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Mitsotakis urges EU to act after European Council stalemate
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeasures to support Europe’s struggling economies, leading to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis taking to social media to express his reaction. The Greek premier was one of nine eurozone leaders... the letter that the nine eurozone countries sent regarding a one-off Eurobond, arguing
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ND to unveil more economic support as coronavirus restrictions are extended
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the lockdown would likely be in place for Greek Orthodox Easter, which is on Sunday, April 19..., continues to rise, but at a pace that is considered manageable by Greek authorities. Officials reported 190... Office (GAO) estimates that around 15 billion euros will be lost from Greek GDP this year. This means
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Parties debate pandemic response as public approval deteriorates
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe parliamentary season kicked off on Monday with a special session on the government’s response... of the markets’ confidence in the Greek economy. The prime minister also defended his government’s record...-right Greek Solution party Kyriakos Velopoulos adopted a sympathetic view of anti-mask demonstrators
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Moria fire propels migration issue back to top of political agenda
PoliticsGreek PoliticsJust as the Greek government was expecting some relief from the refugee challenge that has caused... that it was beginning to shake off some of the pressure it had been under regarding this issue. Speaking... become the subject of much speculation in the Greek media and social media sphere. This was fuelled
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New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed
PoliticsGreek Politicsto disperse crowds. This official line was also picked up by much of the Greek media, drawing criticism... high and the Greek health system is under severe strain. They insisted that two police officers... of law and order, and constantly siding with extreme elements in Greek society and politics. Conversely
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Government under fire for supporting controversial fertility conference
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Greek government and institutions, after its agenda was revealed to be heavily influenced... in promoting fertility was to be addressed by a roll call of senior clerics from the Greek Orthodox... of Greek-Turkish relations, which he deemed too timid, to the vaccination programme, where he
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ECB clears banks after stress tests, approves change to DTCs as momentum builds
EconomyBankingThe forward momentum in the Greek banking sector gathered pace on Friday when the results... as of the end of 2020 and as such did not capture actions by Greek systemic banks over the first half..., taking the CET1 to 6.5 pct under the adverse scenario. Across the Greek banking sector, management
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Price hikes pose fresh challenge for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsto economic policy. He argued that by standing off, the government had allowed cartels to emerge, which the Greek Competition Commission is not attempting to tackle. The issue of rising prices has... to the provisional readings from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), the Greek economy grew by 3.4 pct
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Covid spike forces change in govt plans, eclipsing deal with banks for rollout of RRF loans
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Greek officials is that given the health system is already under pressure (635 patients were being..., arguing that he rarely takes time off, and the government-friendly media outlets noted that Mitsotakis... on Greek TV. RRF The remarkable turn of events on the Covid front also overshadowed a development
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Newsletter 327 - 11/02/2022
as the best representative of the centre ground in Greek politics. According to GPO, 30.1 pct see him... for the eurozone and EU are seen at 3.5 and 3.9 pct. The Greek authorities have realised that the issue of prices... last week that it will tighten monetary policy. This prompted a sell-off across the eurozone periphery
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