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Newsletter 428 - 21/06/2024
: Development, Migration, Interior, Labour and Agricultural Development. The new head of the Development Ministry is Takis Theodorikakos, who has previously served as Interior Minister. Kostas Tsiaras... is being moved from the Interior Ministry to the Labour Ministry, where she is replacing one of the few
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No final word on pension cuts as lenders prepare for return to Athens next week
EconomyProgrammeis that fiscal targets for 2019 are met and that the budget composition is growth-friendly,” he said... taxation supports economic growth while ensuring that fiscal targets are met.” E-auctions Coeure
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Fighting fake news is a "to be or not to be" battle
Agorathing was confirmed – the enormous power of the fake news to do harm. This danger is especially evident..., such as the World Health Organization (WHO), have immediately recognized the danger of misinformation or fake news, in parallel with the danger posed by viruses, such as the new coronavirus and its mutations
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New political storm heads towards PM following report on Tempe recordings
PoliticsGreek Politicsis a symbolic move since ND has a comfortable majority in the House (158/300 MPs) and is in no danger.... The most immediate danger for Mitsotakis is that the Tempe furore contributes to ND’s share of the vote in the EP elections falling below expectations. Although the conservatives are not in danger of coming
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Greek centre-left in search of new roots with own Olive Tree alliance
PoliticsGreek Politicscould be described as a “bailout-sceptic” stance. In September, DIMAR leader Fotis Kouvelis met with ex-PASOK minister Andreas Loverdos, now leader of Pact for a New Greece, met in November and seemed to prepare the ground for some kind of cooperation. There are a number of issues to be resolved
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Greece and eurozone edge towards deal but details remain sketchy
PoliticsGreek Politicsand representatives of the troika are due to begin technical work on Friday to prepare for Monday’s Eurogroup. The move comes after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem met at the sidelines of the European Council on Thursday, when the Greek leader also met German
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Greece’s downstream oil industry adapts to shifting demands
EconomyFeaturesa country very heavily dependent on oil with around 45 percent of its energy demands being met by oil. The country’s crude oil demand is almost entirely met by imports, with a small percentage coming from... would be wise to prepare a safety net to offset the loss of income that may accompany its reliance
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Defence agreement, views on Turkey attract most interest during Pompeo visit
PoliticsForeign PolicyCooperation Agreement (MDCA), while Pompeo also met with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and several... and the Southeastern Mediterranean. Within this framework, the two sides met and held talks on issues..., as they point out, needs to prepare effectively a strategic plan towards the new direction that it might
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Newsletter 393 - 15/09/2023
difference” supplement for pensioners which is being pushed back into the new year. Mitsotakis met... available after the PM met the head of the Commission earlier this week. This is rather troublesome... that the government was forced to abandon all handout announcements by the PM and prepare a supplementary budget
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New Year reshuffle brings more MPs into cabinet, keeps key ministers in post
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe deputy agriculture minister. Interior Minister Takis Thedorikakos has also been left out of the new... Petsas has been appointed Alternate Interior Minister, to be replaced by Christos Tarantilis... to the right” and “a party-political balancing act”. The elevation to the Interior Ministry of Makis Voridis
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