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Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
PoliticsGreek Politics. The amendment addressed three issues: The need for employers to give clear grounds to justify employee... that firms no longer need to give clear grounds for dismissal, although this does not appear to affect
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Brussels urges Athens to remain on reform path as fourth post-MoU review looms
EconomyProgrammenoted that the Greek authorities need to build on positive developments by “continuing on the path... arrears. The government will also need to show progress on actions related to the banking sector, most
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Government looks to review visit for nod on tax package
EconomyProgramme. The timeline and contingencies are complicated as the government will need a sign off on its tax.... The institutions will need to be convinced that the government’s revenue projections are credible
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IMF warns of uphill battle for economy as Athens seeks to close 2020 fiscal gap
EconomyProgrammethe Greek authorities need to take a more coordinated and comprehensive approach that will improve... structural transformation lies ahead. The authorities will need to liberalise markets and closed
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Defence agreement, views on Turkey attract most interest during Pompeo visit
PoliticsForeign Policyin those places, we have said: ‘Look, we can’t resort to the military to resolve this. We need... following Pompeo’s visit and the 2nd round of the Greek–US Strategic Dialogue has underlined the need
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IMF cool on growth, urges greater effort on bank, fiscal and labour reforms
EconomyProgrammewill need to shift towards a more growth-friendly direction that, in the Fund’s view, will need to address
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BoG runs numbers to show how tackling NPE stock will benefit banks' bottom line
EconomyBankingIn the financial stability report it issued last week, the Bank of Greece (BoG) emphasised the need for banks to reduce significantly the stock of non-performing exposures (NPE) and improve... of the DTCs need to translate into a capital increase for the state’s share, which dilutes the existing
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Business leaders set out steps to attract skilled Greeks as govt offers wage subsidies
SocietyThe Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) has released a report on what steps need to be taken to reverse Greece’s so-called brain drain. The report presents 20 suggestions for beating the trend... suggestions, SEV notes the need for a systematic measuring and tracking of the brain drain
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Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"
EconomyFeatures, the government will need to quickly put in place policies to incentivise investment in appropriate... easily targeted for reform. However, a truly ambitious decarbonisation strategy would need to take
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Athens steps up drive for fiscal space as fifth post-MoU review continues
EconomyProgrammefor granted. “Greece is underspending on investment, so we need to see whether there is need for extra
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