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Tsipras steps in to limit damage, Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts and fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicshas suffered great wear-and-tear over the last 4.5 years and has been unable to keep up... is in order to deliver pre-election favours, has hampered SYRIZA’s effort to mount a comeback after..., the opposition party has probably promised more in the form of tax cuts than the government, plus
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Mitsotakis vows to push on with tax cuts despite fiscal concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has brushed off concerns that the lack of fiscal space... with some of the tax cuts he has promised. In an interview with Open TV on Thursday morning... corporate tax from the current 28 percent to 20 percent. It has also pledged to implement an across
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Mitsotakis brushes off latest strike, opposition sides with protesters
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been particularly vocal in its criticism of the measures, but centre-left KINAL has also... of last week’s strike, as well as the criticism from opposition parties, has been on other aspects... of being “out of touch” with working people. To defend its position, New Democracy has pointed
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ND focussed on keeping coronavirus numbers down in build-up to Greek Easter
PoliticsGreek Politics, it has been most vociferous on the economic measures, demanding more support for workers and urging... Hardalias has asked prosecutors to launch proceedings. The incident on Corfu was particularly... homes. Hardalias has already indicated that traffic police will be on alert for increased traffic
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Economic sentiment at 87.6 in June, consumer confidence & construction show recovery
EconomyMacroeconomy(EEI) for Greece came to 97.6 points compared to 94.6 points in May. Compared to last year, the EEI has worsened by 12.1 points. Additionally, compared to May 2019, the ESI has decreased by 15.1 points. The EU average ESI stood at 75.7 points for the month. The index has now fallen to the lowest level
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Fire at archaeological site puts govt's crisis handling under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA fire at the archaeological site of Mycenae has become the subject of a heated political debate.... SYRIZA sent a representation to Mycenae, who noted that this is the second time an ND government has... hinged on water drops, while the water tanks around the site had not been used. The ministry has
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EU Commissioner's visit to islands highlights divisions over management of migrant centres
PoliticsGreek Politicsnew migrant reception centres and improve relations with local communities, has instead highlighted... reception centres and meet with representatives of local government. The EU has earmarked 250... be “controlled”. Opposition to the building of permanent migrant reception centres has run high
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A brief lexicon of the Cyprus issue negotiations
Agoraof Cyprus has been characterised as a ‘functional federation’. The reason behind this characterisation... of the Republic in 1963-64 and Turkey’s military intervention in 1974, it has been agreed that a reunified... settlement plan. Bi-zonality: While bi-communality has been accepted and recognised as an inherent
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Government hints at perks for vaccinated as uptake stalls
PoliticsGreek Politicson the vaccination front, which has seen over 6.2 million shots delivered since the start of the national... a similar message, claiming the national vaccination programme has been exceeding its targets, hailing... at the slowing uptake, particularly in the older age groups. Overall, 38 pct of the population has received
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Newsletter 312 - 15/10/2021
of natural disasters over which it has no control. In fact, government spokesman Yiannis Economou... that there has been insufficient time since August for this initiative to start paying off... of media independence and alleged government interference has been high on SYRIZA’s agenda, particularly
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