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Newsletter 211 -21/06/2019
legislation tackling law and order issues, which will include repealing a law passed by SYRIZA... prisons. Another bill will be aimed at paring back bureaucracy in order to make Greece a more.... As of the latest month, the total for central bank funding comes to 8.07 billion versus 8.47 billion in April
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Mitsotakis pleads for strong mandate as polls suggest ND heading for landslide win
PoliticsGreek Politics, urging voters to give him clear mandate to govern even though the latest opinion polls suggest... also appealed to traditional right-wing voters by returning to the law and order issue that has... order or interior ministries. Economy The opposition leader also touched upon the main elements of New
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Vote on tax bill due this week as ND pushes for adoption of first three draft laws
PoliticsGreek Politicson this week, by Thursday at the latest according to government sources, after being submitted... Ministry is considering tweaking the way the tax-free threshold for incomes operates in order to gain... property and tightening the limit on cash transactions in order to limit tax evasion.
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ND and SYRIZA square up as Novartis inquiry gets underway
PoliticsGreek Politicspoliticians in order to secure access and good prices for Novartis’s drugs in Greece. ND appears... the same share of the vote as New Democracy in July. Opinion poll The latest opinion poll by Pulse... taxation, 10 percent identified law and order issues and 8 percent investment. Just 1 percent pointed
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Athens formulates response to Turkey-Libya maritime deal it deems null and void
PoliticsForeign Policythe issues related to “the latest Turkish actions,” especially the MoU on maritime borders. The Greek... with Libya." The Greek foreign minister clarified that the decision was taken in order to express... in order to move in on the area, analysts argue. It could prevent Greece from developing its sovereign
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Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"
EconomyFeaturesown government and the country as an investment destination, in order to attract the all-important.... Policy tools In order to pull off its ambitious targets in the context of a liberalised energy market... much in line with EU citizens overall. Up to 96 percent of respondents to the latest Eurobarometer
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Covid-19 data prolongs wait for re-opening amid new clash over policing
PoliticsGreek Politicswas gunned down. This was just the latest in a long list of incidents since New Democracy came to power... on law and order issues plays well with his party’s voters and much of the Greek public... as the party of law and order, which will put an end to anarchist violence and illegal migration
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New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed
PoliticsGreek Politicsto use violence against citizens. The latest criticism of the centre-right administration was prompted... of law and order, and constantly siding with extreme elements in Greek society and politics. Conversely... for its approach on law and order issues. A GPO poll published over the weekend in Ta Nea newspaper
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Delta variant shifts goalposts for tourism season and vaccinations
PoliticsGreek Politicsin 2020. The latest monetary policy report from the Bank of Greece, presented yesterday by bank governor... to book their second shots in order to better protect against the virus and the Delta variant... variant required a higher rate of vaccination, in the order of 80 pct of the population, a target which
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Worrying Covid data forces ND to take tough policy decisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a general lockdown. However, the latest developments have given rise to speculation about some..., the government has only forced health workers to get the jab in order to continue working... to get the vaccine in order to get back to their regular activities. Any attempt to restrict
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