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Airport redevelopment gets green light, leaving one prior action as lenders return to Athens
EconomyProgrammeThe Council of State has approved the redevelopment of Athens’s former airport at Hellenikon, meaning just one prior action from the third review remains to be completed as the Greek government and the institutions gear up for the fourth review to start...
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Green light for next bailout funds as Commission stands ground on post-MoU scenarios
EconomyProgrammeIt was confirmed on Thursday that the path is now clear for Greece to receive its 5.7-billion-euro tranche after completing the third review. The news came as the European Commission appeared to indicate that it is not willing to make major concessions ...
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Athens adjusts foreclosure framework, waits for lenders to give green light
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government is hoping to table in Parliament early next week the new bill for the protection of primary residences from foreclosures after another round of talks with local bankers on Thursday. Reports on Friday suggested that several issues we...
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Athens looks to overcome APS snags as it awaits green light from Brussels
EconomyBankingFinance Minister Christos Staikouras was due to meet the CEOs of Greece’s four systemic banks on Thursday as the government appears to be stepping up its efforts to secure approval for the Asset Protection Scheme (APS) aimed at reducing the giant pile o...
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First TV debate does little to fire up election contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first, and rather tepid, televised debate ahead of the September 20 elections is unlikely to have made a significant impact on the contest. The rigid format, which saw the seven party leaders taking part answer questions from journalists on pre-agre...
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Greeks show highest mistrust in newspapers, TV and online news across EU
SocietyA survey on fake news and disinformation, conducted by the European Commission, has revealed the general mistrust that Greeks have of their news media, as well as the perceived impact of fake news. The results were based on phone interviews with 26,576 ...
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Watchdog's ruling in voter email leak prompts opposition calls for minister to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicson the Interior Ministry in connection to the leaked emails. They were found to have breached data... the time of the national elections. Someone from the Interior Ministry, who has not been identified... for the European Parliament elections next month. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus has stressed
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From the National Energy and Climate Plan to COP26: What has Greek climate policy learned?
Society“Greece despite its small carbon footprint can make a significant contribution in the green... the next six years specifically earmarked for the “green transition”. On the policy front, however... islands energy independent by using “green” technologies; however, little is yet known about how
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Fires latest obstacle to coalition's momentum-building efforts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government and opposition continued to trade accusations over the recent forest fires on Thursday as the coalition struggled to play down the damage done by the blazes over the last few days... that 3,912 hectares of land (including 522 hectares of forest) was burnt in the Kalamos fire, which is far
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Coalition focuses on relief effort after fires as Mitsotakis holds back on criticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coalition appears to be coping so far with the fallout from the deadly forest fires that have claimed at least 79 lives, as the opposition holds back on criticism for the time being. The decision... occasions (oil spill in the Saronic Gulf, floods in the Athens suburb of Mandra and forest fires
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