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Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
PoliticsGreek Politics. On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... to show understanding for some of Turkey’s claims in the Aegean make Tsafos unsuitable to hold such a sensitive post. Tsafos, who had previously served as Mitsotakis’s advisor on energy, was forced
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PM sets out winter relief measures, rules out change to electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicson the pandemic, displaying the usual operational shortcomings in dealing with natural disasters, being unable so far to put into practice yet its vision of a new economic model and getting caught up... Sunday’s press conference. In his responses, he stuck to the government’s usual line of defence
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Newsletter 245 -27/03/2020
. In addition to the emergency quantitative easing programme launched by the European Central Bank, a “corona...-commerce businesses report drop in sales Tourism industry braces for outcome of gloomy Covid-19 scenarios... prompted a sharp drop in online sales according to a new survey. The Greek E-commerce Association (GRECA
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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economyrecession is taking its toll on indirect taxes with key elements showing a low double-digit drop... in October and 11.1 percent to October) with the drop in VAT just shy of 10 percent for both periods... and -8.4 percent to October. The drop in grants to the social security sector decelerated to 13.1
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General gov't primary cash surplus markedly better in July but arrears climb
EconomyMacroeconomydeterioration posting a deficit of 395 million in the 7-month period compared to a surplus of 812 million...-a-vis a surplus of 359 million in the corresponding period last year. The latter reflects a drop... MoM to 313.17 billion reflecting: 1) A drop in Greek government bonds (GGBs) by 3.55 billion
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Credit origination and transmission: Are Greek banks part of the problem or the solution?
Agora, the Bank of Greece and the Ministry of Finance.[2] The internal bad bank model for Greek institutions... Criticising NAMA’, August 27th 2009. [2] Kontogiannis, Dimitris, ‘Bad Bank Model Gains Ground in Greece... as usual are premature. Lending volumes to private households and business continue to be anchored
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Mitsotakis sets out 2027 strategy as ELAS accelerates build-out
PoliticsGreek Politicslegacy. By contrast, he kept a lower profile in his remarks about Karamanlis, emphasising respect... of fostering opacity and a lack of accountability. He accused Mitsotakis of promoting a personalised model... is using a hybrid model that combines traditional local cells with a strong digital presence, including
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PM uses island visit to highlight border control as Tsipras makes decentralisation play
PoliticsGreek Politicsrecovery funds have been allocated. The Leros remarks fit a broader pattern. With New Democracy retaining... and just Greece”. The initiative is being presented as an alternative to the Mitsotakis government’s model... relevant committee that persisting with the current fragmented model was no longer defensible.
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Tsipras visit to Moscow confirms thaw in relations with Russia after diplomatic spat
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s visit to Moscow last week and the warm remarks made by him and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference that followed their meeting at the Kremlin... a more competitive market in the region, which would not be in Russia’s interests. Business as usual
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Running the wrong way: Rama's spat with the EU over vaccination underlines growing frustration
Agorawith non-Member States” such as Western Balkans, in spite of remarks that the pandemic crisis can only... electoral hopes for a third mandate. The usual tricks on the campaign book seem less appealing this time
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