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From a tsunami of debt to some sense of normality
Agora. Halfway through the year, the PDMA has achieved its goal. It has issued three bonds of 5-, 7... that Greece has managed to issue three bonds in a year since 2010. One just needs to look at the debt... they both advocated seemingly pain-free solutions to Greece’s problems. Greece has paid a heavy price
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Mitsotakis courts French investments, announces corporate tax cuts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis has pushed to the back of the agenda for the present time, believing that implementing... head of the watchdog, and Dr Kalliopi Benetatou, who has served at the committee for 10 years, as its... experts, and the best-qualified people for the posts, SYRIZA has taken issue with the appointments
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The dragon's head roars in Athens
Agoraincrease by a further 40 million euros as project construction progresses. The loan has a maturity... agreement which the EIB has ever made available for a maritime project in Greece. With the EIB now... in a major Chinese infrastructure project in Greece the EU now has skin in the game. Meanwhile, the Chinese
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Greek pupils score below average in international rankings as long-term problems persist
SocietyThe poor condition of Greece’s state education system has been laid bare in the latest OECD’s..., and is carried out in a number of countries worldwide. The survey has been carried out every three years... they live. As diaNeosis pointed out, after almost two decades of the PISA evaluation, there has been
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OECD report shows poor quality of services and low trust in govt
EconomyFeaturesThe OECD Government at a Glance report for 2019 has shown the shortcomings in providing services.... The report showed that trust in government has deteriorated by 22 percentage points in Greece between... and 2018 by 10 percentage points. In contrast, satisfaction with the education system has increased since
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PDMA sets 2020 goals to build on improving conditions for debt
Economyare in negative territory. The investor base has broadened, attracting more long-term investors, especially insurance and pension funds, while Greece’s rating has been upgraded by two major agencies: S&P..., this further compliments the fact that more than 90 percent of Greece's debt has fixed rates
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PM hopes solo run can lead to settlement of football dispute
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has taken it upon himself to try to resolve the storm created... days but, as SYRIZA has pointed out, the previous government also held talks with UEFA and FIFA... significantly, though, Mitsotakis has now put himself at the centre of this volatile situation
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Athens on diplomatic drive to secure support over migration flare-up
PoliticsForeign Policy(KYSEA) on Sunday, one of which has already triggered a reaction from the United Nations. Athens has... Parliament.” Based on this article, the Greek government has decided to not accept for a month any asylum.... Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Dendias has been trying to explain to his counterparts the situation
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Newsletter 254 -19/06/2020
the economy has fully reopened after the lockdown and “at a time of the PM’s choosing”. Asked about...” transformation. Government officials believe that the present model of government has been successful... introduced by Mitsotakis last year, and which, he argued, has allowed the government to quickly identify
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Court ruling on pension backpay creates dilemma for PM
PoliticsGreek Politics-called Katrougalos pension reform in May 2016. The ruling has cleared once and for all the matter... into a sum of 3.9 billion euros. The government has already indicated it will abide by the court’s... carefully on the backpay matter to avoid disappointing voters even though his focus so far has
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