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Election Watch: 24 parties and coalitions apply to contest election
AgoraGreece’s Supreme Court has received a total of 24 applications from political entities – including... approves most applications to contest elections, but in the past has rejected some obscure parties..., then he’ll support the government. “If I participate in a government now, I’ll be part of the problem
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More fiscal measures lined up as Covid-19 seen shaving up to 0.9 pts off 2020 growth
Economyin impacted areas that had to close for more than 10 days. The government has also offered to subsidise... revenue has dropped significantly even if they were not subject to enforced closure. The government has... case in the Eurogroup. The General Accounting Office also has in place a monitoring mechanism of market
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ND set to carry Covid, wildfires baggage into September
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeing is on fighting the existing fires. Although this has been the stock answer from government... vaccinated to be tested twice a week. The latter measure already applies to teachers and is seen as a way... to a question about whether Civil Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis still has the PM’s full
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Differing views on refugee crisis at heart of Greek-German relations
PoliticsForeign Policyrespond to this request, which I saw mainly in the media, because no one has asked it of us... to Athens on Thursday underlined that the refugee issues has become a top priority for Greece and Germany... with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants through this prism. Germany has been very clear from
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PM sets out winter relief measures, rules out change to electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsalso be made available. Political message Bearing in mind the buffeting his government has taken over the last few weeks due to the surveillance scandal, which has suppressed New Democracy’s poll... and the impact this has had on public opinion, including polls indicating that most Greeks think
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PM trails more relief, insists on dominant role for ND in future govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsand responded with the message he has honed to the question which has arisen repeatedly over recent months. “I believe the national interest is served by stable election cycles”, he said, adding... for political stability, a point he made emphatically during the interview in which he stated, “I do
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Newsletter 19 - 13/03/2015
and the European Stability Mechanism in Brussels. It is the first time that the ESM has had such a role.... The government has managed to survive another week within very tight conditions and reportedly repaid... in the Hellenic Financial Stability Facility (HFSF) after the ESM clarified that it has no legal
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Greece in 2014: Where are we?
AgoraGreece has entered its year of growth and recovery. At least that is how the government, its..., Greece has also assured its revival. This narrative stresses the positives: the primary surplus... has widened to nearly 10 billion euros and less than half of the funds allocated for social
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Govt examines how to ease out of lockdown as PM rules out snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsto welcome visitors by July at the latest. However, this has to be balanced against concerns about..., concerning the possibility of New Democracy opting for a visit to the polls later this year. “I remember... of the coronavirus crisis. “I don’t feel like I’m short of any political legitimacy needed to implement
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Lenders urge new government to meet fiscal targets as Athens issues 7-year bond
EconomyProgrammethat the measure should be scrapped. “More broadly, policy measures should consider fairness across society... lowering taxes as long as it meets its fiscal targets. “I believe Greece should make growth its top... to maintain competitiveness,” he said. It should be noted that New Democracy has pledged
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