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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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Moody's raises Greece two notches to 'B1' but highlights challenges for further upgrades
Economyand creditors backing. The ongoing reform effort is slowly starting to bear fruit in the economy that has become... as of Q3 2018 compared to 22 percent back in 2010. Competitiveness has markedly improved and exports... in the labour market are starting to be reflected in strong employment growth, which has been running at 2
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Newsletter 270 -23/10/2020
Greeks will now agree that justice has been served with the most senior figures of the party behind... leader said that public health is now the number one priority. Since the summer, SYRIZA has argued that ND’s approach to Covid-19 has been too lax and muddled, especially in terms of the re-opening
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Slight easing of Covid-19 data as focus turns to retail, budget
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the wide array of support measures it has adopted this year, while also flagging up the reduction... of the population has been underwhelmed by the support measures as the year has progressed. Also, several... that are not able to provide such a service. Naftemporiki reported that just 17 pct of the retail market has
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Course of Freedom grabs opposition spotlight as PASOK and SYRIZA drift to wings
PoliticsGreek Politicsfindings suggest that support for ND, as measured by voting preference, has risen to 24.7 pct from 23.3 pct last month. The survey also indicated that Course of Freedom has overtaken PASOK to snatch... survey to indicate that New Democracy has started to recover some of the losses it incurred during
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PASOK seeks to carve out own space as Mitsotakis speech dominates agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe start of the year, New Democracy’s average in the opinion polls has fallen by three points, from 30... the conservatives at 25.5 pct last December, falling to 23 pct in July. This has put ND... package is designed to mark the start of a drive to win back the support the government has lost
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Coalition in a bind as debt relief slips away and more austerity looms
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeasures than it has planned next year in order to cover a “significant” fiscal gap. Despite Greek... and not discovering what form further debt relief might take until the middle of 2014 has suddenly put the Greek government on tenterhooks. There are indications that genuine concern has gripped Prime
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Eurogroup leaves Tsipras with difficult but not impossible deal to sell at home
PoliticsGreek Politics-month extension of Greece’s loan agreement, which has some concessions for the coalition but overall... minister will focus on: Lower primary surplus Varoufakis has secured a concession on the issue... such flexibility has been shown with fiscal goals since Greece’s bailouts began in May 2010. ECB waiver
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