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R&D and innovation remain low in Greece, OECD finds
EconomyFeaturesand improvements in financing for firms. Although R&D spending has increased, it is still lower than most OECD... and identified such problems, progress has been lacking on the points raised in these plans... has increased support in recent years, but still lags behind other countries. In addition, further
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Athens treads fine line as talks with Ankara beckon following Aegean stand-off
PoliticsForeign Policyon Confidence Building Measures. Ankara has sent a formal invitation for these talks to take place... claims is part of the Greek continental shelf. The Turkish government has already approved and published... against Turkey that Greece and Cyprus has asked the European Commission to prepare to be implemented
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Greece buoyed by diplomatic progress on Turkey ahead of EU summit as it plans to reduce refugee camps
PoliticsGreek Politics. At times, the perceived intransigence of Cyprus has risked upsetting the balance in the Council, between... to enter a dialogue with no preconditions. The Greek position has been further buoyed by the supportive... strategy Migration has also been a source of friction between Greece and Turkey and the Greek government
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WWF sets out road to green economic recovery in post-Covid landscape
EconomyFeaturesif no measures are put in place beforehand. When designing reforms, the WWF said that the pandemic has...WWF Greece has released a blueprint for Greece’s green recovery which outlines a number of steps... economic crisis. “The pandemic has hit this country after a decade of austerity, at a time when
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Revised 2021 budget sees bigger contraction, slower recovery and support of 31.4 bln euros
EconomyMacroeconomyrising by 1.7 pct. For next year, growth has been trimmed significantly, now coming short of 5 pct... On the fiscal front, the combined package to support the economy from the impact of pandemic has increased... million; and the subsidy of mortgage payments for the Bridge programme, which has a 280 million euros
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Govt under fire for testing and requisitioning plans as further lockdown easing postponed
PoliticsGreek Politicson the health system has forced the government to postpone the reopening of retail which had been slated... the established procedure. Political backlash The announcement of the rapid test scheme has also brought... of free PCR tests. In response, the prime minister’s chief of staff Akis Skertsos, who has fronted
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UK and EU travel restrictions raise concerns for tourism season
PoliticsGreek Politicspound fine for unnecessary foreign travel until July has caused consternation in Athens, where... euros in revenue. Greece has set a target of attracting 50 percent of 2019 tourism revenues in 2021... of the EU’s Digital Green Certificate, has added urgency to the government’s quest to attract
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Mitsotakis defends pandemic handling, denies snap election plans
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs opposition criticism mounts on all fronts, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has offered... he has offered to date. However, Mitsotakis was perhaps less convincing in addressing criticisms... healthcare crisis has clearly tarnished the government narrative of unqualified success emerging from
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PM targets middle class voters as he eyes return to normality
PoliticsGreek Politicsadministration and its political opponents. SYRIZA has already made it clear that it sees the proposals... ahead of a nationwide protest on May 6, against what SYRIZA has labelled as changes to labour..., the figure has fallen to 51% from 53% last month. The government’s ratings are particularly low
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FinMin sees favourable macro environment from next year, boosted by RRF
EconomyMacroeconomyAs part of the wider effort to change the narrative that has often brought the government.... The government has set out five main objectives over the next couple of years with the primary goal being... main policy agenda of lower taxation and deregulation that has come largely to a halt due
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