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Govt steps up policy response, hoping to impede Coronavirus
PoliticsGreek Politicsof each four taken off being recorded as leave. He added that the state would cover a third... to prevent pupils who are off school, as well as their parents from engaging in activities.... The survey’s findings also reveal a large degree of scepticism in the Greek public about health warnings
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Newsletter 276 -04/12/2020
with off-road motorcycle riders during their outing and took photos with the group in which... report was published in March 2019. The IMF also issues in its regular annual cycle on the Greek... to material risks that could throw the baseline scenario off track. Of the total stock of 339 billion
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Challenges piling up for govt as spokesperson departs
PoliticsGreek Politicsto public health and finances, the stand-off over the hunger strike of terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas... 300,000 of those having received both doses. This means 8.5% of the Greek population has been vaccinated... that this stand-off could become damaging for New Democracy.
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SYRIZA targets middle class with own plan for post-pandemic economic rebound
PoliticsGreek Politicsbased on one-off liquidity injections for struggling businesses, with the state subsidising loans... failed to look after SMEs, the backbone of the Greek economy, in its Recovery and Resilience Plan. He... off the ground following the pandemic. Middle class The opposition leader insisted that the exclusion
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Govt holds firm on no lockdown as health system teeters
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor a certain amount of surgeries to put off so doctors can deal with Covid patients. According to Economou, no essential surgeries have been put off in Athens. The government official added... the economic framework next year, including what will happen to Greek bonds once the European Central Bank’s
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Newsletter 325 - 28/01/2022
a considerable amount of snow fall on the Greek capital over a few hours on Monday, led to roads being blocked, commuters being stranded, electricity to thousands of households being cut off and Athens... against the initial estimates included in the 2021 budget, Greece finds itself way off its initial
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Govt mulls Easter bonus as cost-of-living crisis causes public concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsa one-off benefit payment to vulnerable groups before Easter. Chief government spokesman Yiannis... they stressed would be a one-off measure strictly targeted to those most in need. The Finance Ministry... the course of the Greek economy and their household finances, compared to 14 pct who said they were
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PM unveils 1.1-billion-euro anti-inflation package to opposition scepticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsto receive a one-off bonus payment in the lead-up to Easter. The government will also pay out 110... the energy subsidies for businesses, as well as making a one-off payment to taxi firms and adding... the needs of society”. Achtsioglou cited research by the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE
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Internal ballot boost SYRIZA membership numbers, bolsters Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsare held over the next 12 months. Tsipras emboldened Tsipras will brush off this criticism... (173,000) and more than voted for PASOK’s Nikos Androulakis (139,000) in the run-off vote to elect... and announcing itself as a key player on the Greek political scene. The fact that SYRIZA was able
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Govt lines up new handouts to fight inflation as SYRIZA moves to election footing
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a one-off 200-euro payment. The improved budget execution performance in April and May... of his four-year term to hold elections, he will not be able to hold off the wear-and-tear his party... and pro-Russia Greek Solution, led by Kyriakos Velopoulos. Therefore, ND’s strategy is to have
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