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Government paves way for major U-turn on migration as opposition warns of interference in regulators
PoliticsGreek Politicsa series of proposals would be put on the table. Among them is a new agreement with Turkey, which... solutions. At the same time, he stressed that it was important not to put in place measures that would encourage new arrivals, and to strengthen European border controls. The effort put into justifying
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Newsletter 414 - 01/03/2024
the question of whether Kasselakis can continue as leader seems to have been put to bed for the time being...' families in the days leading up to the anniversary of the crash put pressure on the government... of such a development are emerging. An upset in this summer’s vote might change the political landscape and put New
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Slower growth nixes handout plans, fires criticism of ND's economic policies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest GDP figures, which fell below expectations, seem to have put a halt to any thoughts... the assumptions on which this year’s budget has been put together. It also means that there is likely... is considering such a stipend, he simply replied: “No.” This appears to put an end to speculation
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Opposition parties vow not to let up on Tempe despite inquiry verdict
PoliticsGreek Politicspotentially open the way for criminal charges against former ministers. This was a proposal first put... the full results of the Larissa prosecutor’s investigation which would put them in a stronger position to put former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis on the stand. Voridis also dismissed the petition
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Newsletter 459 - 11/04/2025
connecting the US with India, as a counter to China’s Belt and Road project. As he put it, “Greece... claimed often put him at odds with his EU partners, and his economic philosophy focussed on “cutting taxes... economic front, even if the punitive reciprocal tariffs were put on hold, the 10 pct tariffs on all
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Fringe opposition parties up stakes in Tempe inquiry clash
PoliticsGreek Politicsindependent MPs, put their names to a proposal calling for the PM to be among the government officials... on the railways due to a failure to put in place and maintain adequate safety standards. The proposal... what happened and the authorities’ responsibilities. Apart from seeking to put the maximum amount
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With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomy. On the debt front, gg debt is set to slightly ease to 320.0 billion (174.8 percent of GDP) in 2014 from... percent stake in DESFA to Azeri SOCAR (188 million). The target for 2014 was set at 3.56 billion without... to Athens in early December with the target set by both sides to reach a final agreement until the next
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With prior actions pending, PASOK showing signs of adjustment fatigue
PoliticsGreek Politics. The first set of prior actions are: 1) adoption of outdoor trade law 2) adoption of investment.... The second set consists of: 1) adoption of the necessary legislation to merge all... to tell his eurozone counterparts on Thursday that the first set of prior actions will be completed
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Sudden jump in unpaid taxes last month takes total to almost 70 bln
EconomyMacroeconomythat the first-half target of legacy debt collections of 1 billion set by the Ministry of Finance (MoF... year, the target has been set at 25 percent, with the year to date rate at just over half the target... a weak performance in July, yet they remain well below the annual targets. Those targets were set
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ECB stress tests and what they will mean for Greek banks
Economyprovisions. A capital benchmark of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) of 8 percent was set for this pillar... was set at CET1 of 8 percent for the baseline and 5.5 percent for the adverse scenario. The aggregate... on banks’ static balance sheet at the end of 2013. However, the ECB is due to release another set of data
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