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Govt unveils affordable housing scheme, but struggles to shunt wiretapping aside
PoliticsGreek Politicsset out a raft of policies aimed at tackling the cost-of-living crisis, the government has tried... to benefit a total of 135,000 people. The scheme is designed to address a growing social problem... an advantage over its main rivals. The housing scheme set out over the last few days is not likely
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Newsletter 357 - 04/11/2022
agents and businessmen to set up a spying ring that made use of the Predator spyware. The reports... that the total energy support package in 2022 will reach more than 13 billion euros by the end of the year, and rather optimistically just one billion euros is set aside for next year, in hope
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Another crisis chapter closes, triggering final round of debt relief measures
EconomyProgrammeanother set of debt relief measures. This marked the end of a years-long period during which Greece... era on May 23, the Greek authorities had agreed on a set of deliverables due to be completed..., it has a total undiscounted value of 6 billion euros. The eurozone finance ministers noted
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PM announces more voter-friendly measures ahead of polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsmillion euros in total. The move is designed to appease tens of thousands of pensioners, a section... on to reveal that Finance Ministry officials will also set out on Wednesday how debtors who failed to keep up..., have fuelled speculation that Mitsotakis is set to announce that the elections will be held on April 9
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Government presses ahead with legislative work by delivering on some economic pledges
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Mitsotakis set out on the campaign trail. These include the 150-euro Youth Pass stipend for Greeks turning... to remove any barriers to Greeks abroad voting in national elections from where they live, looks set... total of potential votes to 190. This means that just 10 more votes would be needed for a super
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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek Politicsanti-flood works in the area. Although tens of millions of euros were set aside to restore... of Cyclone Ianos in 2020. Then, the government set aside 800 million euros to restore infrastructure... strain on public finances, with some estimates putting the total figure as high as 4 billion euros
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Newsletter 393 - 15/09/2023
million euros in emergency spending is set to be included in a supplementary budget. In order to meet..., it is clear that the plain of Thessaly is virtually a total loss for now and it could take years before... that will include some one billion euros set aside from support in the affected areas. The state budget
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Newsletter 398 - 20/10/2023
that funding is maximised. Mitsotakis also urged his ministers to focus on the task at hand and set... that this sense of malaise does not set in as it will put his government on the back foot, perhaps... the investment grade, in a total bond universe of 85.5 billion euros. This is sufficient to cover
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ND encounters objections over private universities and same-sex marriage
PoliticsGreek Politics, civil society, the citizenry, institutions, and parties in total.” In reality, though, the church... allows foreign universities to set up branches in Greece offering degrees recognised in Greece as well... than seeking to reform it, could lead to colleges of questionable quality being set up. He
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Mitsotakis makes bid to dissuade farmers from continuing their protests
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to hold a potentially crucial meeting with farmers... of 158 in total will not vote to legalise same-sex marriages. It is not clear how many of the dissenters... funding for state universities. Three constitutional experts spoke at the event where Androulakis set
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