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Newsletter 235 -17/01/2020
in the upcoming parliamentary vote. This means that she will receive The Prime Minister has managed to set.... The prime minister is set to be less successful in his effort to get the 200 votes needed to change... 0.1 percent in December a year ago. The core index edged up by 0.7 percent in December, from 1
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PM trails switch in tax cuts, admits misstep in approach to migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis year. However, this plan is now set to be shelved, with the prime minister saying... to financial news website Euro2day, the government now intends to reduce corporation tax by 1... any decision not to support her candidacy now. As a result Sakellaropoulou is set to receive more
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Mitsotakis in bid to "square the circle" in EU budget negotiations
PoliticsGreek Politicsas “squaring the circle” between what looks set to be a shrunken budget and Greece’s stated aim to keep its...”. With cohesion funding set for a 12 percent cut, securing this will be an uphill struggle, despite..., Denmark and Sweden – are calling for budgets to be limited to 1 percent GDP, while the club of 15
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Newsletter 243 -13/03/2020
increasingly gloomy about the impact of the coronavirus. The legislative act for the first set of measures... in impacted areas that had to close for more than 10 days. The government is working on a second set... euros which is 11.5 percent of the total. This is followed by those owing over 1 million euros, which
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Govt ratchets up coronavirus measures, while planning further support for economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsto 200,000 employees could be impacted by the closures, and has set aside 100 million euros in benefits... to direct up to 3.5 billion euros to loans, while the EBRD also offered a package of 1 billion euros... spending. These include an agreement to be flexible in enforcing the fiscal targets set by the Growth
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Newsletter 246 -03/04/2020
, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras set out a fourth wave of measures aimed at supporting... of business that have been forced to close or which have suffered a downturn, will set the state back... if the companies concerned are prompt payers. Additionally, the government will put up 1 billion euros
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Parliament re-opens for business amid calls for greater scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsitems on the agenda. The return to political normality looks set to rekindle confrontations... parliamentary enquiry into the judicial handling of the Novartis affair under SYRIZA is also set... for Change (KINAL) have put forward their proposal for employment subsidies for around 1 million
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European Commission's travel guidance brings some optimism for Greek tourism sector
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government is also pleased that the announcements by the Commission set out a level playing-field across... also been negotiating more broad-ranging deals with a set of countries within and beyond Europe... schedule, restaurants, bars and cafes are due to reopen on June 1, and hotels on June 8
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Reshuffle speculation rebuffed as Greece launches third stage of lockdown relaxation
PoliticsGreek Politics, up to the end of September. Kathimerini reported that the government is set to announce this week... will be in place. Establishments will only be allowed 1 customer per 2 square metres. Tables will have... and achieving the goals that were set out last year, which have already been compromised to some
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PM sees 'new Greece' rising from Hellinikon rubble, pledges more aid for struggling firms
PoliticsGreek Politicsat a faster pace after Lamda set out its plans in 2013. SYRIZA dismissed Friday’s events... permit. Support measures In Parliament on Friday, Mitsotakis set out the details of what he claims... of seeing a significant number of visitors this summer. Mitsotakis also said that another 1 billion
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