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Athens and Skopje press ahead with confidence measures despite uncertainty
PoliticsForeign Policysources. Neither side has revealed what these CBMs may include. Kotzias, however, said on Thursday that these measures will have a “European dimension.” Athens in fact has already approached the European... of the Albanian party DUI. Additionally, the Greek Foreign Minister has revealed that he and his
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Government under fire for indecision on Covid measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has put itself under more pressure, including criticism from friendly sources..., Health Minister Thanos Plevris has played down the new variant’s impact since only a low number... definitive statements from officials that are soon nixed, has started to irk even some of the government’s
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Increase in Covid-19 cases prompts tighter measures amid opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government has tightened emergency measures after a surge in Covid-19 cases raised fears... from the city of Thessaloniki has revealed viral loads at similar levels as those of April, following... of deterioration in the political consensus around the healthcare crisis, the government has come
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Newsletter 15 - 13/02/2015
at an agreement. The Greek side has indicated it is willing to accept some of the measures being demanded... Greece has indicated it is willing to accept some of the measures being demanded by its lenders... ministers failed to lead to a decision or even a common statement, although it has been claimed
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Newsletter 188 -21/12/2018
of the current government, which has boycotted Skai’s TV programmes over the last few months.... New Democracy has invested heavily in its argument that SYRIZA has a nonchalant attitude towards... person to head the Competition Commission, the political clash over her appointment has mostly to do
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Newsletter 273 -13/11/2020
with the second wave. The government’s narrative of careful planning and calculated risk-taking has.... In response to this clamour, the Health Ministry has begun making public more information... free. The government is hopeful that the lockdown has come just in time to prevent the health system
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PASOK feels the squeeze as main rivals paint stark election dilemma
PoliticsGreek Politics. The picture has changed significantly since December 2021, when PASOK reached 15.2 pct in the wake of Nikos Androulakis winning the leadership election. Since then, the third largest party has lost 5.4 points, SYRIZA has gained 6 pct and ND has held on to about a third of the vote in Marc’s polling
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Ministers unveil lengthy payment schemes for unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammeMinister Alexis Tsipras specifically, regarding a set a tax relief measures. SYRIZA has been trailing... believes it has fiscal space to unveil a series of tax cuts and some spending measures. Clearly...-called positive measures that the prime minister is due to announce in the coming days. After last
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The main economic challenges that will define the Mitsotakis reign
Agorabetter economic shape than in it has been for many years. While many of the scars of the long crisis are still evident, the recovery has begun. Albeit modestly, the economy has been expanding continuously since the first quarter of 2017, while employment has grown by more than 300,000, which has
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New fiscal measures aim to edge Greece closer to deal with lenders
EconomyMacroeconomyand pension reforms. On the fiscal front, the government has reportedly proposed a new set measures... list submitted in late March, MoF sources told Kathimerini that the current estimate has now been... to food and medicines. Greece currently has two main VAT rates of 13 and 23 percent and a lower rate
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