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Government lines up bills on education and housing, mulls social media controls for minors
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the ministry’s control. Parliament will also be presented with the bill doubling the ENFIA property... on access and are more likely to revolve around a suite of age-related control tools dubbed “Kids Wallet
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Between Scylla and Charybdis
Agoraand into a deep primary deficit. With the troika certain to make no disbursements, heavy austerity... since last Friday. The imposition of capital controls, the closure of banks and the generally... for a new package with Tsipras’s government, the capital controls will remain in place – they will actually
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Check, please: How much Alexis Tsipras's first months cost Greece
Agorain terms of the targets had to be compensated by more heavy lifting due to the decline in economic... controls at the end of June 2015 to stave off an intense bank run that the economy contracted. Even... or in anticipation of capital controls after events in Cyprus At the start of the crisis, the banking
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Government bets on big energy headlines while pledging discipline at the pump
PoliticsGreek Politicsa heavy emphasis on increasing the contribution of renewable energy. They carry less weight in practical... and highlights the weakness of his foreign policy stance towards Turkey. Price controls On a more prosaic level... by announcing price controls on fuel and essential groceries. PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said
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Newsletter 45 - 02/10/2015
burden in the last quarter of this year appears very heavy, with a large amount of taxes due by the end... controls hits retail The turnover of Greece’s retail trade index fell by 8.7 percent in July... of capital controls at the end of June. Retail volume also fell by 7.3 percent in July, following
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ECB survey shows enduring preference for cash payments in Greece
EconomyFeaturesat least some of their regular income in cash form. Despite the heavy preference which Greeks... to this trait with a special mention of the banking crisis and capital controls enforced in Greece... the imposition of capital controls, retailers have been slow to match up the payment options offered
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Fiscal Council endorses fiscal and macro assumptions but warns of potential obstacles
EconomyMacroeconomythat public investments will stay flat over the period all the heavy lifting in delivering this level... of capital controls is seen as a positive factor towards investment spending growth, the fact... depressing imports as disposable income collapsed and recently due to capital controls, the Council
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From the National Energy and Climate Plan to COP26: What has Greek climate policy learned?
Society-heavy electricity mix (using the proceeds from emissions trading), and return to service coal-fired..., of which it controls 20 pct – a vague promise which stops short of setting mandatory targets..., the extension of cap-and-trade to emissions from buildings, and tighter controls on methane emissions which
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Questions linger following PM's statement on surveillance of political rival
PoliticsGreek Politicsin further revelations which would deal a heavy blow to the government’s credibility, already... controls around the legal surveillance of political persons, and improved internal controls at EYP
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IMF urges substantial debt relief for Greece
EconomyProgrammeunsustainable. The IMF stresses that the closure of Greek banks and the imposition of capital controls are taking a heavy toll on the banking system and the economy. This leads to additional financing
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