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EastMed pipeline close to high-level agreement, but still a long way from becoming reality
EconomyFeaturesin support of the project, culminating in a summit between Israel, Greece and Cyprus in December... and TANAP pipelines, on the basis that they contravene EU climate change policies. Support for climate... was attended by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, who declared his country’s full support for the pipeline, since
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New Democracy on course for clear majority, opinion polls suggest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece in an attempt to drum up support for his party. Speaking in Thessaloniki on Thursday, he... to the Prespes Agreement and draw support away from the ultra-nationalist newcomer Greek Solution, led by TV... support away from Greek Solution and Golden Dawn, as well as attract more undecided Greeks or those who
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Parliament re-opens for business amid calls for greater scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsto resume. The government’s pandemic support package will also remain on the agenda, as the Finance... handling of the pandemic on the economic support package and the impact of lockdown measures on workers... that lack of substantial government support will lead to the job losses and pay cuts on the “day after
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Govt and opposition stake out positions on pandemic impact measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsbillion euros to businesses in emergency support and 3.5 billion in deferred taxes and contributions, on condition that no jobs are shed over the next six months. The support would come directly from... from the prevailing rate of 24 or 13 percent), a support package for farming and fishing, and 0.5
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Finance Ministry grapples with escalating cost of pandemic
EconomyFinance minister Christos Staikouras announced on Monday that the cost of support measures... to become clearer. Monday’s announcement included the following support measures: · Suspended businesses.... At the same time, he hailed past caution as the reason why the government can continue to support
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Newsletter 284 - 12/02/2021
that the cost of support measures for the economy in the first quarter alone will come to 5.9... support measures: · Suspended businesses such as retail, restaurants, gyms, cultural, sports... can continue to support the economy. With the government having initially estimated that support
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In 9th post-bailout review, EC sees reforms slowing due to pandemic
EconomyProgrammeand hinges to a large part on the vaccination campaign, the risk of cliff effects once support... continues to provide extensive support to businesses and households, especially as mobility restrictions remain in place since November. The Commission estimates support initiatives in 2021 to reach 6.5 pct
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Athens makes landmark foreign policy shift by sending arms to Ukraine
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has shown its support for Kiev following Russia’s invasion by sending ammunition to Ukraine... with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday to express Greece's full support. Government sources said that Mitsotakis expressed Greece's support for stricter European Union sanctions on Russia
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Govt finds devil is in detail for windfall tax on power companies
PoliticsGreek Politicson the New Democracy government to fund support measures for high energy costs out of the “windfall... support society and the national effort to reduce the impact of price increases”. The revenues from the windfall tax will be used to support the National Support Plan through electricity subsidies
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Deal with Germany over arms to Ukraine irks opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicstangible support from them in return. Tsipras suggested to party officials on Tuesday that, by contrast... it is 36.2 pct for ND and 31.4 pct for SYRIZA. Overall, the poll shows an increase in support... in May. ND’s lead over SYRIZA stands at 9.7 points. SYRIZA’s support is at 22 pct this month, down
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