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Newsletter 242 -06/03/2020
PM’s border decision supported Broad support for border closures but fears emerge about vigilante... off politically as the European Union rushed to support him, while his domestic opponents also backed... of their support for the country, which von der Leyen described as a European “aspida” (shield
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Mitsotakis enjoys growing popular backing at home, as efforts intensify to defuse border crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsborders, backed by strong popular support. While the previous weeks had seen the government in Athens... an unprecedented level of popular support. The latest opinion poll, conducted by Opinion Poll for Sunday..., with all other parties apart from far-right Greek Solution seeing their support squeezed. Support
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More fiscal measures lined up as Covid-19 seen shaving up to 0.9 pts off 2020 growth
Economyof measures to support businesses affected by the virus was due to come into effect on Thursday. It includes... asked for regional and sectoral data from local and business associations that will support its... that more support measures would soon be announced, but he did not go into details. He noted that Greece
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PM joins forces with some eurozone partners to lobby for "corona-bond"
PoliticsGreek Politicsand President Emmanuel Macron of France, are calling for the issuance of a special-purpose Eurobond to support emergency healthcare spending and pay for economic support measures. The initiative, spearheaded..., the recession would be worse. Staikouras plans to unveil further economic support measures in the coming
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Greece braces for recession, hopes to bounce back from summer onwards
Economyon the economy, the government plans to expand the scope of companies that will be eligible for support next month. However, the Finance Ministry is concerned about the impact of the support measures... the scope of companies that will be eligible for support next month, Staikouras estimates that 90 pct
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Survey sheds light on sentiments in lockdown, as govt backpedals on voucher scheme
PoliticsGreek Politicsa government U-turn on support for professionals looks set to tarnish its reputation for competence... the effectiveness of economic support measures, with 40 percent finding support for workers inadequate and 53 percent considering business support insufficient. Health concerns have subsided noticeably
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Economic relief eyed as Greece launches fourth round of lockdown easing
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinistry to come up with the funds to support struggling businesses and employees. With Greece...) is among those that has expressed reservations about the extent to which the government’s support package will support the real economy. Its research arm recently estimated that 1 in 7 firms could
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Leaders clash over economy as PM looks on bright side of Eurogroup assessment
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the range of interventions taken by the government, including the SYN-ERGASIA scheme to support workers... of the virus and in taking the necessary economic and fiscal support measures,” the Eurogroup said in its... to supporting the recovery.” “The support of the EU and the trust that Greece has gained in Europe
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Newsletter 254 -19/06/2020
Bank to support industrial growth, while seeking to secure further funding from the EU Recovery Fund... was troubled this week by continuing criticism about the use of taxpayers’ money to support local media outlets... too little too late to support workers and businesses. In an attempt to defuse the tension, some
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PM wants no strings attached to EU funds as ND juggles with public finances
PoliticsGreek Politicsto manage the considerable fiscal impact of the support measures it has announced and the downturn... space it has, until extra funds flow from Brussels, with providing support to an increasingly broad... of returning the tax advance in August and the rest will be support for employers to maintain jobs. As we
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