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Unease mounts as Greece prepares to implement EU-Turkey refugee deal
PoliticsForeign Policylegislative and administrative changes to fast track the review of asylum applications, as well as the appeal.... Under the provisions of the draft legislation, Greece’s Asylum Service will also be able to take... the EU’s scrutiny as it is expected to begin returning refugees and migrants to Turkey. An EU official
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Newsletter 365 - 13/01/2023
it emerged that he had profited from government contracts. The two cases, coming in fast succession, have... of the brewing clash between the high-ranking judicial official and the independent watchdog, which... that it was a probe by the watchdog which revealed last summer that the National Intelligence Service (EYP
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Reflections on Greece's balance of payments
Agoraby a positive capital and financial account surplus and, if relevant, any movement in official country reserves. There are three financing components in the balance of payments: a drawdown of official reserves..., in the early 2000s, the mood of the people was buoyant after entry into the euro area brought cheap
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IMF examines where programme went wrong, what lessons were learnt
EconomyProgrammeprogramme. The fiscal adjustment had to be large and fast-paced and would largely rely on primary..., attractive terms of bond exchange, constraints in the OSI related to existing official EU loans... of structural reforms in the labour, product and service markets to remain a viable euro area member
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Tax cuts spearhead Mitsotakis's message in Thessaloniki
PoliticsGreek Politics, Italy and Malta in a bid to attract foreign investment. Mitsotakis also pledged to fast-track major... pledged to implement a permanent mobility scheme across the civil service. Primary surplus During... in Brussels on Friday, a eurozone official said that Greece’s representative at last week’s Euro Working
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PM opts for unconventional choice to overcome snag at new ministry
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis had his fingers burned last week when he tried to appoint an official from outside New Democracy... will be given fast-track Greek citizenship, will be an easy target for criticism should his ministry fail... brief comments, Tournas focussed on strengthening the fire service as one of the key tasks ahead
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One unicorn does not a Silicon Valley make: positive news on startup front also highlights limitations
EconomyFeaturesa valuation of 2 billion USD for Viva Wallet, making it Greece’s first official “unicorn” – a company... 534 companies. Research undertaken by startup service provider Found.ation traced around 2,000... report puts it. “Greek founders comprise a fast-growing network spread across the world, and companies
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Newsletter 252 -29/05/2020
to find in the coming months to support struggling businesses in the hospitality and food service... on Monday as a lone voice in favour of taking advantage of cheap credit wherever it is available. BoG... officials suggested as much, saying that Athens is satisfied with the Commission’s proposal
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Fitch keeps Greek rating stable at 'BB-' but sees growth momentum building
Economydialogue between the Greek authorities and the official creditors. The policy challenge in the future... eurozone peers. Fitch estimates Greece’s cash buffer at 26 billion euros which is 14 percent of GDP... of this cash to buyback portions of more expensive official creditors such as the IMF. Market access/NPLs
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Eight years later: Is Croatia finally truly ready for Europe?
Agorawas then the first senior Croatian official to make an appearance at the Serbian Cultural Society "Prosvjeta... and Serbia Although some positive steps have been taken, that is, high official visits, on both sides... on this issue, given that Croatia had been asking official Belgrade for years to hand over
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