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Govt ratchets up coronavirus measures, while planning further support for economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsto 200,000 employees could be impacted by the closures, and has set aside 100 million euros in benefits... spending. These include an agreement to be flexible in enforcing the fiscal targets set by the Growth
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Athens looks an as EU prepares to clear path for North Macedonia, Albania accession talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe European Union is set to agree on Tuesday, during a video conference of foreign and EU affairs ministers, for North Macedonia and Albania to begin their long-awaited accession talks. Greece... on the implementation of one of the main priorities set since June 2018 related to the protection of minorities
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Govt augments support for businesses, workers as total outlay on economic boost reaches 6.8 bln
EconomyMinister Christos Staikouras set out the latest measures on Monday. Some are new interventions, others... support, consisting mainly of the 800-euro stipend, will set the state back another 1.4 bln
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Newsletter 246 -03/04/2020
, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras set out a fourth wave of measures aimed at supporting... of business that have been forced to close or which have suffered a downturn, will set the state back
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EU's temporary framework for state aid in response to Covid-19 outbreak
Legal. The Temporary Framework has defined a minimum level at which guarantee premiums are set... by Member States of state aid relating to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Commission has also set out
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Amid Eurogroup stalemate, Athens focusses on extra liquidity available after ECB move
EconomyTuesday’s Eurogroup teleconference ended in disagreement and is set to be repeated on Thursday, although Greece did secure a boost from the European Central Bank, which decided to allow Greek... these challenging times. — Prime Minister GR (@PrimeministerGR) April 7, 2020 The ECB announced on Tuesday a set
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Greece heads back to markets with 7-year bond in bid to boost own funds
Economyis to secure the necessary resources to plug the budget gaps being formed by the extensive set... be eligible for PEPP. Another set of ECB decisions that support the new issue are the lifting
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Greece takes first round against Covid-19 but fight continues
Agora, and leasing capacity from the private sector. At the time of writing, 350 ICU beds were set aside... will be considerable and could set the country back several years on the path to recovery. A stronger health system
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Parliament re-opens for business amid calls for greater scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek parliamentarians are preparing to return to business this week, with a number of non-pandemic items on the agenda. The return to political normality looks set to rekindle confrontations... parliamentary enquiry into the judicial handling of the Novartis affair under SYRIZA is also set
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PM presents roadmap for relaxing lockdown, highlights political messages from handling of Covid-19
PoliticsGreek Politics. In a televised address, the sixth since the coronavirus outbreak, Mitsotakis set out... from several ministers on the details of how the new set-up will work. The most significant change from
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