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Newsletter 196 -01/03/2019
of Eurogroup The Greek government has yet to settle on the details of the new framework for primary... authorities for a new system of protection of primary residences raises concern. "It has a large... (IAPR). The report says that there has been a significant delay in the appointment of administrative
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Summit to usher in a new stage of EU-China relations
AgoraInitiative (BRI) has caused a great deal of consternation in Brussels and other European capitals. There has been a salvo of critical remarks that the Italian government signed a Memorandum... and China has been palpable for some time now. There has been growing frustration in the EU after years
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Shifting geopolitical balance in East Med presents prospects and pitfalls
PoliticsForeign PolicyTayyip Erdogan has been viewing the US and its role in his country and Syria, especially, with suspicion. In the meantime, Turkey has lost all its traditional allies in the area, such as Israel and Egypt. These countries seem to have turned their interest to the US. Over the last decade, Greece has
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Newsletter 204 -03/05/2019
’ economic programme. Since then, though, the centre-right party has argued that it will negotiate with the institutions over the matter and has even enlisted the support of Manfred Webber, the European.... The opposition is seeking to chip away at what it believes is a weak link in the government as Polakis has
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Fears and reassurances over PPC's dire finances
EconomyFeaturesa billion euros from continued operations, the future of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) has been a topic of hot debate in recent weeks. What caused the company’s finances to turn so dire has also come... units, the net loss came closer to one billion euros. Criticism has come flying from all sides
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Conflict over Competition Commission also a clash of narratives for ND, SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat prevents anyone who has served in the cabinet or as a government adviser from taking up a position at a regulatory authority for five years. The provision has enraged SYRIZA, which sees it as a blatant... was appointed to the role as a technocrat. She has vowed not to leave her role at the Competition
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ND tries to stay on top of wildfire as court battle looms over Competition Commission
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has cut short his brief summer holiday due to a large wildfire... the last few days, as well as dozens of other smaller blazes. Although the blaze on Evia has burned... have been protected means that the government has not yet faced any strong criticism about how
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Greece falls to 79 out of 190 economies in ease of doing business ranking
EconomyFeaturesThe latest Doing Business Indicators report for 2020 by the World Bank Group has shown that Greece... that in the space of a year, the country has dropped by seven places. It is now ranked below Peru (79... survey. The score came to 69.5 out of 100. However, the number of procedures involved has fluctuated
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Internal party rivalries prove a hassle for Mitsotakis and Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe two men has gradually broken down since last summer, when New Democracy won the general elections... Democracy has been no stranger to internecine competition but there has been a delicate truce since..., and migration. This right-wing message appeals to some in ND and has supporters among the public
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Island unrest puts PM in tough spot
PoliticsGreek Politicsof compromise in the near future. New Democracy’s relationship with the local governor has also been... but has represented the conservatives in the past, has led resistance to the construction of the detention centres and has shunned the government’s efforts to find common ground. Things came to a head
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