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Amid hiring controversy, ND focusses on new round of tax cuts in latest bill
PoliticsGreek Politics, but in the one submitted to Parliament, this was chopped down to 6,400 euros, marking a significant step back.... One-off debts, such as inheritance tax, can be paid off in up to 48 instalments, rather than... for the government from the controversy over the managerial appointments it made at public hospitals. One
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Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020
. The possibility of Greece joining the US F-35 fighter jet programme was set to be one of the issues... in the post-programme surveillance. Nevertheless, it was one of the few tangible developments to emerge during... with an agreed maturity of up to one year decreased by 3 bps to 0.36 percent. 2 Unemployment at 16.6 pct
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PM gets no change out of opposition leaders on US trip, electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsas somewhat of a surprise in one sense as Greece’s relations with the US had strengthened considerably when... party is against the idea of returning to what they deem an “unfair” system, i.e. one that awards bonus... than one-party governments. Gennimata said that she and Mitsotakis “agreed to disagree” on this issue
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Newsletter 241 - 28/02/2020
, at least one the government’s arguments hit wide of the mark. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas... on Thursday, including the first one in Athens, triggering shortages of face masks... in Santorini, one of the favourite destinations for Chinese visitors. Tourism minister Haris
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Sealing our borders, closing our minds
Agoraexploited and treated in such a reprehensible way. It is a reminder (not that one was needed... is the one area where his government’s opinion poll ratings have been very poor since coming to power... northern Europe and that the war in Syria would sort itself out one way or another, even though the west
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Athens closes border, looks for EU support to ride out migration storm
PoliticsGreek Politics), which states that: “In the event of one or more Member States being confronted by an emergency... that migration is the one area where his government’s opinion poll ratings have been consistently... is as much a political measure as a practical one and has, it seems, been met with support by his party
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Forum showcases closer Greek-German trade relations, with diplomatic overtones
PoliticsGreek Politicspresented to delegates. One is a joint venture between Greece’s PPC and German power company RWE... the relationship between the two countries form one of lender and borrower to one between peers and business
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QE arrives for Greece
Agorahad fallen below the symbolic threshold of one percent. This record decline in borrowing costs... to be seen. But as we learnt from earlier attempts and remedies, one does not fight a financial virus, let alone a pandemic with a band aid. Neither does one distinguish between euro area member states
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A sudden turnaround that could lead to sharp shock
Agorabenchmark bond was trading at 0.92 pct and Greece was hailed as one of the most attractive trades... - in the best case – will be one of recovery after the massive, virus-inspired shock, the Greek economy could be heading for a very deep contraction similar to the one seen in 2011, when it dropped by 9 pct
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Coronavirus outbreaks highlight limited progress in disbanding hotspots for migrants
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFrontiers, at Moria on Lesvos up to 1,300 people share a single tap, there is one toilet for each 167 people and one shower for each 242 people, while soap, antiseptic gel and cleaning supplies... people who entered Greece during a one-month freeze in new asylum applications introduced during
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