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Mitsotakis sets aside talk of next Greek president to meet Trump at White House
PoliticsGreek Politics, the convincing election victories in the summer have doused such internal rivalries and put Mitsotakis... of strength rather than a desperate attempt to mend fences within ND. Following the recent change... is unlikely to support anyone other than Pavlopoulos, but centre-left KINAL might vote for the hopeful under
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Deadline looms for troubled home protection scheme as insolvency law is lined up
Economyat more than 57 billion euros, 43.1 percent of which are non-performing. Meanwhile, 47 percent of bad.... This led to less than 60 proposals by the banks for settlements via loan restructurings, with just 10... are not yet known, and it is expected that some sort of protection will be put in place for truly
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Internal party rivalries prove a hassle for Mitsotakis and Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicswas not put forward because it seemed Greece would not get a vice presidency, although this later... in the government’s reign. At the recent ND congress, Samaras took a much harder line than Mitsotakis... a more left-wing, rather than centre-left, approach.
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Uproar over minister's home protection comments underscore sensitive nature of challenge
PoliticsGreek Politics. According to data from the Bank of Greece, mortgages stood at more than 57 billion euros in mid-2019, 43.1... the field open to speculation. Katseli law Main homes were put under protection early in the crisis... of the primary residence protection scheme in May could leave more than 150,000 borrowers without a safety
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Athens closes border, looks for EU support to ride out migration storm
PoliticsGreek Politics, by some residents and on social media is also much stronger than in the past, with talk of “invasion... its full support, including for the European border agency Frontex to put together a border... of migrants to move towards Greece. Ankara claims more than 100,000 people have travelled towards Greece
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MoF to announce measures for safeguarding businesses impacted by COVID19
Economybe put to use to compose a picture of the virus’s overall impact once the outbreak subsides... 400 percent in customers shopping online rather than visiting stores, with a significant increase... dropped by 34 percent, and more than 12 billion euros have been lost from total market
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Government readies up to 2 bln in assistance for shuttered firms and employees
Economy, Staikouras said. But he added that more measures would be put together in the future, according... that growth, which the government expected to reach 2.8 pct this year (higher than the European Commission’s forecast of 2.3 pct), could be up to 0.9 percentage points lower than anticipated. In its
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Newsletter 245 -27/03/2020
in the economic support package it has put together, noting that other countries have committed 10-15 pct... the use of scarce equipment rather than protect frontline workers’ health. Similar concerns were... of respondents said that they were receiving significantly less orders than before. For all sectors reporting
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Govt trails transition out of lockdown as training vouchers stir controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicsstrict quarantine. Meanwhile, the government has put together a special task force focussing on ways... less extensive than in most developed countries, as capturing “the tip of the iceberg” of the infection... of short-changing professionals with vouchers rather than including them in the 800-euro emergency income
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As plan to ease lockdown progresses, politics turns to non-coronavirus issues
PoliticsGreek Politicsis returning to Greek politics, with issues other than Covid-19 now being addressed. In an interview... reforms and the privatisation plan have been put on hold due to the virus, while Prime Minister... to satisfying big business than looking after workers. In fact, in an interview with online news
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