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Newsletter 255 -26/06/2020
their tax pre-payment returned. This is one of the measures the government has adopted to help... to 380 million euros per month. The May deficit has dropped to 197 million, leading to an overall.... The relevant government ministry has said it will respect the decision of the CoS and that the payments
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Newsletter 281 -22/01/2021
programme has already been prolonged, while recently the authorities extended the unemployment... police force has given rise to strong opposition by parties on the left as well as by sections... for the creation of a transport police unit has also proved divisive. Following the highly
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Stability Programme reflects subdued expectations for 2021, high hopes for 2022 onwards
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece has submitted to the European Council and Commission its Stability Programme for the period... as the pandemic still has a hold on the Greek economy and the expected flow of RRF funds has been scaled back... running into May. The headline budget figure for 2021 has been revised down by 6 percentage points
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Newsletter 302 - 18/06/2021
positive economic recovery agenda. On the pensions front, New Democracy has been preparing to table... has made assurances that the entitlements of existing beneficiaries and workers will not be affected... that the talks will lead to confrontation, however the government is already signalling that it has no intention
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ND eyes more tax relief as early elections come into play
PoliticsGreek Politics, and as the clock ticks away on the lifting of the escape clause that has allowed Greece and other member states to run higher deficits because of Covid. The fact that ND has its eye on adding to the fiscal...’s and that he is not being paid. Greenberg has advised politicians in Europe as well as the US
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PM adds minimum wage hike to pre-election promises, with hints of more to come
PoliticsGreek Politicsever closer on the horizon. In what has become a pattern of surprise announcements, an earlier-than... season when it will benefit large numbers of workers. The government messaging has also left open... investigations. The Evros islet story was perhaps the highest-profile instance in which the government has
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PM allows his MPs to abstain from same-sex marriage vote, puts ball in opposition court
PoliticsGreek Politicsthreatening to vote against equal recognition for same-sex unions. The issue has been dominating... has been read by critics as a tacit acknowledgement that he has lost control of a substantial.... It does suggest, however, that the ND leader has found a formula which, although high risk, could still
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PM changes tune on inflation, ready to take further steps
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged more measures to combat inflation just days after... and the energy crisis, this position has now been adjusted. In Sunday’s note, Mitsotakis referred....” In an effort to convince voters that it is taking action against so-called “greedflation”, the government has
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Government tests cross-party consensus with postal vote amendment
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s surprise decision to extend its proposal on postal voting to national elections has... to withdraw support for the legislation. The latest development has also hardened the opposition among... to the postal vote amendment, regardless of the eventual outcome, has taken some of the heat off New Democracy
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Newsletter 272 -06/11/2020
has tried to paint a picture of competent management of the pandemic, the last few weeks have made... of preparation for the inevitable second wave. In addition, the government has been criticised for opening... that Greece has been severely impacted by the pandemic due to its reliance on the services sector
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