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Bank tax proposal spearheads PASOK attack on government's economic policy
Economymargin on loans and no access to credit, especially in mortgages and loans to SMEs. Within Greek... advertised by the Greek authorities. The EU-funded recovery scheme has instead turned out... it up from the debt crisis legacies. During the first half of the debt crisis, the Greek state pumped 40
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Deadly collision throws spotlight on government’s migration policy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA shipwreck off the island of Chios in which 15 migrants lost their lives has reignited the debate..., believed to be Afghan refugees, in Greek waters. Opposition leaders demanded clarity on the circumstances... with a Greek coastguard vessel resulting in multiple deaths and injuries, with the victims including
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Govt prepares new round of economic relief as Covid remains a threat
PoliticsGreek Politicspersistence has thrown off New Democracy’s initial planning for 2021. The government had hoped that the retail sector would open from today, but that decision was put off on Friday due to the high number... quarter could reach 65 pct of 2019, the same sources added. The sector has essentially written off
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Greece sees tourist arrivals rise 12.6 pct in May but spending fall 10.6 pct
Economydrop in May. The more updated figures by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) for June showed that international tourist arrivals at the main Greek airports surged 12.4 percent in June... tourist arrivals. There were 1.65 million arrivals in May compared to 1.47 million in the same month
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Lower foreign arrivals lead to 7 pct drop in April travel receipts
EconomyMacroeconomyvolume figures provided by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) showed international tourist arrivals at the main Greek airports increased by 3.7 percent in May and by 5 percent n... receipts stems from a decrease in non-residents’ arrivals by 3.5 percent to 901,600 coupled
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Locating Europe's pulse in the refugee crisis
Agorais experiencing. The catalyst for this quandary over the EU’s raison d’etre has been the arrival... and initiatives to care for new arrivals and, in the process, cast a much more favourable light
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Greece moves closer to troika over fiscal gap, waits for response
EconomyProgrammeIn an effort to reach a compromise with the troika, Greek authorities have a range of proposals.... Although specific numbers have not been leaked, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE... its response to the Greek proposals on Tuesday. Bridging the fiscal gap for 2015 appears
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ND targets NGOs in latest bid to bring migration under control
PoliticsGreek Politicsand parasitic way,” said Petsas. The last part of his comment reflects an often-cited claim among Greek... and squeezed what it could out of them.” On Tuesday, Petsas suggested that Greek authorities are investigating... Greek Solution, and see dissent within their own party grow.
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Travel receipts increase 16.2 pct in Feb as arrivals shoot up by 56.2 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy. The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) released earlier this month the updated figures for international tourist arrivals at the main Greek airports, which showed the strong momentum... attributed to soaring international tourist arrivals (up 56.2 percent) to 509,200. However, this strong
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Travel receipts drop at an accelerating pace of 10.4 pct in May despite growth in arrivals
EconomyMacroeconomypublished by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) earlier this month displayed international tourist arrivals at the main Greek airports rose by 4.1 percent in June and overall by 4.9 percent... percent to 537 euros, while non-residents’ arrivals grew by 4.4 percent to 1.95 million. The breakdown
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