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SYRIZA hunts for youthful narrative as polls remain stubbornly negative
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs anxiety over the outcome of the pandemic grows and dissatisfaction with some of New Democracy’s flagship policies begins to emerge, the failure of opposition SYRIZA to capture any ground has... in universities and the use of force to police lockdown measures. Party insiders now seem confident
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Cavusoglu visit to Athens brings hiatus in Greek-Turkish dispute
PoliticsForeign Policyfrom potentially inflammatory language. Ankara has persistently raised the issue of the minority... talks on improving confidence-building measures. Dendias said that Greece is eyeing a “gradual
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MTFS forecasts growth of up to 6.2 pct in swift economic recovery from Covid
EconomyMacroeconomythat Greece has committed to primary surpluses in the region of 2 pct of GDP up to 2060 to comply... in the MTFS could lead to fiscal space for added tax relief measures, although they are after
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Impact of Delta variant hampers government's plans
PoliticsGreek Politicshealth system. This has prompted questions from the opposition about what kind of adjustments...Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to make a televised address on Monday to set out a new framework of measures aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus and giving vaccinated
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GDP shows strong recovery from lockdowns with 3.4 pct growth QoQ in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomyof total GDP. Government spending has increased to 20.1 percent because of fiscal interventions... percent higher due to increased support measures of up to 17 billion euros. Imports grew almost in line
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Some key tasks pending as Greece edges closer to completing post-programme process
EconomyCommission. The report concludes that Greece has taken the necessary steps to achieve its commitments... to remedy the delays. This review was not linked to specific policy contingent debt relief measures, which
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FinMin tables recovery budget, foreseeing across-the-board improvement in key numbers
EconomyMacroeconomy, or 0.9 pct of GDP, higher from the MTFS estimate by roughly 1.1 billion euros. The ministry has also... it will have reached 42.7 billion euros. The actual fiscal impact of the measures totals 30.1 billion
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Greece takes next steps, including bond swap, to enhance debt profile over coming years
EconomyMacroeconomy, with the bulk payment in 2023 of 1.31 billion euros. It has already made two prepayments to the IMF... enhanced surveillance review on Monday and approving the release of the latest debt relief measures
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Covid spike forces change in govt plans, eclipsing deal with banks for rollout of RRF loans
PoliticsGreek Politicsmade it no longer politically feasible for the premier to be away from his office. SYRIZA has accused... immediate effect. The new measures put limits on nightlife and sporting events, and increase remote
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Employment balance negative by 25,804 in Jan as pandemic support is wound down
EconomyMacroeconomyrelated measures that protected jobs were still in place. Greece has been reporting negative job
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