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Mitsotakis looks for fresh start as PASOK and Potami ponder way forward
PoliticsGreek Politicsex-health minister Nikitas Kaklamanis suggested that New Democracy should issue a statement on the matter. Kaklamanis played down claims of a rift within the party over this matter but New Democracy
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Central government debt edges down to 321 bln in Q1
Economyof December and currently make up more than 68 percent of central government debt. The bulk of FSM... Facility (GLF) bilateral loans of the first programme, 130.9 billion to the second (EFSF) programme... remained unchanged QoQ at 14.88 billion, making up 4.6 percent of debt, while repos edged up by more than
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North Macedonia's road to Brussels: Breaking the vicious cycle
Agorapartisanship. The borders were much more porous for illiberal democracy and populism than for the import.... In addition to bilateral stabilization and association agreements, there are also regional agreements... much livelier than the debate, based on analysis, on how the existing agreements are being
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Newsletter 290 - 26/03/2021
to the government’s plans. By Thursday, there were more than 700 patients with the coronavirus in ICU... of threats and recriminations after a call for 200 volunteers yielded fewer than 70. Some private... to visitors from Israel under a bilateral agreement signed earlier this year. The agreement allows
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Coalition hopes to ride out pension and tax dispute with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politicspoll by Kapa Research for To Vima indicated that more than two thirds of Greeks believe that those... that at the moment around 85 percent of farmers declare incomes of less than 5,000 euros, meaning... the coalition may have a little more leeway timewise than the farmers. The other factor on the government’s
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SYRIZA set to name more MEP candidates, hoping for better results
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan with the previous collection of hopefuls, who were overshadowed by the controversy surrounding... than five years after she had died. Within hours, it was announced that Loizou was stepping down... to note that SYRIZA performs better than New Democracy in the 17-34 and 35-44 age groups, whereas
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MPs gear up for action as To Potami calls it a day and PASOK wobbles
PoliticsGreek Politicsmore than those with low incomes and small properties. The 2020 budget includes 616 million euros... To Potami officially ceased to exist after more than two thirds of its members decided that the party... failed to capitalise on the fact that more than 200,000 people participated in the KINAL leadership
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Spree of media deals puts spotlight back on ownership issues
SocietyUCITS, which are themselves subject to shareholder concentration rules, rather than to privately held... to be lower in Greece than in pretty much any country in the world. A 2018 Pew Research report found that fewer than one in five Greeks trusts the domestic news media to report political news fairly
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ND mulls next tax cuts as it prepares to unveil new electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politics. In fact, lower income tax rates are due to kick in from January 1. Individuals earning less than 20,000... cut to social security contributions in 2021, e.g. by 3 points rather than the 1.09 percentage points... reduction in 2022, rather than 2023 as previously planned. Another intervention on the cards
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Poll shows support for ND in several policy areas as pension bill debate heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsand freelancers would have to pay under the new system would be higher than under the scheme... than the current 60 percent, someone who is insured for one job will not have to pay a second set... on 4 pct. More than half (51 to 56 pct) of the respondents were pleased with the government’s
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