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  1. Mitsotakis holds inaugural cabinet meeting, lines up first draft legislation
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with his ministers on Wednesday and set out what he wants them to achieve during the next six months. This is seen as a crucial period during which the new prime minister can capitalise on the positive... that Mitsotakis promised during the campaign. Parliament is due to close for less than two weeks from August 10

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  2. Continuity and priorities
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    Macedonia Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov during the recent Economist conference in Athens... during the European Council. This has been quite clear for some months, from when the then shadow... as a pillar of stability. This role was acknowledged by the US during Dendias's first meeting with his US

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  3. Mitsotakis eyes Christmas handout, tries to rally support for diaspora vote proposal

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    and possibly exceed our fiscal target for 2019,” Mitsotakis said during a discussion at the Athens Democracy..., it will be used again to support the weakest.” During the discussion, Mitsotakis also claimed that New... to increase growth to around 4 percent during his time in office. Diaspora vote Mitsotakis is due to turn his

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  4. ND and SYRIZA square up as Novartis inquiry gets underway
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    was due to begin on Tuesday. The issue has provided the greatest flashpoint during New Democracy’s... the government and the opposition since the national elections. During this time, SYRIZA has mostly... with KINAL, whose officials were also implicated during the judicial investigation conducted while SYRIZA

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  5. Newsletter 229 -22/11/2019

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    euros under the target. For the same period last year, interest payments stood at 4.28 billion. During... by 50.6 percent and came to 216.3 million. Foreign arrivals increased by 5 percent during the month, coming to roughly 5.1 million visitors. During the first ten months of the year, travel receipts rose

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  6. Lenders conclude 'productive' talks on fifth review but issues remain as Athens targets fiscal space
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    by a week of discussions with the technical teams during the previous week. In the staff statement... went sour during the crisis will also need to be settled as banks are claiming more than 2 billion... invested significant effort during the talks to convince the official creditors about more fiscal

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  7. Rise of exports slowed in 2019, with goods suffering dip
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    EconomyFeatures

    manufacturing production remained strong during the month, attributed to a rise in new orders. However... affected by the increase in the market share of fuel exports, which kept rising during the period... exports were observed during the period 2005 to 2018, with EU member countries receiving around 48 percent

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  8. Newsletter 240 -21/02/2020

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    . identity to remain secret and his voice to be disguised during the questioning by the committee... interrupts three consecutive quarters during which central government debt declined. The Q4 debt largely... increase of 1.8 percent in 2018. During Q4, properties in Athens and Thessaloniki recorded YoY

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  9. Banks discuss with govt how to release up to 25 bln in emergency liquidity for businesses
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    EconomyBanking

    approval of the plan from the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday during a teleconference..., officials have indicated. During Tuesday’s meeting, Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yannis... during the call. The application of emergency banking procedures, faster operations and reduced

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  10. Hirings balance positive by almost 70,000 in July, reflecting late summer season openings
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to the pandemic, this year has not followed the traditional hiring pattern of seasonal jobs during spring... than usual activity of hirings during June and July. These extraordinary circumstances led... work came to circa 52 percent. During the month, part-time and shift work made up 39 percent and 9

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