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ND adjusts course after brief outcry over press subsidies
PoliticsGreek Politicsrange of the political spectrum, some have just a few members of staff. In fact, one newspaper is listed as having just one employee, but was nevertheless due to receive the maximum sum of 200,000
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IMF paper suggests shadow economy still thriving
EconomyFeaturesthat the average shadow economy has remained broadly stable since 2000. Greece was one of several countries... relationship to per capita income. One of the Washington-based organisation's main recommendations
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Hellinikon runs into another stumbling block as casino tender falters
EconomyFeaturescompany, one of the two bidders for the licence, has objections to the process. Allen revealed that he..., it means a delay of one month. So we are still on schedule because we had factored in this delay," he said
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ND moves ahead with bill on street protests amid ideological clash with SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is planning to make a bill introducing a stricter legal framework for street demonstrations one of its first political acts of the new year. New Democracy is presenting the draft... are limited. Also, one person will be assigned the role of managing the demonstration and informing
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Mitsotakis sets out economic goals for 2020 as govt vies for extra fiscal space
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the solidarity levy, introduced in the early stages of the Greek crisis, as one of its main fiscal goals... to be reduced from 3.5 percent of GDP by at least one percentage point. Athens has not made an official
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Deadline looms for troubled home protection scheme as insolvency law is lined up
Economycode from May onwards is expected to be one of the main, and perhaps trickiest, subjects on the agenda... taken by key participants under one platform. The current scheme did not include loans that were
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PM trails switch in tax cuts, admits misstep in approach to migration
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the way the matter is being handled by the authorities, creating one of the few pressure points on ND... president. One of the reasons that Mitsotakis chose her was to create as broad a consensus as possible
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Athens moves on after Berlin Conference absence, seeks more active role in Libya developments
PoliticsForeign Policy. "No one will take the EU seriously, if despite its economic power is not able to contribute... rejected US requests to send one of its frigates to join a naval force in the region under US leadership
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PM brings law and order back onto agenda as foreign policy issues dominate
PoliticsGreek Politicsmonths to be one of the top concerns for Greeks. There was also a reminder this week of how quickly... that no more than one round of voting will be required.
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Fitch raises Greece to 'BB,' two notches from investment grade, sees growth at 2.5 pct in 2020
EconomyFitch upgraded Greece’s credit rating on Friday by one notch to ‘BB’ and revised upwards its outlook to positive, bringing the country just two notches away from investment grade. The upgrade now puts Fitch ahead of the other leading agencies, with S&P one notch behind at ‘BB-‘ and Moody’s at ‘B1
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