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Survey sheds light on sentiments in lockdown, as govt backpedals on voucher scheme
PoliticsGreek Politicsa government U-turn on support for professionals looks set to tarnish its reputation for competence... the effectiveness of economic support measures, with 40 percent finding support for workers inadequate and 53 percent considering business support insufficient. Health concerns have subsided noticeably
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Economic relief eyed as Greece launches fourth round of lockdown easing
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinistry to come up with the funds to support struggling businesses and employees. With Greece...) is among those that has expressed reservations about the extent to which the government’s support package will support the real economy. Its research arm recently estimated that 1 in 7 firms could
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Leaders clash over economy as PM looks on bright side of Eurogroup assessment
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the range of interventions taken by the government, including the SYN-ERGASIA scheme to support workers... of the virus and in taking the necessary economic and fiscal support measures,” the Eurogroup said in its... to supporting the recovery.” “The support of the EU and the trust that Greece has gained in Europe
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Newsletter 254 -19/06/2020
Bank to support industrial growth, while seeking to secure further funding from the EU Recovery Fund... was troubled this week by continuing criticism about the use of taxpayers’ money to support local media outlets... too little too late to support workers and businesses. In an attempt to defuse the tension, some
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PM wants no strings attached to EU funds as ND juggles with public finances
PoliticsGreek Politicsto manage the considerable fiscal impact of the support measures it has announced and the downturn... space it has, until extra funds flow from Brussels, with providing support to an increasingly broad... of returning the tax advance in August and the rest will be support for employers to maintain jobs. As we
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Newsletter 257 -07/07/2020
that the support measures in the volume of 9.5 percent of GDP that were adopted by the government... billion euros in support measures for the Greek economy. The interventions have a direct fiscal... will come from the third phase of returning the tax advance in August and the rest will be support
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EastMed, defence and energy dominate Pompeo's visit, leaving Athens satisfied
PoliticsForeign Policywith his messages of support and with his gestures during a time when the Greek government needed... explained. PM Mitsotakis was, no doubt, encouraged by Pompeo’s statements of support and the US’s... on international law. “We strongly support dialogue between NATO allies Greece and Turkey and encourage
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Newsletter 267 -02/10/2020
of support, which carried an added significance as far as Athens was concerned because of the recent... as not only a way to boost US-Greek relations but also to line up support in light of brewing... of support and the US’s alignment with Greece’s stance in the recent dispute with Turkey. The US
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Labour vote, reconstruction plans highlight differences in party agendas
PoliticsGreek Politicsto support the economy during the lockdown, while announcing new initiatives which he claimed... had made clear their intention not to support the measure, on the grounds that it would starve unemployment support programmes of the funds needed during the crisis, a concern also raised by KINAL
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Newsletter 278 -14/12/2020
that the budget for next year already contains 7.5 billion euros of support measures. Mitsotakis also... and one in three employees are surviving thanks to state support. The numbers reportedly show that 32.6... the state and other support, such as reductions of rents and deferrals of obligations. The government
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