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Minister stresses limits on hospital resources as Covid rates continue to rise
PoliticsGreek Politicsa slightly different tack to that taken to vaccination so far which has tended to emphasise personal... of the population has been vaccinated, and these largely correspond to the areas currently experiencing pressure... continues to rule out a return to strict lockdowns, however in recent days there has been speculation
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Greece aiming to complete post-bailout monitoring this summer
PoliticsGreek Politicselectricity lines below ground has begun, although work still remains to be done before... as part of its latest post-programme review and has its sights set on completing the monitoring.... On the fiscal front, Greece has to reduce its primary deficit from 7 pct to 1 pct of GDP. If it manages
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Mitsotakis sweeps aside election talk as ND continues to suffer in polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsdefended the “targeted measures” that the government has taken so far but did not rule out further...For the second time in a week, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has flatly denied any plans... party on April 5. Bogdanos has already called for cooperation with another right-wing grouping called
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Universities bill expected to pass despite many critics and united opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the political criticism has been focussed on what is seen as the ushering in of private sector... has an outstanding conviction in his home country for setting up an illegal gambling operation. A report by investigative journalism site Inside Story revealed that Yasam Ayavefe, who has extensive
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Tsipras braces for SYRIZA congress, weighs up reshuffle options
PoliticsGreek Politicsride it out and emerge stronger by the end of the gathering. With his party trailing in the opinion... to the pledge on debt relief. Athens is expecting the short-term measures being worked.... It also hopes that medium-term measures will be discussed and agreed between the eurozone
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Newsletter 27 - 22/05/2015
proposal to its original The current unease within SYRIZA has not yet spilled over into a full-blown... to a deal has heightened speculation that the institutions will soon present Tsipras with a take-it-or-leave-it offer. The government has suggested that if there is such a proposal, it would have to be put
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Brexit and Grexit – Britain’s referendum and Greece
Agorain the EU. It will mean he has to resign at once. The referendum he called is now a national vote... leader has urged the British to vote Yes to Europe. Greece comes into play for three reasons. First... that has sought to destroy Greece in order to show Germany is the new master of Europe
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Newsletter 142 -1/12/2017
details The government has spent the week fighting off corruption allegations in connection... of Kammenos’s problems. Apart from the fact that he has been made a target by New Democracy, which senses... with shipowner and media boss Vangelis Marinakis. Kammenos has made numerous accusations against Marinakis
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Tsipras focussed on MoU exit in 2018 but will have to avoid pitfalls
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a much more comfortable position, especially if the growth rate picks up as is expected, than it has..., the government has pushed a “clean exit” narrative, arguing that the end of the bailout means that Greece.... So far, the discussion about what form monitoring will take has been subdued outside of Greece even
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Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
EconomyFeaturesin 2008-2010. The recession has resulted in a backlog of 21.4 million euros’ worth of infrastructure... sector is a case in point. Since Greece introduced natural gas as a fuel in 1995, it has built... domestic demand, which peaked at just 4.5 bcm in 2011 and has yet to recover to similar levels
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