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The joke's on Greece
Agorain the wings before they even come to power. However, there is more to it than that. The low quality of Greece’s political elite and its subsequent inability to get to grips with the crisis... embarrass his counterpart and give himself a boost than admit there is also culpability
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Tsipras fails to halt strike as domestic political battle heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister intervened on Tuesday with the aim of resolving the dispute but his inability to do so... rubbish collection to private firms rather than municipalities. Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris has... deal with the lenders, which indicate that voters are less than enthusiastic about the government’s
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Migration troubles move up political agenda as probe into use of fund is launched
PoliticsGreek Politicsare less than a year away. In a press conference in Arta, northwestern Greece, on Monday, New Democracy... indicative of its “inability and lack of transparency.” He accused SYRIZA of having claimed to be more sensitive than others about the plight of migrants but now being content to “pile up people in camps
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Tsipras pushes for revision of constitution, hoping to score political points
PoliticsGreek Politicsand allowing voters, rather than MPs, to elect the Greek president. During his speech on Tuesday, Tsipras addressed both issues but adopted a less absolute position than his party has done in the past. On the presidential election, Tsipras suggested that Parliament’s inability to elect a candidate should
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Banks look for way forward as economic shutdown takes its toll
EconomyBankingby the coronavirus epidemic into a separate category rather than counting them as non-performing... at this point is much healthier than a year ago. In addition, the ECB decision to reinstate the waiver... banks will report losses this year due to market uncertainty and the inability of being able to predict
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Uptick in Covid-19 cases prompts caution as govt prepares to tackle pension backlog
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe criteria, which included a loss of revenue greater than 20 pct during the period in question... with the inability of his predecessor, Yiannis Vroutsis, to get to grips with the problem. Hatzidakis has decided... with Hatzidakis when, as Transport Minister more than a decade ago he oversaw the privatisation of Olympic
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Newsletter 279 - 05/03/2021
and the slew of party officials found to have jumped the vaccination queue. Furthermore, the inability... resignation less than 60 days after he was appointed to the post. Although the university professor... of enterprises in Greece that closed last year fell by more than a fifth, while the number of new start-ups
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Govt targets unvaccinated with new Covid restrictions, drawing more claims of muddled approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsor restaurant is much higher than in a church. The latest decision is in keeping with the government’s... as possible, while holding those who have not been vaccinated mostly responsible for the inability... in northern Greece because the vaccine uptake there is lower than in Athens as a result of that part
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Newsletter 315 - 05/11/2021
vaccinated mostly responsible for the inability to get the virus under control. Reports suggest... following the better-than-expected tourism season and the strong growth reported by ELSTAT... Accounting Office has estimated that this surge will add more than 150 million euros of spending
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PM to address inflation as polls show wear and tear for govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsmore than two years ago. According to Marc, support for ND in terms of voting intentions stands... elections, garners 4.3 pct in terms of voting intentions (slightly higher than the 3.7 pct it won... and the inability of Greek Solution to mop up these potential votes may diminish the ultimate
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