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Tsipras prepares line-up for European elections as Mitsotakis tries to woo investors
PoliticsGreek Politicsgrowth. It has backed this up through measures such as the 11 percent increase to the minimum wage... period. “These are measured tax cuts,” said Mitsotakis, echoing a message he has repeated since... is on domestic political issues, Mitsotakis has spent the last few days in the USA, where he spoke to investors
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Greece lays out plans for debt relief from eurozone
EconomyProgrammein Brussels today. The Greek government sees it as the perfect time to launch the discussion on how to reduce... quarters of the outstanding debt has a maturity exceeding 5 years. According to the current redemption schedule between 2023 and 2036 Greece has to meet obligations ranging from 6.5 billion to 9.5 billion
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Poposki visit significant but Greek-FYROM relations yet to find sure footing
PoliticsForeign Policyin January its efforts to reach an agreement on Confidence Building Measures (CBM) with FYROM, which has... say that “there will never be a perfect time” to reach a settlement on the name issue. The Greek side... countries, which have led to FYROM raising fences on its border with Greece. The Greek side has already
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Mitsotakis pledges more benefits in bid to tap SYRIZA strongholds
PoliticsGreek Politicson culture, tourism or transport. The final, and costliest, measure is an increase in the child.... The issue of low salaries has become a hot topic during this election campaign, with the government... New Democracy are not being shared equally. SYRIZA has promised an increase in the minimum wage
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PM hits back at surveillance list claims, falls out with ally
PoliticsGreek Politicsphenomenon not limited to Greece. The opposition has expressed its conviction that the two methods..., noting that Olympiakos has won the championship by a wide margin for three years running. He... was asked to comment on statements made by Olympiakos FC and Alter Ego media group owner Vangelis
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Dispute over hospital doctor shortages rages as minister makes controversial Turkey comments
PoliticsGreek Politicsregarding Greece’s military capability in comparison with Turkey’s. The government has been trying... emergency rotas, but the initiative has not been received well by medical professionals. Georgiadis said... not drive private doctors away from rural areas, especially the islands. “If the measure says
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For Stournaras, it's out of the frying pan and into the heating oil
PoliticsGreek Politicsof measures. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has repeatedly spoken of his desire to introduce a 15 percent...With winter approaching, the subject of heating oil has become somewhat of a burning issue... the heating oil tax were down about 500 million euros compared to a year earlier. The measure was also
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Fighting fake news is a "to be or not to be" battle
Agoraway or when there is inconsistent treatment of the violators of those measures. As examples, I would...". At the same time, it was announced that a "Covid-19 Response" website has been created at the end of March 2020. WHO also has launched the Mythbuster website called "Tips for the public about
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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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