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Cabinet reshuffle leaves some bitterness within SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras’s new cabinet has mostly been welcomed as an attempt to conclude the second review..., Kostas Gavroglou, made it clear immediately that he has no plans to change the textbooks used... discussed as an academic bears no relation to the job he has to do as a member of the government. He
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Parties reach consensus on broadcasting watchdog after coalition backs off
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe obliged to go along with the launching of a new licencing process. The coalition has argued..., said that this approach had been justified now that a cross-party agreement has been reached.... The balance on the board is evenly split between SYRIZA and New Democracy (each party has put
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Tsipras fails to halt strike as domestic political battle heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsrubbish collection to private firms rather than municipalities. Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris has... and the letter bomb sent to former Prime Minister Lucas Papademos. It is a dispute that has taken on strong ideological characteristics, with Mitsotakis claiming in comments to Politico this week that SYRIZA has
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Government rounds off legislative activity, Mitsotakis offers alternative on education
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment, the health system and education. All three are opposed by New Democracy, which has probably... a substantial say in the running of their universities. The proposed law has also been strongly... that his party has almost completed drafting an alternative bill, which would see universities
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Newsletter 130 - 04/08/2017
Georgiou, this week has stoked concern that the relationship between Athens and its lenders could sour... that Brussels has “full confidence” in the reliability of ELSTAT’s data. A day later, the suggestion... lenders is that Georgiou has become a scapegoat, or useful distraction, for the government. Both
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Report highlights latest living conditions and demographics in Greece
Society) paints a picture of life in the country and the impact that the prolonged economic crisis has had. Life expectancy has continued to grow for both men and women in Greece, currently standing at 18.7... the quality of those years of life expectancy has deteriorated over the years. Healthy years of life after 65
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PM looks for positives as Eurogroup and oil spill cause concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeans that the European Commission has now dropped its investigation into 692 million euros of alleged... Tsipras an opportunity to put behind him the difficulties that the government has had in defending... announcement on Monday, the government has sought to smooth things over with the company
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Study shows 341 mln a year in tax lost from short-term rentals
EconomyFeaturesThe Hellenic Chamber of Hotels has called for a fairer system of taxing accommodation for tourists... countries for visitors. He noted also that the hotel industry has recorded positive performance since 2015, most notably in the 3 and 5 star sector. “At the same time, we find that short-term leasing has
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Onus on Athens to speed up review after German election result
PoliticsGreek Politicsto prompt European leaders to wait until the new government has been formed, which could take several months. The FDP has taken a hardline stance on Greece during the campaign, with its leader Christian... Bloomberg in August. “Greece gets a debt cut, the money is gone, but for that Greece has to leave
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Athens rushing to reduce arrears and secure 800 mln in bailout funds
EconomyMacroeconomyof arrears has barely moved. In the case of tax refunds, the figure has actually increased from... to the private sector has jumped from 5.1 billion in June to 6.03 billion in August. In the draft budget..., which has accounted for a sizeable part of the ESM disbursements. A combined 4.3 billion euros has
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