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Mitsotakis earns space to govern with big win, Tsipras limits damage
PoliticsGreek Politics, SYRIZA increased its support by 8 points, while ND saw a rise of 6.5 points in its support. Movement..., there was an expectation that support for SYRIZA would have been below 30 percent. The result delivers a strong..., the support for SYRIZA and KINAL was virtually equal to the percentage of the vote gained by New
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ND on spot over police raid but opinion poll ratings provide comfort
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a new opinion poll indicated that the government continues to enjoy relatively strong support... in the overall support for the two main parties and suggests that the government has strong backing... picture, support for New Democracy remains at 38 pct, the same as in November, but there was a 1-point
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More fiscal measures lined up as Covid-19 seen shaving up to 0.9 pts off 2020 growth
Economyof measures to support businesses affected by the virus was due to come into effect on Thursday. It includes... asked for regional and sectoral data from local and business associations that will support its... that more support measures would soon be announced, but he did not go into details. He noted that Greece
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PM joins forces with some eurozone partners to lobby for "corona-bond"
PoliticsGreek Politicsand President Emmanuel Macron of France, are calling for the issuance of a special-purpose Eurobond to support emergency healthcare spending and pay for economic support measures. The initiative, spearheaded..., the recession would be worse. Staikouras plans to unveil further economic support measures in the coming
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Survey sheds light on sentiments in lockdown, as govt backpedals on voucher scheme
PoliticsGreek Politicsa government U-turn on support for professionals looks set to tarnish its reputation for competence... the effectiveness of economic support measures, with 40 percent finding support for workers inadequate and 53 percent considering business support insufficient. Health concerns have subsided noticeably
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Economic relief eyed as Greece launches fourth round of lockdown easing
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinistry to come up with the funds to support struggling businesses and employees. With Greece...) is among those that has expressed reservations about the extent to which the government’s support package will support the real economy. Its research arm recently estimated that 1 in 7 firms could
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Leaders clash over economy as PM looks on bright side of Eurogroup assessment
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the range of interventions taken by the government, including the SYN-ERGASIA scheme to support workers... of the virus and in taking the necessary economic and fiscal support measures,” the Eurogroup said in its... to supporting the recovery.” “The support of the EU and the trust that Greece has gained in Europe
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PM wants no strings attached to EU funds as ND juggles with public finances
PoliticsGreek Politicsto manage the considerable fiscal impact of the support measures it has announced and the downturn... space it has, until extra funds flow from Brussels, with providing support to an increasingly broad... of returning the tax advance in August and the rest will be support for employers to maintain jobs. As we
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Newsletter 267 -02/10/2020
of support, which carried an added significance as far as Athens was concerned because of the recent... as not only a way to boost US-Greek relations but also to line up support in light of brewing... of support and the US’s alignment with Greece’s stance in the recent dispute with Turkey. The US
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Labour vote, reconstruction plans highlight differences in party agendas
PoliticsGreek Politicsto support the economy during the lockdown, while announcing new initiatives which he claimed... had made clear their intention not to support the measure, on the grounds that it would starve unemployment support programmes of the funds needed during the crisis, a concern also raised by KINAL
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