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Novartis scandal causes allegations between govt and opposition to fly
PoliticsGreek Politicscharges against him emerging from the Swissleaks case. The dialogue, which has been described as “explosive” by government sources, and a partial transcript of which has been released to the press... recovering lost tax revenues was a national priority. SYRIZA, meanwhile, has been trying to draw attention
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Episode 6 - Greece's rugged media landscape
Agora. We'll be asking why the public has little trust in the country's media and examining what difficulties... of the obstacles his organisation has to overcome. Our host, Nick Malkoutzis, has a discussion... the spirt of our long-running blog section, The Agora, which has been a forum for discussing all kinds
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ND tweaking stimulus measures as SYRIZA flounders in Novartis backwash
PoliticsGreek Politics. The SYRIZA leader has tried to keep himself out of the matter as much as possible, which some observers have taken as a sign that he is frustrated with his close ally. All Tsipras has had to say... underhand tactics in association with the conservatives’ allies in the media. SYRIZA has chosen instead
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ND forced to compromise over demonstration bill, feeding SYRIZA's claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has been forced to make changes to the bill aimed at regulating street... to New Democracy, which has repeatedly rebuffed SYRIZA’s attempts to label it as having tendencies... behind a thin veneer of liberalism. The recent furore over the handouts to local media outlets has
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Newsletter 257 -07/07/2020
with the corresponding amounts. Rather than silencing the critics, however, the information has opened up a fresh round... remains strong but that its big lead over SYRIZA has been eroded slightly. According to the Marc..., which SYRIZA has edged up by a meagre 0.2 points. This may indicate that some of the enthusiasm shown
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Increase in Covid-19 cases prompts tighter measures amid opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government has tightened emergency measures after a surge in Covid-19 cases raised fears... from the city of Thessaloniki has revealed viral loads at similar levels as those of April, following... of deterioration in the political consensus around the healthcare crisis, the government has come
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Court ruling on pension backpay creates dilemma for PM
PoliticsGreek Politics-called Katrougalos pension reform in May 2016. The ruling has cleared once and for all the matter... into a sum of 3.9 billion euros. The government has already indicated it will abide by the court’s... carefully on the backpay matter to avoid disappointing voters even though his focus so far has
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Contribution made by privatisations to GDP since 2010 underlined in new study
EconomyFeaturesGreece’s Foundation for Economic and Industrial research (IOBE) has presented a new study which... leads to positive effects on employment and budget revenues and has a broad multiplier effect on GDP... of revenue coming from the container piers. IOBE said that the privatisation of PPA has already led
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Athens waits for EU recovery fund outcome as new Mati fire claims emerge
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCouncil president Charles Michel has proposed reducing the total of grants included in the 750-billion... are seen vital to boosting the Greek economy over the coming years, especially given the government has... to the economy from 59 different interventions so far has reached 24 billion euros. Cash reserves stand
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R&D and innovation remain low in Greece, OECD finds
EconomyFeaturesand improvements in financing for firms. Although R&D spending has increased, it is still lower than most OECD... and identified such problems, progress has been lacking on the points raised in these plans... has increased support in recent years, but still lags behind other countries. In addition, further
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