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Newsletter 34 - 10/07/2015
. The government wants another 7.5 billion euros that Greece has paid so far in 2015 for external debt... and 200 million in 2016. The government has also committed to implement the Council of State ruling... sources, local media indicate credit card usage has surged by 50 percent in the last two weeks, mostly
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MP's departure ahead of multi-bill vote highlights pressure on coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe difficulties the government has in maintaining unity while also meeting its bailout commitments... down means that the government’s five-seat majority has not been affected. Alternate Administrative... of tolerance for disagreement within the party, which has lived with the friction between its various
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Fool Britannia
Agora, the finance minister disappearing and nobody having any plan about what to do: This has all happened over the last few years in Greece. Never, though, all at the same time as has just occurred in the UK... campaign, has been a real revelation for those observing from outside, particularly in Greece, which has
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Tsipras looking to build momentum for elections after vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to start 2019 with the hope that he has the votes he needs... would like elections to be held on October. He added that he has not yet decided if the vote... government and make it clear to voters that the four-year cooperation with nationalist ANEL has come
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KINAL vies for space, plays hard-to-get ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCentre-left Movement for Change (KINAL) has staked its claim for a say in the future of Greek... at the next parliamentary elections seemed to have been dealt a serious blow. However, the grouping has experienced a mini-revival over the last few months. This has been partly attributed
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Crunch time nears for health system as Covid surge meets staff suspensions
PoliticsGreek Politicsintubated in ICUs has doubled since the end of July, reaching 332. The surge in hospitalisations has... under 23 pct). Concerned that the system is approaching a crunch point, the Health Ministry has... of the Supreme Court. This has not deterred unionists, who have scheduled a strike and a protest
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How economic sanctions on Russia could affect Greek economy
Agorato the invasion of Ukraine has put economic links with Russia in the spotlight, as governments..., the Greek government has suspended applications by Russian nationals to the Golden Visa investment-based... investment, accounting for just 0.6 pct of the total 4.5 bln euros. Greek investment in Russia has
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Coalition reaches compromise on candidate for European Commission
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece has decided to nominate current Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos as its representative... still has strong opponents within the conservative party. Bakoyannis’s nomination would have also... minister with the current government. Avramopoulos has also been in charge of the tourism and health
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SYRIZA backlash following Kammenos trip to islands
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s awkward symbiosis with its coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), has come to the fore again this week. There has been unrest within SYRIZA because some of its MPs took part... that they feel Kammenos, who has hit back at Turkish statements, is dragging the government in the wrong
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Looming vote on Prespes Agreement triggers political upheaval
PoliticsGreek Politicshis sights on dominating the Greek centre-left. Gennimata believes that her party has to differentiate itself from SYRIZA in order to not be overshadowed by the leftists. Gennimata has already seen..., government sources stressed that the committee only has an advisory role and cannot stop the agreement
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