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  1. Mitsotakis shifts focus to tax plan, investment, law and order

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    Mitsotakis is attempting to shift the political debate to matters where he believes New Democracy has... stressed that the government has tightened up the asylum procedure with the latest legislative change... as the sometimes-hysterical coverage in the Greek media, has heaped pressure on New Democracy

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  2. Govt’s “zero tolerance” approach to violent protest provokes accusations of authoritarianism
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    of migration. The government has responded by escalating its rhetoric. Commenting on the raids... and order agenda Visible policing has been one of the hallmarks of the New Democracy government since.... In a seemingly unrelated development, fuel has been added to the fire by the arrest of two suspected

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  3. IMF consultation report pinpoints health of Greek banks as central to growth
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    (IMF) took a detailed look into Greece’s banking sector, as the Fund has repeatedly stated... the period. Although the state has managed to recover roughly 15 billion euros from guarantee fees, holdings dividends and recoveries or liquidations, the public debt has been burdened by 45 billion

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  4. Mitsotakis keeps cool over white collar crime claims as poll delivers new boost
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    . It has been suggested that this concerns some 900 cases and that where it is deemed necessary... something untoward has taken place. He claimed that “very many” bank executives have been put on trial... has moved on,” said Mitsotakis. “We will talk about the future. “You want to turn the country

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  5. Bumper year for business launches in 2019, according to registry
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    Data from the General Commercial Register database (GEMI) has shown that the number of companies... in 2017 and has picked up pace ever since, hinting at the positive sentiment that business owners feel... stable amount of companies launching across recent years, which has led to the strong positive

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  6. Efforts to boost health system continue amid questions about govt strategy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with the pandemic. Health workers’ union POEDIN has raised a complaint about a lack of medical supplies, warning..., because it has given the health system valuable time to gear up for the expected surge... of ICU beds has been increased from 565 in January to 685 by adding beds from the private sector

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  7. Public support for ND's handling of crisis still strong, SYRIZA looks for weak points
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    are not particularly pleased with how Tsipras has performed during the crisis. It is not clear if this is because... that the party has been too unstructured in its approach, with some officials being vociferous about... Xanthos, who has been applauded by some commentators for acknowledging the way in which the government

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  8. Waiting for Eurogroup outcome, ND and SYRIZA focus on economic interventions
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    to suppress the spread of the disease, the government has stepped up restrictions on some islands, amid fears... as this amounts to the 2 pct of GDP envelope that has been agreed by the eurozone. However, the government is wary that this might come with conditions reminiscent of the bailout programmes that Greece has been

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  9. Despite satisfaction with Covid-19 numbers, govt not eyeing let-up in restrictions
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    this year. The government is insisting that it has no intention of lifting any of the current... be linear and would have to be adjusted according to the data regarding how the virus has spread... limited the impact of Covid-19 is in Greece compared to other countries in Western Europe. This has

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  10. ND focussed on keeping coronavirus numbers down in build-up to Greek Easter
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    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..., Migration Policy Minister Notis Mitarakis said the government has launched a “Stay in Camps” campaign

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