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Lenders highlight risks of 'short-term popular' measures unveiled by government
EconomyProgrammeThere has been a highly sceptical reaction from the institutions to the fiscal expansionary.... “In the area of product market reforms, little has been achieved on the ground. As a result, Greek consumers... highlighted some areas where Greece has made progress recently but, in keeping with his earlier comments
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Eurogroup decision on contingent measures, debt leave Tsipras with tough task at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Greece to complete its bailout review but with more doubts about whether the government has the political... the fact that the stand-by package will be at the outer end of what has been reported over the last few... that these interventions will not be implemented. Also, given that the government has spent four months
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Covid measures extended despite govt optimism, as inflation causes political tension
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPersistently high infection rates and a rapid increase in daily hospitalisations from Covid has led... the peak of 40,000 recorded a week earlier. While this apparent abatement has been greeted with relief.... The use of private sector resources has caused friction between the government and the opposition
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Govt turns attention to more relief measures in absence of snap polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsunconvinced that Mitsotakis has genuinely abandoned plans to hold snap elections, media reports over... at the Thessaloniki International Fair in early September. The PM has already announced that he will scrap... year. Of course, the prime minister has to weigh this against the messages he is receiving from
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ND denies plans to bring in more MPs as Mitsotakis waits to see impact of new measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn the wake of Sunday’s budget vote in Parliament, New Democracy has ruled out the possibility... it into Parliament for the first time in 2023 and which has been trying to fight off claims that it is just..., there is no need for Mitsotakis to replenish his numbers in Parliament. There has been much speculation over
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Newsletter 357 - 04/11/2022
that, contrary to recent reports, Intellexa – the Greek vendor of the Predator malware – has not left Athens... the stakes surrounding the issue. Tsipras underlined that he has submitted a question to the PM, asking him... administration and scupper its chances of a clear election victory next year. SYRIZA, which has been
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Newsletter 368 - 03/02/2023
in Parliament until the national elections are held, claiming the government has lost its legitimacy... are called, Tsipras has been increasingly vocal in his condemnation of ND and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whom he has described as a danger to the country’s democratic institutions. The SYRIZA
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Development model questioned again amid reaction to luxury resort go-ahead
PoliticsGreek Politicsprogramme has ignited tension between the government and the local community. Meanwhile, questions... attempted to approach the location and was blocked by police. The project has divided the local inhabitants... in tourism on the island which they claim has led historically to an overdependence of the local economy
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Wait continues for agreement on measures, tension builds in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Thursday’s setback will derail the discussions but it is clear that a significant disagreement has arisen. It appears that the latest hold-up has been caused by dispute between Athens and the International... spokeswoman Annika Breidthardt confirmed on Friday that no date has been set for the missions to fly
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Govt ponders Covid measures for Easter as pandemic handling comes in for more scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicson Monday that the government’s confused approach to the Covid-19 measures has put the tourism sector... Covid-19 policy, amid growing attacks from the opposition regarding the way New Democracy has conducted....” Self-tests Although the self-test scheme has led to dozens of Covid-19 cases, many of them
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