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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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European Commission review of Greek programme: The key points
EconomyProgrammeacknowledges that Greece has made delayed but substantive progress since July 2013 on the fiscal, banking... by the Greek banks are cancelled. Alpha Bank has already cancelled preference shares of 940 million, while... to August have been lowered by 1.69 billion. That said, National Bank has also indicated it would
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What is SYRIZA's stance on negotiations with the eurozone?
EconomyProgrammea change in policy. SYRIZA has declared it absolutely disagrees with the measures recently proposed... disagreement to the implemented or proposed measures, SYRIZA has not revealed so far how it would clinch... demands for the abolition of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and all its related laws has recently
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Greece and eurozone reach tentative deal, much undecided
EconomyProgrammegovernment has committed to refrain from any rollback of measures (adopted by the previous government... billion) and August (3.2 billion). The Greek government has to submit until Monday, February 23 a first... of the public sector. The conclusion of the review has to be approved by the institutions formerly known
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