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SYRIZA launches internal dialogue to tackle questions of identity, future direction
PoliticsGreek Politicselections to New Democracy are set to determine whether the party retains its radical character... place as one of the two poles in a newly configured two-party system. His vision is not shared... Alliance” - to replace the current one which stands for “Coalition of the Radical Left”. In addition
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Deaths continue to outpace births in latest demographic warning
Societydeaths. However, the number of deaths of infants aged less than one year came to 300, raising slightly the infant mortality rate (number of deaths of infants aged less than one year per 1,000 live births... time, and ELSTAT’s latest data set confirms that the trend is persisting. The current data
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Mitsotakis aims to cultivate Chinese investment, trade opportunities
PoliticsGreek Politics) in Shanghai, where Greece is one of the countries of honour this year. Perhaps the highlight... countries, bringing with it more Chinese investment and export opportunities for Greek firms. One tangible example that the government is already pointing to is that the Bank of China is set to open its
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Xi's visit carries promise of closer Sino-Greek political, economic ties
PoliticsGreek Politics. “China and Greece are partners for the establishment of one belt, one road. This initiative must... that the Greek government achieved the goals it had set ahead of Xi’s visit to Athens, which came just a few
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ND adjusts course after brief outcry over press subsidies
PoliticsGreek Politicsrange of the political spectrum, some have just a few members of staff. In fact, one newspaper is listed as having just one employee, but was nevertheless due to receive the maximum sum of 200,000... from the 6 million euros that SYRIZA had set aside in the budget. Like its predecessor, the centre
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ND mulls next tax cuts as it prepares to unveil new electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsforeseen in the plan set out by the Labour Ministry. The aim would then be to reach a 5-point... space in the budget. Electoral law One of the first items of business for the government in 2020... to be tabled in Parliament in January. It will be one of eight draft laws ND wants to introduce
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Mitsotakis sets out economic goals for 2020 as govt vies for extra fiscal space
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSpeaking to business leaders on Monday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set out his government’s... of the solidarity levy, introduced in the early stages of the Greek crisis, as one of its main fiscal goals... to be reduced from 3.5 percent of GDP by at least one percentage point. Athens has not made an official
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Fitch raises Greece to 'BB,' two notches from investment grade, sees growth at 2.5 pct in 2020
EconomyFitch upgraded Greece’s credit rating on Friday by one notch to ‘BB’ and revised upwards its... puts Fitch ahead of the other leading agencies, with S&P one notch behind at ‘BB-‘ and Moody’s at ‘B1... rating action if a certain set of conditions were sustained, related to the stock of debt, risks
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Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyas relations with Ankara remain the number one foreign policy issue for Athens. Greek authorities were... military equipment as well. The issue is complex as the criteria set by the Navy General Staff... the Turkish vessel Oruc Reis was a minor one. The ship most likely sailed into the area of Greece’s
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Newsletter 240 -21/02/2020
-Alternate Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulous tried to set up SYRIZA’s rivals by claiming they had... to cast light on corruption allegations. The situation came to a head on Tuesday, when one of the two...-MoU era, and its strategy in opposition. One component of the debate, the decision concerning
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