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Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020
results Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s visit to Washington this week has dominated the news... visit to the US since coming to power has solidified positive sentiment between Greece and the US... side has already recognised on many occasions through the public statements of the US Secretary
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Newsletter 323 - 14/01/2022
less deadly. There has been a significant increase in Covid-related hospitalisations over the last... strain but insisted that it “has not collapsed and will not collapse.” The government announced... in January. There has been disagreement within the government about whether VAT on some goods should
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Mitsotakis's wildfire narrative comes under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the opposition has nothing constructive to bring to the discussion. At the start of a cabinet meeting on Friday..., has been mainly to be blame for such extensive damage. The PM said that the government would... of the region in northeastern Greece affected by the wildfire that has ravaged the Dadia National Park
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U.S. and China are still in reconnaissance mode, but for how long?
Agorastruggle in a framework that’s too complex to authoritatively read through. While nobody has a crystal... and a clear-cut Trump 2.0 China policy has yet to take shape. Being highly unpredictable, the U.S. president himself has toggled at times between positive signals and threats to China, though his statements
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Lack of trade-offs for Athens keep deal with creditors out of reach
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeasures. With regard to the labour market, the Greek government has been clear that it would like...-measures. Lengthy talks on Saturday focussed on the calculations that the IMF has made to argue...The lack of progress during this weekend’s talks between Greece and the institutions has lowered
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Sudden spurt for Greek exports, which rose by 11.3 pct in June
EconomyMacroeconomy37.3 percent, while those from the EU increased by 4.6 percent. ELSTAT has scheduled to release... negative, the trailing index indicates a decline of 5.3 percent over the past 12 months. In contrast... of the year. Nevertheless, the 12-month trailing index still points to a decrease of 1.8 percent, which
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Portuguese election: Where those who lost may decide
Agorathat Portuguese people back austerity measures? The numbers speak for themselves. The coalition has... to be answered. How was it possible? The pro-austerity coalition PSD-CDS has won 104 out of 230 seats... has gradually started to recover (0.9 percent growth in 2014, after three years of recession
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Newsletter 179 -19/10/2018
to maintain unity Alexis Tsipras has to guide his government through another storm after the resignation... part in the ballot as things stand. However, even if Kotzias has no intention of leading a newly... political future. By leaving the government now, he has a chance to distance himself from the deal
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Political friction surfaces in first days of second national lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politics. The opposition leader has, however, avoided challenging the emergency measures currently in force... of the Covid pandemic. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has been visiting some of the worst-hit regions.... Tsipras has called for the appointment of a health minister with cross-party support
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Newsletter 343 - 24/06/2022
of energy bills. PM Mitsotakis stressed the range of measures that his administration has adopted... in 2019. The Finance Ministry has set aside 375 million euros for the latest measures, taking total... extent, it has delivered on this agenda with voter-friendly measures such as dropping
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