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  1. BoG looks at other programme exits and options available to Athens
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    EconomyProgramme

    Over the last few weeks Greece’s central bank governor, Yannis Stournaras, has been arguing... surveillance (PPS) process has been running smoothly for all four countries, which have completed between 4 and 7 PPS. Cyprus has a number of common characteristics with Greece in the way it concluded its

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  2. Rating agencies up Greece's scores, adding to positive outlook
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    Economy

    in the future. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has legislated tough measures already in 2015-2017 and New.... There is an across the board convergence of opinion that the environment in Greece has stabilised..., the debt outlook has improved along with the country’s creditworthiness, reducing any risks

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  3. PM moves quickly on policy pledges in bid highlight benefits of MoU exit
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to prove to Greeks that the exit from the third programme in August does actually mean that Athens has... the way for the increase in the minimum wage has been at the forefront of Tsipras’s goals... will be agreed and what will happen to the sub-minimum wage for under-25s. The government has vowed

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  4. Newsletter 250 -11/05/2020

    Newsletters

    for member-states to begin developing their own policies towards opening their borders. The Commission has... at least mid-June but has not endorsed the blanket imposition of 14-day quarantines across member.... More broadly, however, Greeks still seem satisfied that the centre-right party has handled

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  5. Covid-19 lockdown, slump suppress electricity demand and edge out lignite
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    EconomyFeatures

    fell at a slower rate of -6.9 percent. More striking still has been the effect of falling demand... to the Greek electricity has been hovering around 30 percent in recent years, from 70 percent in the early... that has increased further in recent years due to high price of carbon permits. When demand is low

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  6. School re-opening decisions postponed amid opposition criticism
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    has become the latest challenge for the government in Athens. On Monday, Education Minister Niki...” if the circumstances are not right. The final decision on the date has been postponed to September 1. Kerameus appealed.... The decision to reopen schools and under what conditions has attracted a great deal of debate

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  7. ND holds on to large poll lead despite growing public dissatisfaction

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Mitsotakis’s popularity has been reducing gradually since the Prorata poll in April, when it stood at 55 pct, however Tsipras has remained steady with 35 pct. The poll recorded a leap in the popularity of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, whose handling of relations with Turkey has brought him a 60 pct

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  8. PM opts for unconventional choice to overcome snag at new ministry
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to deliver results. ND’s opponents will focus on any failure as a sign that Mitsotakis has run out... choice within the ranks was not available to the premier. Nevertheless, Stylianides generally has... Democracy has been trying to pin the blame for the Apostolakis fiasco on SYRIZA. The opposition party

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  9. After travels, domestic issues and party scepticism await Mitsotakis
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and is not exclusive to Greece. His ministry, though, has announced more intensive checks on retailers... his leadership. Samaras, who represents the right wing of ruling New Democracy, has made no secret... has disagreed with Mitsotakis over his approach regarding Turkey and the adoption of the Prespes

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  10. Newsletter 314 - 29/10/2021

    Newsletters

    -right party in an unassailable position. Over the shorter-term, Mitsotakis has to deal with a resurgence... campaign has been effective enough. Hospitals in Thessaloniki started to overflow this week... for a combined 4 billion euros of funding in 2021, which has been surpassed by the 3.1 billion euros

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