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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
PoliticsGreek Politicspredecessors’ foreign policy record, while brushing off the accusations of corruption that have engulfed... by backing off offshore projects, the most emblematic of which is the Greece-Cyprus interconnector... class but declined to elaborate on specific pledges. The PM’s interviews with the Greek media tend
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Significant fall in migrant arrivals but camp conditions a growing concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe conditions in Greek camps, while Human Rights Watch claimed that the rights of those being returned...The continuing decline in migrant arrivals is providing Greek authorities with some respite... and the limited resources that the Greek government has committed or is able to commit towards managing
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Mitsotakis brushes off latest strike, opposition sides with protesters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government shrugged off Wednesday’s strike – the second in as many weeks – as the action... of the diaspora vote would go towards New Democracy, killing off any chance that the leftists would... to the second part of the labour reform package, which it argues is focussed on improving conditions
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Newsletter 95 - 11/11/2016
enthusiasm for these issues or support the Greek government. As such, there is a fear among officials... to complete the review, which seems like a tall order, especially given the arrival of new ministers. Once... and that there is strong pressure on Fragkiadakis, and possibly Thomopoulos, to resign. The Greek banks’ Eurosystem
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ND targets eye-catching wins in local elections as SYRIZA officials agree tentative truce
PoliticsGreek Politicspct to be elected immediately. Otherwise, a run-off vote is held the following Sunday between the two... PASOK, and ultra-nationalist Greek Solution, whose backing is up to 6 pct. On the local front, apart... that his lead could be overturned in a run-off vote even though the Athens mayor has been frequently
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Athens prepares for Ukraine talks with Nuland as Dendias visits Odessa
PoliticsForeign Policy. It would also be a challenging call for Greece as well. No Greek official has clarified so far whether... Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Greek Foreign Ministry have condemned the crimes committed against Ukrainian.... In its statement the Greek Foreign Ministry has stressed that “those responsible of these crimes should
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Newsletter 80 - 01/07/2016
attributed to inflows from non-financial corporations. Since the beginning of the year, the Greek market... in Greece, employing 12,500 staff, and has long-lasting relations with more than 2,000 Greek suppliers... that it signed with the Greek government in April, while it also stressed that the bill amends the key
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Athens hoping for de-escalation in Aegean as it seeks pension backpay solution
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere was a slight de-escalation in Greece’s latest stand-off with Turkey in the Aegean over... a fraught situation in the Aegean, with Greek military sources suggesting a few days ago that if the survey ship’s cables came into contact with the Greek continental shelf, dramatic developments could
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Out-of-court workout holds promise for firms in debt
LegalFor the first time in Greek legislation, Law 4469/2017 introduces an integrated procedure...) with outstanding debts towards both the private and public sector (Greek State, Social Security... person who can become bankrupt, (according to the Greek Bankruptcy Law) and any legal entity
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Review gathers pace as mission chiefs prepare for Athens return
EconomyProgrammeTechnical talks between the Greek government and the institutions have resumed in Athens ahead... the Greek side with the tasks it has to complete so that there can be a staff-level agreement. It is estimated that at this stage, around 20 of the 95 prior actions have been ticked off. One
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