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Athens aiming to boost EU-Balkan momentum
PoliticsForeign PolicyIt has been almost three years since the signing of the Prespes Agreement (June 12, 2018) between... neighbourhood, especially when it has already shown by signing the Prespes Agreement that is seeking... counterparts that since the landmark Thessaloniki Agenda of 2003, Greece has supported the European future
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Govt views pandemic window as opportunity to advance contentious reform agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the more positive economic recovery agenda. On the pensions front, New Democracy has been preparing.... The government has made assurances that the entitlements of existing beneficiaries and workers... to confrontation, however the government is already signalling that it has no intention of backing down
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Govt calls on local businesses and banks to free up capital for investment
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called on Greece’s entrepreneurs to invest in the country... been tempered as a result of the impact Covid-19 has had on the domestic economy, the tourism sector... for the positive work that he claims his government has done as the clock ticks down to the next elections
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The virus may be slowing, but fake news is still rampant
AgoraSince the outbreak of Covid-19 in China, one of the direct consequences has been the widespread... of information Based on data from specialized institutions, Kosovo has the highest average.... This assumption has actually been confirmed by empirical studies. According to a survey published
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PM opts for unconventional choice to overcome snag at new ministry
PoliticsGreek Politicsto deliver results. ND’s opponents will focus on any failure as a sign that Mitsotakis has run out... choice within the ranks was not available to the premier. Nevertheless, Stylianides generally has... Democracy has been trying to pin the blame for the Apostolakis fiasco on SYRIZA. The opposition party
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SYRIZA sees opportunity in tepid response to govt initiatives, PM's cosseting of right wing
PoliticsGreek Politicsof 800 euros. The timing of Tsipras’s speech could prove opportune for SYRIZA, which has struggled... governing option for Greece. Tsipras has repeatedly, but ineffectively, targeted this section... of efficiency, SYRIZA may feel that it has a better chance of finding voters who backed ND in 2019
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Food delivery boycott prompts SYRIZA to argue against labour deregulation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition leader Alexis Tsipras has seized upon the recent controversy surrounding a popular food... reform agenda, and one of the areas where the opposition has found grounds for attack..., which his party has come to refer to as the “mother of battles”, and the efood controversy lent
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After travels, domestic issues and party scepticism await Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicsand is not exclusive to Greece. His ministry, though, has announced more intensive checks on retailers... his leadership. Samaras, who represents the right wing of ruling New Democracy, has made no secret... has disagreed with Mitsotakis over his approach regarding Turkey and the adoption of the Prespes
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PM presents warship, mutual defence deal with France as game changer
PoliticsGreek Politicsjets, taking the total it has ordered to 24. In his comments at the signing ceremony, Mitsotakis... as bolstering Greece’s navy. “The decision to arm the Greek fleet with modern French frigates has... it strengthens our common defence industry. It also has Euro-Atlantic characteristics because it involves two
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Economic sentiment drops off in Sept as consumer confidence falls for fourth month
EconomyMacroeconomythis year, recovering from 90.7 points in January. Since the start of the year, the ESI has increased... points, after a drop of 2.2 points in August. Since the start of the year, consumer confidence has improved by 6.4 points. Consumer confidence has been falling since the previous high of May when
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