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Staikouras strikes note of caution on fiscal space and tax cuts
EconomyProgrammesurplus target will be met. Despite the latest estimates by the European Commission and Bank of Greece... things, aims to introduce some order to various tax changes and adjustments that have taken place...-performing loans will be pursued. The HFSF plan is at a more advanced stage and he notes that all
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Fiscal issues dominate talks as fourth post-programme review ensues
EconomyProgrammeway to go still. Government officials said that there is agreement now amongst all parties involved that this year’s target of 3.5 percent will be met, a development that partly alleviates any concern... and ANFA bond profits incorporated in the budget in order to release 1.2 billion euros of fiscal space
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Govt rebuffs uncomfortable reports on money laundering, unpaid contributions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe newspaper wrote something complimentary about Tsipras and SYRIZA and all the times it was critical... as Albania. Prime Minister Mitsotakis met with his North Macedonia counterpart Zoran Zaev in Thessaloniki... implementing an agreement drafted and signed by SYRIZA in order to avoid criticism from right-wing
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Ryanair flight interference casts shadow as FM prepares to meet Russia's Lavrov
PoliticsForeign Policy. They first met in November 2019 in Moscow, while in February 2020 they held talks on the sidelines... grounding of a commercial passenger aircraft in order to illegally detain a political opponent... citizens. This act, which endangered the lives of all passengers, is unacceptable.”
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Parties gear up for confrontation over labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsseek to create a more flexible working schedule, among others. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras met... finances in order when he took over as leader. SYRIZA plans to present this week its own proposals... to be planning to fight back against criticism from all the opposition parties, not just SYRIZA
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Stock taking: Where is the Greek economy now?
Agorashock” that Covid-19 constitutes--all countries were affected at once and at the same time... and loans. The government of Greece, in turn, has presented a recovery plan that has been met... in different parts of Greece. Crisis management is yet again the primary order of business
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Govt baulks at more holiday restrictions to stem spread of Omicron variant
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe lines of those adopted in other European countries is being met once again with political... in order to delay the inevitable dominance of Omicron while more vaccination doses are being rolled out... 26 known cases of Omicron in Greece to date, while all the pandemic indices have been on the decline
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Mitsotakis prepares to meet Erdogan as Greek ties with Russia collapse
PoliticsForeign Policyrather than neutral territory. The two leaders have met already three times - in New York, London... Istanbul in order to attend the liturgy at the Phanar, on the occasion of the Sunday of Orthodoxy. So... with “collective Western plans – to do harm to Russia at all costs.” She also added that “we noted
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Greece aiming to agree updated migration deal with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyat Greece's initiative. The EU-Turkey statement was reached in March 2016 and foresaw that all... met recently, put the issue on the agenda which will be further discussed during the High-Level... refugees to EU member states. This will be a tall order since EU member states are already having
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Athens and Ankara face bumps in the road as they prepare for political dialogue
PoliticsForeign Policyraise the issue in order to determine the agenda of the Greek-Turkish political dialogue, when... Dendias who met with his Turkish counterpart Yasar Guler on the sidelines of the NATO meeting... in a very compromised position. I think we all strive for peace, but at some point, there’s also
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