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Newsletter 198 -15/03/2019
Main homes hold up debt relief Athens still in talks over draft legislation after decision delayed... built up a cash buffer of almost 30 billion euros, the government seemed to accept that waiting... to make up just 2 billion euros, compared to 9 billion euros of non-performing mortgages
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Newsletter 204 -03/05/2019
Political battle going up a notch SYRIZA eyes positive measures as ND aims to outflank govt on tax... property tax are also being examined. Also, the government is said to be speeding up the process... in up to 120 monthly instalments. Reports on Tuesday also suggest that a preliminary form of the online
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Greek elections: Just the (decisive) details to be settled
Agorato pensioners and schemes allowing taxpayers to settle unpaid taxes and social security contributions in up... the centre-left, primarily made up of socialist PASOK and centrist To Potami, but it has failed... differences between key figures, KINAL has ended up being a repackaged PASOK. It is fighting for space in what
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Vote on tax bill due this week as ND pushes for adoption of first three draft laws
PoliticsGreek PoliticsENFIA being scrapped. New Democracy points out that some 470,000 property owners who shoulder up... owing up to one million euros. The bill also contains the measures already announced, including... an additional seventh up its sleeve. These include lowering spending expectations to a more realistic
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Newsletter 228 -15/11/2019
that the government has tightened up the asylum procedure with the latest legislative change, is creating closed centres and will step up control of Greece’s borders by hiring 400 more guards. He also assured... seekers in Greece as it is designed to speed up the return of those not eligible for protection
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Personal responsibility and public healthcare: Greece on a wing and a prayer
Agorait had shown remarkable stoicism. Let’s be clear: The New Democracy leader passed up the opportunity... of this came just a few days later, on Saturday, when parks, squares and beaches filled up with people... and christenings, weddings and funerals rather than for public services. It is now up to the head of the Church
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Govt augments support for businesses, workers as total outlay on economic boost reaches 6.8 bln
Economybe extended to cover up to 1.7 mln employees, or 81 pct of private sector workforce, if their employers... will also be available for up to 700,000 self-employed and freelancers, or 75 pct of total non-salaried... includes the state covering the cost of up the social security contributions for up to 2.4 mln
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Greece takes stock of measures to mitigate Covid-19 impact after Eurogroup reaches deal on latest batch
Economyof a temporary instrument, known as SURE, by the European Commission to provide loans totalling up to 100... yields across the curve essentially halving. In the days building up to the ECB’s decision, the 10-year... space for Greek banks to get access of up to 10 billion euros of cheap ECB liquidity via TLTRO III
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Rival parties interpret Novartis settlement differently, serving own ends
PoliticsGreek Politicsaside the real scandal to set up a political conspiracy,” the centre-right party said. ND will see the developments as an opportunity not only to put this issue to bed, but also to step up its attack... insisting that ND is making up the claims to detract from its own misdeeds. SYRIZA’s reaction
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Newsletter 295 - 07/05/2021
to normality. The scheme will step up to full capacity from this week. This means as many as 1,500 vaccination centres being operational, compared to around 1,000 at the moment. This will allow up to 2.5 million jabs to be administered in May, compared to around 1.5 million in April, and up to 4 million
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