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Newsletter 235 -17/01/2020
choice is that Sakellaropoulou’s departure will open up the position as head of Greece’s top.... The centre-right party is proposing a sliding scale that could lead to the victorious party earning up... decade was dealt with by the so-called Katseli law, is starting to move up the agenda of key
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Latest Novartis clash signals deeper battle over role of judiciary
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy accusing SYRIZA of trying to cover up its attempts to tarnish its political opponents with made-up corruption claims and the opposition claiming that the government is trying to pervert the course of justice. The latest flare-up has been triggered by the request from the parliamentary
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PM presents roadmap for relaxing lockdown, highlights political messages from handling of Covid-19
PoliticsGreek Politics. This was summed up in the tweaking of the official slogan, which has been “We stay home” over the last... from several ministers on the details of how the new set-up will work. The most significant change from..., such as stores. Not wearing a mask will carry a 150-euro fine. Although authorities will step up
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Reshuffle speculation rebuffed as Greece launches third stage of lockdown relaxation
PoliticsGreek Politics. Referencing unnamed sources, Naftemporiki reported on Monday that the government is lining up an initial... of Aegean and Sky Express with 20 euros per seat for up to four months. Depending on the route, a 70-80..., up to the end of September. Kathimerini reported that the government is set to announce this week
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Athens welcomes volume, form of Commission's pandemic recovery plan
Economytopping up cohesion programmes. Another 60 billion euros is earmarked to incentivise additional investments, hoping to generate up to 150 billion euros to boost resilience of strategic sectors, notably... line of 240 billion, set a powerful stimulus to tackle the pandemic crisis. Greece is set to receive up
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Release of refugees creates new difficulties for minister
PoliticsGreek Politics. They expressed fears that absent of new accommodation and sources of income, many people would end up on the streets. Recent events, which included up to 800 migrants reportedly gathering in Victoria Square in central Athens, appear to back up the scepticism express over the past few weeks. Migration
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Summer season looks under threat as revenues fail to materialise
EconomyMacroeconomyup tourism to other countries with their coronavirus outbreaks under control by imposing bans... back on travel spending this year due to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. Up to 55 percent... in their country, with up to 40 percent saying that they would choose a staycation in their immediate
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Athens waits for EU recovery fund outcome as new Mati fire claims emerge
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCommission’s original proposals, Greece stood to gain up to 32 billion euros from the RRF. These funds... in connection with the fire. Possibly even more shocking than the apparent attempt to cover up the fire... there was a cover-up effort and called for a thorough investigation. In contrast, the reaction from
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Bound to lose
Agora, a resounding cheer went up. It was a moment that will go down in Greek history and will be weaved... for some time. Perhaps an investigation is needed to establish what led to this release of pent-up..., especially as Alexis Tsipras decided to team up with the right-wing nationalists ANEL to form a coalition
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Central government debt increases by 1.99 bln to 364.86 bln in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyfor the first nine months of the year showed that fixed bonds made up 49.8 percent of all government borrowing, followed by T-bills (48.7 percent). European Investment Bank (EIB) loans made up 1.5...-Bills came to 13 billion and made up 3.6 percent of the total. Repos decreased to 29.57 billion
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