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Amendment for migrant workers passes amid turmoil for government
PoliticsGreek Politics, the officials suggested. Mitsotakis will be hoping to move swiftly on from this issue and the turbulence of the labour amendment by shifting attention to legislation aimed at curbing sports-related violence... freely. Some government officials also seem to have distanced themselves from the order for the artwork
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Spate of crimes tarnish ND's law and order image, force changes
PoliticsGreek Politicsa crackdown on violence around sports events in Greece. However, this, and a series of other incidents, have also caused consternation among government officials, who fear that voters are losing trust.... Speaking to the local media this week, officials from the Mitsotakis administration have admitted
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Wildfires and pandemic set political agenda as parties prepare for return to business
PoliticsGreek Politicsa fast-track aid package and announced a mini reshuffle, the government’s immediate priority... has had at least one dose and just 52 pct is fully vaccinated, putting the government’s official... that the necessary works are carried out in time for the autumn rainy season. Officials recall that the end
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PM signals April elections as MP at centre of latest sleaze scandal resigns
PoliticsGreek Politics, while the government supported his position in official statements. As further evidence continued..., coming in fast succession, have left ND with a somewhat tarnished image. Having gained support from... officials have spent the past week in fire-fighting mode after it emerged that a lawmaker from
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SYRIZA buffeting continues as parties get set for official start of election race
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAll the indications are that Greece will appoint a caretaker prime minister on Friday, paving the way for elections to be held, most probably on September 20. Popular Unity leader Panayiotis Lafazanis is expected to hand back the exploratory mandate on ...
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EquiFund makes official launch in bid to grow Greek businesses
EconomyFeaturesThe hotly anticipated venture capital fund, EquiFund, which aims to foster business growth in Greece was officially launched by prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday. The event was attended by several ministers, business leaders and fund managers from...
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Annual report shows majority of debt in official hands on favourable terms
EconomyThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) annual debt bulletin for 2018 has outlined the government's strategy for the management of its debt across 2018. The report outlined that Greece's exit from its economic support programme led to the release of the final 15 ...
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CPI falls at faster pace of 0.9 pct in November
EconomyMacroeconomyΤhe Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped at a sharper pace of 0.9 percent in November, after..., mainly due to a decrease in the goods index by 1.5 percent, while the services index stayed flat... percent), food and non-alcoholic beverages (-2 percent) and miscellaneous goods and services (-2 percent
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CPI stays flat in December, falls by 0.8 pct in 2016
EconomyMacroeconomyΤhe Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained stable in December following a drop of 0.9 percent... month. In addition, the goods’ index stayed flat, while the services’ index edged up 0.1 percent... in December after a short-lived drop of 0.2 percent in November. Prices of main groups of goods and services
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CPI rises at a faster pace of 1.7 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomyΤhe Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose at an accelerating pace of 1.7 percent in March compared... and the services’ index increased at a slower pace of 1.4 percent. The harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP... (-3.3 percent), health (-2.7 percent) and miscellaneous goods and services (-2 percent). In more
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