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Govt moving ahead with social security fund overhaul despite opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsto speed up the issuance of pensions, it has brought in lawyers and accountants from the private sector. The move has had a limited impact so far as just 458 of the consultants have completed... pension applications. The main opposition party has long argued that ND has a clear agenda
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How economic sanctions on Russia could affect Greek economy
Agorato the invasion of Ukraine has put economic links with Russia in the spotlight, as governments..., the Greek government has suspended applications by Russian nationals to the Golden Visa investment-based... investment, accounting for just 0.6 pct of the total 4.5 bln euros. Greek investment in Russia has
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Tsipras berates govt over treatment of pensioners
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA party has limited appeal, but which the opposition leader seems to believe he can entice given... applications. However, the initiative has had negligible results until now. According to data presented... in arrears totalling 459 million euros. There has been some progress in reducing the backlog
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SYRIZA and KINAL focus on settling internal issues as they clear path to elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan delegates. The vote for both has been scheduled for May 15 and will undoubtedly be the focus... to show the broader public and his internal critics that he still has strong backing within the left... on May 8. Sources have suggested to the local media that KINAL has around 180,000 members, including
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Verbal exchanges with Turkey intensify, but voters still largely focussed on inflation
PoliticsGreek Politicsjets. This prompted Erdogan to say that he no longer recognises Mitsotakis, who has also recently... in — one in which they think they can succeed.” The apparent breakdown in relations with Turkey has... pct) and food (13 pct). The poll also shows there has been an uptick in concern about relations
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Questions posed about pace of absorption for RRF funds
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Parliament, has asked for a cross-party committee to be formed to monitor the execution of the government’s RRF plan, known as Greece 2.0. The request has been rebuffed and in their written questions... is progressing and what is happening with the money being made available by the EU, noting that Athens has so
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Balance of payments shows shipping on course for bumper year, but economic benefits unclear
EconomyFeatures2021 was a record year with close to 11 billion euros in payments. The Russia factor Greek shipping has... and the resulting energy crunch, as well as from the more acute energy crisis which has followed the Russian..., the window is not completely closed even if it has been highlighted as an area of moral ambiguity
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PM prepares response as pressure over spying scandal mounts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAndroulakis in the run-up to him taking over at the helm of the centre-left party, has added fuel... office, Nikos Romanos, suggested in an interview with Skai radio that Androulakis is the one that has... response would come on Monday via his official statement. Androulakis has called
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Androulakis positions PASOK as alternative to leading parties against phonetapping backdrop
PoliticsGreek Politicson the surveillance scandal which has thrust Androulakis into the spotlight and led him to adopt a more... to a degree, it has also allowed New Democracy to paint him as a political opportunist with no substantive... administration, a fresh row erupted over historic surveillance programmes. ND, which has held a tight rein
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Cost-of-living, surveillance developments encourage ND to target majority in 2023
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has so far suffered minimal damage from the surveillance scandal, Prime Minister Kyriakos... environment. The conservative administration has consistently pointed to the positive response from hedge funds and other financial players as a sign that Greece has rebuilt trust with the investment community
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