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Kassalekis goes from blank canvas to empty vessel, blowing open progressive space
Agorathey wanted. What many saw in September was someone who could beat Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... and a core set of policies have fuelled concerns that he is either an opportunist, who took advantage... on any internal feuding. Kasselakis responded in what many saw as a heavy-handed manner by trying
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With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomyprojections are higher than those incorporated in the 2014 draft budget, which saw a primary.... On the debt front, gg debt is set to slightly ease to 320.0 billion (174.8 percent of GDP) in 2014 from... percent stake in DESFA to Azeri SOCAR (188 million). The target for 2014 was set at 3.56 billion without
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Refugee crisis poses multiple political challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign Policyfailed to set up a service to manage some 500 million euros for addressing immigration challenges. Tsipras said it was agreed during Friday’s meeting that the service would be set up in the next few days... an opportunity to show whether it can govern without operating within the restrictions set
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Tax cuts spearhead Mitsotakis's message in Thessaloniki
PoliticsGreek Politicspharmaceutical companies are set to invest 460 million euros over the next years. India was the honoured... set out the government’s plans to improve the use of digital tools in Greece and help the country.... Unfortunately, we will have to go through the double election process.” Some saw
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Vital economic legislation lined up as ND seeks compromise over diaspora vote
PoliticsGreek Politics1 billion euros a few weeks ago, partly as a result of market developments, which saw Greece... in Washington last week, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras reportedly set out what the government’s key.... On pensions, the government is set to unveil its plan for overhauling the supplementary pension system
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Newsletter 299 - 04/06/2021
in the implementation of a new insolvency framework in Greece set the political agenda this week..., the set-up of the Project Preparation Facility for large investments, while important steps were... and Participations’ (HCAP) strategic plan and the judiciary. On the other hand, pandemic restrictions have set back
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Post-Covid era dawns on new landscape for bad debt in Greece
EconomyFeaturesthe line, a new set of instruments and institutions has emerged to manage bad debt, a large portion... contracted, the seven-and-a-half years to June 2016 saw a seven-fold increase in the volume of loans... 18 months. The two iterations of the Hercules scheme have enabled the banks to set ambitious
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Surge linked to Delta variant causes jitters about tourism, return to school
PoliticsGreek Politicsdischarges. Monday saw 141 new hospital admissions, while occupancy of non-ICU Covid beds reached 18 pct... on Mega TV that the ministry had approached universities to help set up vaccination centres on campuses... already set up a protocol for live attendance of practical classes, which will require the wearing
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ND draws battle lines around universities as tensions flare over reforms and policing
PoliticsGreek Politicsover the opposition, particularly on the left. Last week saw clashes at the University of Thessaloniki..., however the implementation which was set for April has been pushed back. SYRIZA has promised to repeal... events suggests that the nexus between education and policing is set to become a key campaign theme
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Newsletter 376 - 31/03/2023
, but that the first election will set the tone and decide who is in the driving seat for the next ballot.... The parties have set their own benchmarks for success on May 21. ND is aiming for upwards of 34 pct... it managed in the 2019 elections. PASOK, as set out by its leader, wants a strong double-digit figure
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