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High number of Covid-19 cases puts strain on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe table continuing. The total number of deaths has risen to 242, with another 31 people being... if the steps taken so far do not suppress the disease. The government has so far indicated it wants to avoid... with regard to the opening of schools in early September. New Democracy has had a somewhat confused approach
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Eurogroup gives Greece another week to agree measures, keeps tranche and recap funds on hold
EconomyProgrammeDijsselbloem stressed that “a lot of progress has been done” within a very cooperative process. He also... increases. The book-building process of Piraeus has already started, while those of Eurobank... sector issues as well as the pending measures from the first set of milestones in the course
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New measures to ease capital controls, lift restrictions on opening bank accounts
EconomyMacroeconomypublished in the government’s gazette. It is the third set of measures that the MoF has announced to relax... of capital controls has been cited as an issue by both the Bank of Greece and the country’s lenders...Additional measures to ease the capital controls in place in Greece since 2015 were announced
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Athens ready to start legislating fiscal measures despite ongoing talks over 2019 budget
EconomyProgrammethey expect in 2019 if the 1 percent of GDP in pension cuts does not go ahead. It has been suggested... applications number below 26,000. The Unified Pensioners Network has filed a complaint against... the government is preparing to start legislating fiscal measures even though the disagreement over its own
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Growing scepticism of SYRIZA strategy but opposition parties fail to profit
PoliticsGreek Politicsto adopt any painful measures. In fact, all its legislation so far has consisted of measures... has not measured parties’ ratings since the elections so the only comparison that can be made...The Greek public’s increasing scepticism about the government’s negotiating strategy has been
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How big is Greek fiscal gap? Will cuts be needed? Here's our Q&A
PoliticsGreek Politics" with Greece's lenders. Essentially, this means that the Greek government feels it has hit a brick... from the equation, Merkel has taken the matter back to square one and the troika's return to Athens... for an amount that might reach as much as 800 million. No troika official has spoken publicly
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Signs of rally for ND despite strong dissatisfaction among voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a number of policy areas is high but, nevertheless, New Democracy has started to reverse some of the recent losses it has suffered. Support for the ruling centre-right party – as measured by voting... revival is continuing. The party’s support has increased from 11.8 pct to 12.8 pct over the last month
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Newsletter 91 - 07/10/2016
in the number of employed and 2,600 in the jobless figure. The government has legislated a number... children are taught about religion needs to change. Also, SYRIZA has long advocated a separation... with the judiciary. Despite repeated accusations that the coalition has tried to interfere in the judicial process
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Government adamant snap polls are not under consideration
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe measures have had a chance to kick in and their impact felt by Greek households. Party debts SYRIZA has... by the government due to the public backlash over the Tempe train crash, has fuelled speculation about... will be held in 2027, as Mitsotakis has repeatedly stated. Snap elections are far from unusual in Greece
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Newsletter 105 - 03/02/2017
has been adamant that it will not adopt any new measures, but speculation has been mounting over... on the stance taken by its representative on the IMF board. There has been much speculation... chiefs having to return to Athens almost straight away. For this to happen, though, there has
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