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Newsletter 410 - 02/02/2024
’s meeting, arguing that the current administration has taken several steps to assist farmers... Democracy is high. There is already unrest among some ruling party MPs, who feel that the government has... and a monthly stipend of at least 1,500 euros until the damage caused by floods has been
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PASOK candidates set out their stalls as SYRIZA sinks further into mire
PoliticsGreek Politicsbailout period and administrations had to repeatedly adopt austerity measures. Androulakis has also played considerably on the fact that he has not been linked to any scandals. In fact, the only..., particularly those who have previously served in government, as well as Doukas, who has received strong
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Negative sentiment dominates fragmented political landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the last sounding in July. PASOK has established itself in second place with 14.2 pct, compared.... SYRIZA on the other hand has seen its appeal diminished by the acrimonious split from Stefanos... place by Communist Party KKE and ultranationalists Greek Solution, while nativist Voice of Reason has
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Moody's upgrading Greece to investment grade puts an end to painful 15-year cycle
Economyto stable. Greece has now secured the investment grade from all leading rating agencies... in public finances, institutional reforms, and a stable political environment. The Greek government has... in long-term debt reduction. Moody’s argues that Greece has implemented expenditure controls
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Tsipras looks to build political capital from 2016 overperformance
PoliticsGreek Politicsto implement all of the expansionary counter-measures that it has agreed with the lenders... the conservatives would vote in Parliament and whether the opposition party, which has said... in December 2016 that he has a knack for putting New Democracy in difficult positions. At the time
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Govt, experts sound alarm over risk of Covid-19 control being lost
PoliticsGreek Politicsof hand” if measures are not adhered to. Tsiodras noted that the infection rate R has increased to 1...A steady rise in new Covid-19 cases has prompted the Greek government to intensify its warnings... infections has increased significantly in the last two weeks to 6.1 per 100,000 inhabitants from 4.2 per
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Calls for measures to lessen impact of Thomas Cook collapse in Greece
EconomyFeaturesof such a large tourism company are expected to be felt around Europe, including Greece which has historically..., they called on the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Tourism to adopt measures to directly support affected businesses. They suggested a number of measures that could be taken to reduce the impact
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Tsipras sets out social policy goals in last stage of effort to shift political debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsand education. The most interesting addition to the policy ideas, which the government has presented before... month has been viewed very negatively in the media and is particularly painful for SYRIZA... to have been successful in the last few weeks, when the focus of opposition parties and the media has
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The key elements of the draft agreement between Greece and lenders
EconomyProgrammefor 2017 and 2018 that is not quantified. Based on those targets, the government has to table the Medium... that the MTFS 2018-2021 has to be legislated by May 2017. In the context of tax policy reforms..., the government has also to pass legislation for the promotion and facilitation of electronic
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In absence of deal with lenders, some in SYRIZA keep political options open
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the institutions to be approved by a qualified majority in Parliament has revived speculation about... nature of the view expressed by Skourletis and insisted, given the coalition has 153 out of 300 MPs... on the opposition parties to back the deal. Skourletis’s suggestion is not new. There has been
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