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Where the key differences between Greece and the institutions lie
EconomyProgrammethe Greek government argues it has never officially received this proposal. The thorniest issue.... VAT On VAT, the headline figures indicate a tiny difference of 0.07 percent of GDP with institutions
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Government opts for modest tax relief, but who will benefit?
EconomyFeaturesto implement with major cuts elsewhere. The government has now published its costings... birth rates. The figures are evidence that in government New Democracy has had to cut its coat.... In keeping with its pre-election promises, the government has maintained the basic tax-free threshold
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Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?
SocietyThe Greek government has blamed freak weather conditions, planning violations going back decades... packed beach resort, full of holiday makers with very few escape routes. Very little has changed between... fire prevention and suppression of all types of fire, urban and rural) grew steadily from 2001 onwards
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Excess of vaccines in Serbia will go to waste
AgoraTo Good Health (Uzdravlje)! In one video we can see a boxer putting on a mask even though he has defeated... has hinted that something was awry, although there still hasn’t been any official indication... to mention the rate of availability of vaccines to people in rural areas and smaller towns. He even
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Newsletter 267 -02/10/2020
visited the naval base at Souda Bay in Crete. The US has had an interest for some time in upgrading its... would become the home for US expeditionary sea base, the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams. The ship has... that the US-Greek “military-to-military relationship has been enhanced significantly.” He described
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Feeling weight of measures, SYRIZA seeks way to re-connect with voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsof some controversial moves on the coalition’s behalf. A row has broken out between the government... has strengthened the impression that the government is trying to bolster its position by highlight..., the rural population and young people. “The SYRIZA government is engaging in an undeclared war in favour
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Newsletter 431 - 12/07/2024
. At the same time, however, the prime minister felt pressed to defend one recent reform which has been... has sparked criticism for allowing employers to override collective employment contracts, enabling..., the government’s attempts to defend the measure by describing it as “5+1 days” rather than six has
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Newsletter 464 - 30/05/2025
action has already been taken against certain applicants suspected of fraud, no charges have been... and has been a longstanding issue. However, their defence is undermined by the fact that the EPPO... difficult to sidestep responsibility. Adding to the political sensitivity, the scandal has the potential
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Government shows its concern about Middle East impact, farm subsidy probe
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe conflict between Israel and Iran, as well as the US’s involvement over the weekend, has put... of the local media’s focus over the past few days has been on how the conflict could affect Greece’s economy... on Greece’s current account deficit, which has been a constant weak spot in the government’s
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Newsletter 480 - 17/10/2025
in Livadia during a visit by the rural affairs minister. Farmers’ groups are threatening a prolonged... has failed to meet expectations. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis still leads in perceived... state broadcaster ERT that Greece has “become ungovernable.” He cited widespread disillusionment
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