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Insolvency code, 'second chance' for debtors unveiled as ND eyes social impact of crisis
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has unveiled the draft legislation that paves the way for Greece to adopt a new... of the more recent coronavirus pandemic. The bill has been in the works for many months after being... with the towering private debt that has been amassed, particularly over the last decade or so
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Diplomatic efforts to get Athens and Ankara talking gather pace, but face obstacles
PoliticsForeign Policya dialogue with Greece, while Athens in return has to do nothing.” He added that it is unacceptable... Mediterranean was unacceptable. Merkel has not yet communicated with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.... It seems that NATO’s Secretary General has tabled to both Greece’s and Turkey’s military
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Parties debate pandemic response as public approval deteriorates
PoliticsGreek Politicsresponse so far, stressing that despite a recent surge in cases Greece has maintained one of the lowest... that by emphasising the role of “personal responsibility” in suppressing the pandemic the government has been..., meanwhile, has been using the dire economic figures to blame ND for presiding over a record contraction
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Covid-19 poses health and education challenges, damaging ND popularity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is coming under renewed fire from the opposition over claims it has mismanaged... on Wednesday indicated that Kerameus, one of the few women in the cabinet, has become one... the highest approval ratings, at 51 pct for both. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has seen his
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EU Council sidesteps sanctions, puts focus on constructive Greek-Turkish talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsit stands, particularly in relation to the backing it has from its EU partners in relation... was perhaps more conciliatory towards Turkey than Athens would have liked. “The EU has a strategic... to the International Court of Justice, which suggests that Athens has accepted
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Greece to press for EU sanctions roadmap on Turkey as domestic pressure builds
PoliticsGreek Politicsapproach pursued by the EU has only encouraged further Turkish provocations, and that it is time... summit which starts on Thursday, which was due to focus on Brexit. The Greek side has limited..., but also turned the heat on the government to escalate pressure on Turkey by crossing what Ankara has
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Govt examines stricter measures to rein in coronavirus as options dwindle
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the existing ones,” said government spokesman Stelios Petsas on Tuesday. The north of the country has... of an “invisible enemy” and “uncharted waters,” has been dispatched to Kastoria and Thessaloniki to get... leader said that public health is now the number one priority. Since the summer, SYRIZA has argued
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Censure motion voted down, prompting government and opposition to claim victory
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Staikouras as a result of the insolvency bill, which the left-wing party has painted as a thinly... bill. Mitsotakis argued, for instance, that opinion polls suggest that the public has greater faith... it.” Since last year’s elections, one of Tsipras’s greatest challenges has been how to reposition himself
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Concern over ICU capacity, support for business generate pressure for ND
PoliticsGreek Politicsspaces for the appropriate treatment of patients. The government has already ordered 80 percent... believes there has been an increase in spread among pupils, as underlined by the decision to close down senior high schools in Thessaloniki. The left-wing party has criticised the government since
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Hoping to deflect criticism, ND bolsters stimulus package ahead of new lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicsis conscious of the criticism from the opposition parties that it has not done enough to shield businesses... that Greece has a cash buffer of 37.5 billion euros at its disposal and that the government has taken steps... the Covid-19 response. It has asked for the minutes of the committee’s meetings to be made public
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