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Coalition MPs gear up for busy period in Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the programme. SYRIZA’s hope now is that the creditors can devise a debt relief formula... that would allow shops to open every Sunday. The government is completely against this idea and believes that the current rules, which allow retail stores to open on eight Sundays per year, is enough
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Athens aiming to step up diplomatic contact with neighbours
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is seeking ways to keep open the channels of communication with neighbouring countries... to open any of the unresolved issues in the near future. The fact, however, that bilateral relations have been frozen for quite some time now has provoked serious concern in Athens, which fears
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EU-Greece island containment policy slammed as refugees endure squalid winter camps
Societyhas until now shifted between NGOs, the military and the government, the Ministry of Migration holds... against the government and EU’s containment policy. “Lesvos is not an open prison, nor will we allow... to be smuggled out of Greece, leaving them open to exploitation and extremely risky journeys.
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Banks and government inching towards new framework to protect primary homes
EconomyProgrammefor a possible disbursement is very clear: It's the second enhanced surveillance report, which is now under... at the next meeting. It's clear that there are some issues open at the moment,” he said. “But Greece... are all in contact with the Greek authorities: The Commission, the ECB, the ESM. The open issues
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Glimmer of hope for efforts to negotiate over tax-free threshold, but not primary surplus
EconomyProgramme-legislated] measures was that if there is fiscal space on top of achieving fiscal targets then we are open... with the pension cuts. The Commission has been open minded and if there is fiscal space... needs, reopening a discussion now on fiscal targets will prove counterproductive. “From the part
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Athens on diplomatic drive to secure support over migration flare-up
PoliticsForeign Policyfollowing Turkey's decision to “open the gates,” as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put it last Friday..., not all EU member states seem ready to re-open talks on the most crucial aspect of the migration... it will handle EU affairs from now on. In this regard it is interesting to note that the Prime Minister's
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Newsletter 248 -24/04/2020
distancing would be maintained in places of work and retail businesses that are allowed to open... this approach is now subject to a rethink. Also, the government adopted some labour liberalisation... points largely due to firms in the industry being open to recruiting ICTspecialists at levels close
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Amid crowding concerns, officials reject idea of return to full lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicsgone from one extreme to the other”. The panel heard that the health system is now better prepared... of the budget allocated to each outlet, leaving the government open to insinuations of favouritism. SYRIZA... leaves open a chink in the administration’s armour that could well allow a persistent irritant to take
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Hoteliers staring at big drop in turnover as liquidity calls grow
EconomyFeatureshave reopened or will have reopened by August, 9 percent have not decided when they will open and 6.4 percent will not to open at all this year. The main reasons cited for not opening was a lack... being a brake on hotel results.” He added that goal for 2020 now remained to salvage what could
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Greece's post-lockdown hubris
Agora. As early as June 13, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declared the tourist season open against... in squares began to crop up in the days before bars were allowed to open, largely attended by young people..., there is barely any indication that distancing guidelines are still in force and that masks are now
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