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ND set to carry Covid, wildfires baggage into September
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeing is on fighting the existing fires. Although this has been the stock answer from government... vaccinated to be tested twice a week. The latter measure already applies to teachers and is seen as a way... to a question about whether Civil Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis still has the PM’s full
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Greece sends request for 3-year ESM programme, reform proposals to come
EconomyProgramme. The amount being requested was not specified buy the letter stated that it would be used to cover... of the Eurogroup via teleconference has been postponed. The next step involves the submission by the Greek authorities of the detailed reform and measure agenda on Thursday. This will be assessed
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Differing views on refugee crisis at heart of Greek-German relations
PoliticsForeign Policyrespond to this request, which I saw mainly in the media, because no one has asked it of us... to Athens on Thursday underlined that the refugee issues has become a top priority for Greece and Germany... with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants through this prism. Germany has been very clear from
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PM sets out winter relief measures, rules out change to electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsalso be made available. Political message Bearing in mind the buffeting his government has taken over the last few weeks due to the surveillance scandal, which has suppressed New Democracy’s poll... and the impact this has had on public opinion, including polls indicating that most Greeks think
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PM trails more relief, insists on dominant role for ND in future govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsand responded with the message he has honed to the question which has arisen repeatedly over recent months. “I believe the national interest is served by stable election cycles”, he said, adding... for political stability, a point he made emphatically during the interview in which he stated, “I do
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Greece in 2014: Where are we?
AgoraGreece has entered its year of growth and recovery. At least that is how the government, its..., Greece has also assured its revival. This narrative stresses the positives: the primary surplus... has widened to nearly 10 billion euros and less than half of the funds allocated for social
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Govt examines how to ease out of lockdown as PM rules out snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsto welcome visitors by July at the latest. However, this has to be balanced against concerns about..., concerning the possibility of New Democracy opting for a visit to the polls later this year. “I remember... of the coronavirus crisis. “I don’t feel like I’m short of any political legitimacy needed to implement
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Lenders urge new government to meet fiscal targets as Athens issues 7-year bond
EconomyProgrammethat the measure should be scrapped. “More broadly, policy measures should consider fairness across society... lowering taxes as long as it meets its fiscal targets. “I believe Greece should make growth its top... to maintain competitiveness,” he said. It should be noted that New Democracy has pledged
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Cabinet reshuffle expected to presage coalition's revival effort
PoliticsGreek Politicspositive measure for Tsipras to present to voters. Achtsioglou has also developed a reputation...Greek politics has entered what is meant to be a rare quiet period this week but speculation about... Expo). There has been much debate about whether it will be an extensive shake-up or whether limited
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The complexities of regaining market access: Could Greece learn from Portugal?
Agoraa second financial assistance programme, the government has emphatically rejected the need to consider.... · Since mid-2012 the Portuguese government has repeatedly been forced by the Constitutional Court... advisor firm Tortus Capital has underlined, Portugal’s gradual opening of the capital market window
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