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  1. Experts recommend extensive reforms to overhaul economy amid mixed reception
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that the report by the Committee on the Reconstruction... for the utilisation of the country’s share of the EU Recovery Fund. The committee has adopted a sweeping remit... with his government’s existing agenda. Much of the press attention has focussed closely on the report’s

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  2. Tsipras plans SYRIZA reboot, as govt pandemic response faces multiple challenges

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    party conference, initially scheduled for September, has been postponed due to the pandemic until.... The postponement will allow Tsipras to make a series of decisive moves, which he has argued are necessary... leftist wing, has frequently found himself at the centre of internal disputes, which have become

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  3. SYRIZA seeks to exploit ND's faltering handling of coronavirus crisis
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that the government has cut corners since the pandemic struck, believing its own hype about the efficient handling... to Parliament for doctors’ overtime to be paid. Reports suggest that emergency overtime has not been... should “celebrate” the fact their country has a lower Covid-19 death rate than other European countries

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  4. Mitsotakis faces first open challenge from within party as Samaras opposes line on Turkey
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in the summer of 2019, former prime minister Antonis Samaras has voiced his disagreement with the policy... politician also indicated that Greece has nothing to win by taking its dispute with Turkey to the International Court of Justice – something that Mitsotakis has outlined as an option if the two

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  5. New development law chips away at Greece's Natura 2000 regime

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    legislation. The European Court of Justice has already issued a ruling against Greece for failing to meet... directive 92/43/EEC. Between then and 2017, Greece has designated 446 sites, comprising 35,982 km2 of land..., the ruling shows that the country has failed to meet its basic obligations under EU law

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  6. Govt ploughs on with reform bills as politicians' wealth declarations draw attention
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Parliament has been voting on some of the government’s reform bills but the political and media attention has mostly been focussed on MPs’ annual derivation of wealth declarations. The relevant... of its services. The parlous state of the country’s cadastre has been a constant source of friction

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  7. Economic sentiment rises to 113 points in August, but consumer and retail confidence slide
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to last year, the EEI has risen by 5.4 points. Meanwhile, compared to August 2020, the ESI has increased... of the pandemic when it dropped to 87.6, but it has been improving since. The EU average ESI stood... in August. Compared to the same month last year, consumer confidence has dropped by 0.1 points

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  8. Androulakis receives strong mandate for renewal at KINAL
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    In a development that could cause reverberations across Greek politics, MEP Nikos Androulakis has... in the first ballot and around 156,000 in the second. The 42-year-old politician from Crete has... dignity.” In truth, Androulakis has revealed little about his political beliefs during the campaign

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  9. Mitsotakis unveils property tax reduction, searches for pre-election narrative
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . The Finance Ministry has been working on the details of the revised ENFIA over the past few months... review. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras has been stressing the need to keep public finances under... suggest that although ND retains a big lead over SYRIZA, its popularity has been waning and it has been

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  10. Traditional sectors carry burden of job creation as unemployment levels fall
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    on the recovery path it has been following since July 2013, when monthly unemployment rate peaked at 28 pct... covering the two-year period. Although it has some methodological differences due to not being seasonally... then, and up to Q3 2021, employment has increased to 4.12 million, a rise of 638,400 more jobs. Busy

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