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Newsletter 196 -01/03/2019
of Eurogroup The Greek government has yet to settle on the details of the new framework for primary... authorities for a new system of protection of primary residences raises concern. "It has a large... (IAPR). The report says that there has been a significant delay in the appointment of administrative
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Summit to usher in a new stage of EU-China relations
AgoraInitiative (BRI) has caused a great deal of consternation in Brussels and other European capitals. There has been a salvo of critical remarks that the Italian government signed a Memorandum... and China has been palpable for some time now. There has been growing frustration in the EU after years
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Shifting geopolitical balance in East Med presents prospects and pitfalls
PoliticsForeign PolicyTayyip Erdogan has been viewing the US and its role in his country and Syria, especially, with suspicion. In the meantime, Turkey has lost all its traditional allies in the area, such as Israel and Egypt. These countries seem to have turned their interest to the US. Over the last decade, Greece has
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Fears and reassurances over PPC's dire finances
EconomyFeaturesa billion euros from continued operations, the future of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) has been a topic of hot debate in recent weeks. What caused the company’s finances to turn so dire has also come... units, the net loss came closer to one billion euros. Criticism has come flying from all sides
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Conflict over Competition Commission also a clash of narratives for ND, SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat prevents anyone who has served in the cabinet or as a government adviser from taking up a position at a regulatory authority for five years. The provision has enraged SYRIZA, which sees it as a blatant... was appointed to the role as a technocrat. She has vowed not to leave her role at the Competition
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Island unrest puts PM in tough spot
PoliticsGreek Politicsof compromise in the near future. New Democracy’s relationship with the local governor has also been... but has represented the conservatives in the past, has led resistance to the construction of the detention centres and has shunned the government’s efforts to find common ground. Things came to a head
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Newsletter 245 -27/03/2020
months. The measure has drawn criticism from the opposition parties, which describe it as an attempt... in the economic support package it has put together, noting that other countries have committed 10-15 pct... inthe public health system, but Petsas claimed that Greece now has 813 ICU beds available to treat
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Newsletter 256 -03/07/2020
expressed earlier in the pandemic no longer apply even though Athens has signed an agreement... closed. This translates into activity at roughly 10 percent of last year’s Greece has opened its... has a strong approval rating overall but that voters are disappointed with its performance in some
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SYRIZA ups stakes over bankruptcy code as govt faces embarrassment over missing GD bigwig
PoliticsGreek Politicsto suppress the virus. Another 882 cases were reported on Thursday, meaning the number of daily cases has... attention to an issue that has received little attention over the past few days because of more eye-catching... to the primary residence protection scheme that has been in place in one form or another for the last
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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
with the upcoming emergency EU summit on Thursday on the subject of the pandemic. A political row has... challenges has been how to reposition himself and his party politically so that they can appear... Democracy last summer out of frustration. Opinion polls suggest that he has made little or no progress
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