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Govt’s “zero tolerance” approach to violent protest provokes accusations of authoritarianism
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migration. The government has responded by escalating its rhetoric. Commenting on the raids... and order agenda Visible policing has been one of the hallmarks of the New Democracy government since.... In a seemingly unrelated development, fuel has been added to the fire by the arrest of two suspected
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IMF consultation report pinpoints health of Greek banks as central to growth
EconomyBanking(IMF) took a detailed look into Greece’s banking sector, as the Fund has repeatedly stated... the period. Although the state has managed to recover roughly 15 billion euros from guarantee fees, holdings dividends and recoveries or liquidations, the public debt has been burdened by 45 billion
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Bumper year for business launches in 2019, according to registry
EconomyFeaturesData from the General Commercial Register database (GEMI) has shown that the number of companies... in 2017 and has picked up pace ever since, hinting at the positive sentiment that business owners feel... stable amount of companies launching across recent years, which has led to the strong positive
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Efforts to boost health system continue amid questions about govt strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the pandemic. Health workers’ union POEDIN has raised a complaint about a lack of medical supplies, warning..., because it has given the health system valuable time to gear up for the expected surge... of ICU beds has been increased from 565 in January to 685 by adding beds from the private sector
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Primary residences back in focus as Athens waits for recovery fund decision
PoliticsGreek Politicsdividing lines is between whether the financing will be made available in the form of grants as has.... Given it already has a large stockpile of public debt, Greece favours a method that would avoid... scheme before the economic impact from the coronavirus has blown over would give rise to negative
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Experts recommend extensive reforms to overhaul economy amid mixed reception
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister 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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Tsipras plans SYRIZA reboot, as govt pandemic response faces multiple challenges
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty 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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SYRIZA seeks to exploit ND's faltering handling of coronavirus crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat 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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Mitsotakis faces first open challenge from within party as Samaras opposes line on Turkey
PoliticsGreek Politicsin 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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New development law chips away at Greece's Natura 2000 regime
Societylegislation. 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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