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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agora, to be the next Greek president. Tsipras thought that he would put New Democracy under pressure by choosing... was unwilling to put any of this at risk as he strived to get elected. He allowed members... that included using a eurozone exit as a negotiating tool for better debt terms, summed up
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Newsletter 235 -17/01/2020
administrative court, allowing New Democracy to put forward a candidate it deems suitable. The current... the electoral law straight away. The proposal was put to MPs at committee level on Wednesday... euros higher. Using General Accounting Office (GAO) data, the actual state investment spending in 2018
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Insolvency code, 'second chance' for debtors unveiled as ND eyes social impact of crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicswill end up at 8 pct of GDP, although other estimates put it at around 10 pct. The GDP data from... with as little pain and drama as possible. Provisions The bill was put to public consultation on Thursday... three years of declaring insolvency using the second chance process. Debtors must agree
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Govt views pandemic window as opportunity to advance contentious reform agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicson personal savings accounts set up for new employees. The intention is to put the bill to public..., which some estimates put in excess of 50 billion euros. The changes being planned for the education... in Parliament – and at the risk of exciting strong public opposition – Mitsotakis appears intent of using
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Covid rears its head again as ND reaches halfway point in tenure
PoliticsGreek Politicsrepresentatives from the sector have complained about being put in the position of policing customers... policy reportedly show that the virus will peak in August, which could put another dampener... accusing the PM of using divisive and counter-productive languages, while some epidemiologists argued
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PM set to prolong coal use, sparking complaints about energy policy U-turn
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA decision to prolong the use life of several coal-burning power stations has put Prime Minister... developments, however, the US official’s comments appear to put paid to any such prospect. “We all.... In an announcement, SYRIZA energy spokesman Socratis Famellos claimed that PPC was using accounting tricks
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Newsletter 348 - 12/07/2022
decided. He rejected the remedies put forward by the prime minister in his response to the revelations... by the new head of EYP. Androulakis insists that any information should be put before the relevant... majority. The PASOK leader accused the Mitsotakis government of using the pretext of “national
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Unveiling of relief package imminent as electoral law speculation is revived
PoliticsGreek Politicson Saturday will help restore its popularity among some of the voters that have been put off by the phone... in Greece. In this way, ND hopes to shift attention from its own actions onto the opposition and put... on the assumption that the first ballot, using a pure form of proportional representation, will not produce
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Beleri case dents Greek-Albanian relations, puts progress on hold
PoliticsForeign Policythe presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial. Athens seems put out by Albanian authorities... side has put forward several explanations, including law technicalities, to avoid any substantial... that Rama’s government is using its strength against the Greek ethnic minority in Albania in a way
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Poll confirms ND dominance as PASOK hopefuls eye challenger role
PoliticsGreek Politics. No candidates have formally put themselves forward for the leadership contest, which is scheduled... rising waters. Doukas put the blame for the floods on the Attica regional government for failing... and investments for the Greek regions, a comprehensive housing policy using RRF funds, support
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