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Athens wary of Skopje unrest but still aims to bolster ties
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has been monitoring with great concern the ongoing political crisis in the neighboring..., has not been as surprised by the current political crisis in FYROM as some of its European... leadership in Skopje. Kotzias said that the policy followed by many EU countries has played a part
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Discontent in SYRIZA simmers as Tsipras seeks to conclude talks with creditors
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the approach taken by the government. The movement of the 53, which has had a key role in SYRIZA.... The 53, which has 11 MPs as members and counts Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos as the most... procedure. However, the government has also admitted that these draft laws could change in order
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Newsletter 131 -15/09/2017
in the week that three-year licences had been issued for the firm’s Olympias plan, which has been operating... of the first programme review, central bank funding has fallen by 50.41 billion, with around two-thirds... for the fourth straight month Building activity has been on the rise in recent months. Building
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Newsletter 159 -27/04/2018
government insists that much of the preparatory work has been done, while the eurozone official pointed... has been done. agreement (including debt relief and the post-programme framework) by the June 21... Minister Olaf Scholz has insisted in his discussions with the other lenders that the mechanism should
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Concern over prior actions grows, debt talks approach crucial juncture
EconomyProgrammeto Athens towards the end of next week and this has put the focus back on how the government is getting.... There are several other actions related to the energy sector that Athens has to complete. It is expected... debt has moved to a bilateral level and is taking place between just Germany and France
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Developments, poll data spark new round of speculation over elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere has been renewed speculation in the Greek media over the past few days about the timing... that SYRIZA has not been able to gain any traction since Greece exited the third programme in the summer.... The speculation also comes in the wake of several opinion polls which indicate that SYRIZA has not been able
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Mitsotakis promises 'new normality,' lines up tax cuts straight away
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set out his government’s priorities for the next four years... economic crisis behind and grab the opportunity it has to grow and improve. Mitsotakis spoke... Thessaloniki Expo would be redeveloped so it has a year-round urban as well as business use. Mitsotakis
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Newsletter 223 -11/10/2019
. Nevertheless, for the time being the government has achieved its political goal of showing..., the government has achieved its political goal of showing that it intends to live up to its tax cut promises... “evidence from the last 30 years” shows that reducing corporate taxes has minimal impact on growth
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Concern over ICU capacity, support for business generate pressure for ND
PoliticsGreek Politicsspaces for the appropriate treatment of patients. The government has already ordered 80 percent... believes there has been an increase in spread among pupils, as underlined by the decision to close down senior high schools in Thessaloniki. The left-wing party has criticised the government since
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Newsletter 289 - 19/03/2021
interpreted as a sign that some Greeks are growing restless because of a lockdown that has been in place... and deaths. On Thursday, the number of intubated patients reached 645 – the highest it has been this year... and opposition in Parliament on Friday has seen new battle lines drawn around the “law and order” agenda
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