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Athens takes heart from Gentiloni, Lagarde comments but still has distance to cover
EconomyMacroeconomyprotections in primary residences. It has been made known by the institutions that they do not want any... challenge for the government. Work has already started at the Finance Ministry and the underlying... and social issue, the government has realised that the revision of the surplus target is politically
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Mitsotakis has ground to cover after election disappointment as progressives ponder future
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government has convincing responses to the concerns raised by the June 9 vote in which... has created an issue of government instability, while 43 pct of all those asked believe... underline that the PM has a considerable task on his hands to win round the public as well as his
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Numbers stacking up for PM to announce winter relief package
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Thessaloniki on September 10, and answer questions about in the press conference that is due....” The opposition party demanded again that the PM answer questions about his nephew’s activities. PASOK, which has a direct involvement in this issue due to Androulakis asking the Supreme Court prosecutor
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PM opts for risky move with vaccination penalty as Covid threat grows
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor tougher or less stringent measures during the pandemic, although it has maintained a consistent... at a moment when Greek hospitals are inundated with Covid patients and Greece has one of the highest death... health spending and encouraged those in the age group concerned to view the measure not as a penalty
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The measures Greece is proposing to secure troika's return
EconomyProgrammewith estimated revenues at 350 million. The Finance Ministry (MoF) acknowledges that this measure would seriously... anticipates that the benefits of this measure would be materially higher in the medium to long-term. b... more in VAT revenues. The government has also proposed some changes to the pension system, which
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Mitsotakis to set out lockdown relaxation plan as ND scales back economic support
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat has been in place since March, marking the first steps for Greece towards returning to something... can be salvaged partly based on the positive reports about the way Greece has managed to limit..., their politicians seem one step ahead of them. The intensity of Greek politics has increased a notch or two
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EU funds seen as cushioning Covid-19 impact, giving govt fiscal space
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCommission’s plan for a Covid-19 recovery fund and has indicated to the local media that the funds available will more than make up for the damage the pandemic has inflicted on the Greek economy.... The sector towards which much of the attention has turned is tourism, after the government announced
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Syria developments dominate as Athens steps up diplomatic exchanges
PoliticsForeign Policyprovoke a new wave of refugees. As a result, over the last couple of months Greece has been part... in July, but Athens has rejected this claim and says that such activities require only Greek consent... armed forces receive the necessary training and equipment with US help to bring them up
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Greek fiscal deficits and debt since 2000
Agorawhether balanced budgets also means that the debt remains constant in nominal terms? The answer... than the sum of the deficits. How did this happen? The short answer is that the rest of the world... cuts, that the subsequent New Democracy government has introduced since July 2019. Covid spending
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BoG charts how crisis has affected private sector employment
Economyprivate sector employment has been affected during the crisis. The first finding is related... period prior to June 2008. According to the study, the number of those registered with IKA has been moving upwards since early 2013 and from May 2013 has risen month on month. At the end of November 2013
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