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Newsletter 279 -13/11/2020
. Interior Minister Takis Thedorikakos was also left out of the new line-up to be replaced by Agriculture... Interior Minister, to be replaced by Christos Tarantilis. Altogether, 17 changes were made, including
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ND wrong-foots SYRIZA with call to lift expat vote restrictions
PoliticsGreek Politics. On Monday, Interior Minister Makis Voridis tabled a bill in Parliament lifting restrictions on Greeks voting... voters has so far gathered 300 registrations, out of what the Interior Ministry estimates
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About-turn over ministry post undermines impact of PM's reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politics’ Protection Ministry, where former Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakis took over from outgoing... and Interior Minister Makis Voridis. The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) issued
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Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise
PoliticsGreek Politicswith responsibility of overseeing the government’s role in Parliament. Former Interior Minister Makis Voridis... to Education, which Niki Kerameus will leave to take over as the new interior minister. Former Citizens
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Greece aiming to agree updated migration deal with Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyJohansson and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, the Greek minister said there is more cooperation... following the EU Interior minister’s council that “in my view this statement (EU-Turkey deal) should
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Parties gear up for vote on bill permitting private universities
PoliticsGreek Politicsbefore receiving an email from the Interior Ministry regarding the postal vote. The inference... available and does not contain contact information. The Interior Ministry issued a statement denying
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Data protection ruling adds to pressure on New Democracy from ranks
PoliticsGreek Politics-Michelle Asimakopoulou to obtain the contact details of overseas voters from the Interior Ministry... of State. In May, the Interior Ministry received a fine of 400,000 euros and Asimakopoulou herself
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Greece moves closer to troika over fiscal gap, waits for response
EconomyProgrammeciting government sources indicate that the key measures relate to increasing the VAT rate on hotel...) said that doubling the VAT rate in its sector would initially increase VAT revenues by 300 million... that the resulting higher cost for hotel services from the rise of VAT to 13 percent would lead to 2.6 million
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Greece prepares reforms list, eyes solution to liquidity shortage
EconomyProgrammetransactions and reduced VAT collection. The list also includes the already passed instalment scheme... is reforms in the VAT policy. Citing Finance Ministry sources, Kathimerini notes that the government is examining two scenarios: The first envisages a unified VAT rate of 15 percent with abolition
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New fiscal measures aim to edge Greece closer to deal with lenders
EconomyMacroeconomythat the government is currently considering to cover the estimated fiscal gap involve: 1) A unified VAT rate between... to food and medicines. Greece currently has two main VAT rates of 13 and 23 percent and a lower rate... in almost all products and services, while the reduced VAT rates in islands will probably be abolished
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