay a second set
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Newsletter 237 -31/01/2020
, over the last four months, the share of respondents who see the economy as the number one priority... justice to run its course. Former PM Antonis Samaras was one of the two conservative lawmakers who did... at the end of last week, ratings agency Fitch upgraded Greece’s credit rating by one notch to ‘BB
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Study calls for sweeping reform of Greek healthcare system
Societyby the national health system as it currently stands. This has led to Greeks having one of the lowest levels.... Care was found to be inefficient and poorly distributed - in one case study of 11 hospitals... demand, with one in five Greeks saying that they have not received the care they need. One in three
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Athens on diplomatic drive to secure support over migration flare-up
PoliticsForeign Policy(KYSEA) on Sunday, one of which has already triggered a reaction from the United Nations. Athens has decided to invoke Article 78 par 3 of the European Treaty according to which "in the event of one..., Alexander Schallenberg. It should be noted that Austria's Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, was one
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Regulatory and legal challenges from the increased penetration of LNG
Legalterminal At present, Greece disposes of one LNG import terminal, in the isle of Revithoussa, which... in the Terminal by more than one, the user must pay the Operator a charge of 200.000 euro per the difference in the number of cargoes, reduced by one. European policy & regulatory challenges
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Newsletter 244 -20/03/2020
by the coronavirus outbreak. Around one billion euros will be allocated to each and the government hopes... for a one-off, emergency scheme rather than a regular ECB QE programme. Also, the fact that New... commentators for his approach, which was even described as Churchillian in one article. However, there also
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