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PM brushes aside spying scandal, lowers expectations for handouts
PoliticsGreek Politics, among other fiscal policies. Although a bumper tourism season has helped augment public coffers... if the government is undermined and replaced as a result of the spying affair. This is a line that has been used... to the New York Times. Since Mitsotakis has accepted that the National Intelligence Service (EYP) spied
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Athens expects emergency economic measures to contain 2020 contraction to 4.7 in baseline
Economythe Hellenic Fiscal Council has provided the necessary sign offs, subject to the “exceptionally high.... Also, measures to safeguard public health through closures of businesses had a substantial impact... by 1 pct on the back of supportive spending measures. Investments will contract by 4.6 pct
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Newsletter 5 - 28/11/2014
at risk of failing agreed deadlines. Disagreement over what economic and fiscal measures Greece has... has repeatedly said that any agreement on the post-bailout era would have to be finalised prior... Democracy, may not be over. The Socialists are threatened by a split that has been caused
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Tsipras goes to Brussels with opposition's backing, parameters of agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsunderstanding that some of the measures will be unpopular. This phrase has already provoked... about taking over the role and it has been reported that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spent several hours convincing him to succeed his fellow economist. The new finance minister has the advantage
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First general strike an awkward but telling moment for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsin August but are now trying to find a way to distance themselves from the measures it contained. This has... has to adopt (and what problems this may cause Tsipras further on down the line), that the party’s “honeymoon” with labour unions has come to an end and that none of the opposition parties (barring
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Waiting for Eurogroup outcome, ND and SYRIZA focus on economic interventions
PoliticsGreek Politicsto suppress the spread of the disease, the government has stepped up restrictions on some islands, amid fears... as this amounts to the 2 pct of GDP envelope that has been agreed by the eurozone. However, the government is wary that this might come with conditions reminiscent of the bailout programmes that Greece has been
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Amid crowding concerns, officials reject idea of return to full lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politics, the president of the Panhellenic Medical Association has stressed the need for public adherence... that the first wave of the pandemic has passed, “it is true that there has been a relaxation, we have... to self-isolate. Communication funds The government has come under fire again for its use
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Govt scurries for effective Covid-19 response as opposition finds more holes to pick
PoliticsGreek Politicswould not suffice. Thessaloniki has been at the forefront of the spreading of Covid-19 in Greece over... with 764. In the meantime, the number of intubated patients in ICUs has risen to 140, which means... system, the government has ordered an 80 percent reduction in elective surgery over the next few weeks
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Impending lockdown decision highlights cabinet tensions, casts unflattering spotlight on experts
PoliticsGreek Politicsof measures has failed to prevent the emergence of a third wave of Covid-19 infections. However... by the measures has intensified. In the past week, a group of 300 catering businesses announced that they were...The government’s messaging over Covid-19 has fallen into disarray, as the looming threat
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Party leaders dispute response to cost-of-living crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsin terms of rentals and purchases. SYRIZA has gone as far as tabling a package of measures it argues... of living and claims that his government has contributed to the crisis through its policies... that this sentiment has changed. Inflation continues to be the most troubling issue for Greek households going
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