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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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Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece is trying to expand its diplomatic activity in the wake of its latest spat with Turkey as relations with Ankara remain the number one foreign policy issue for Athens. Greek authorities were... the Turkish vessel Oruc Reis was a minor one. The ship most likely sailed into the area of Greece’s
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Govt takes up fiscal requests with EU as pressure over min wage, main homes mounts
Politicslonger-term requests: One is for the creating of a so-called smoothing mechanism to allow any excess surplus from one year to be transferred to the next, along with the longstanding demand
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Bumper year for business launches in 2019, according to registry
EconomyFeaturescompanies (SE) and one was removed from the registry, while under European economic interest groupings, one company was registered and two were removed. No companies were formed or deactivated as European
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Newsletter 240 -21/02/2020
to cast light on corruption allegations. The situation came to a head on Tuesday, when one of the two...-MoU era, and its strategy in opposition. One component of the debate, the decision concerning
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