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Govt ratchets up coronavirus measures, while planning further support for economy
PoliticsGreek Politics, the primary objective of the national strategy over the next critical weeks is to cut the chains... to 200,000 employees could be impacted by the closures, and has set aside 100 million euros in benefits... spending. These include an agreement to be flexible in enforcing the fiscal targets set by the Growth
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High number of Covid-19 cases puts strain on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the jabs, which are still in Phase 3 of development, has been set out. Mitsotakis explained in his.... Furthermore, the issue of how schools will open in the safest possible way is one that can easily cut..., much of the local media’s attention is on the measures the government is set to announce
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Defence spending, economic support plans dominate PM's policy speech
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the perilous state of relations with Turkey. The New Democracy leader set out the latest range... and public transport, has been cut back to the bare bones. During the last decade, Greece slashed defence... towards 20 pct. Fiscal Mitsotakis also announced a set of 12 measures to help the economy and protect
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Govt looks to tweak relief in anticipation of record Covid infections, new inflation high
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe twin pressures from inflation and Omicron look set to enter new levels in the coming days... are set to expire on January 16. While the government had been hoping to be able to loosen some... on Monday, however, Georgiadis hinted that the government is considering the possibility of a VAT cut
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PM yields on energy windfall tax as govt feels strain
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister did add, however, that the windfall tax on any overperformance would be set at 90 pct... SYRIZA has been cut from 9.4 points to 7.6 over the last month. The survey suggests that the narrowing... it won in 2019, while the party set up by former Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris, which did not exist
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Newsletter 336 - 06/05/2022
will be rolled out in July. The previous set-up will remain in place for May and June. Mitsotakis also... and businesses from having their electricity cut off if they are unable to pay their bills because of the so...+’ with a stable outlook, just one notch from the investment grade, which the government has set
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PM sets out winter relief measures, rules out change to electoral law
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter much speculation, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set out at the Thessaloniki...: “Diligence, continuity, stability”, Mitsotakis set out a total of 21 interventions... the 3 percentage point cut in social security contributions, scrapping the solidarity levy on incomes
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Newsletter 351 - 16/09/2022
reading: “Diligence, continuity, stability”, Mitsotakis set out a total of 21 interventions, one-off.... The long-term interventions include making permanent the 3 percentage point cut in social security... to set the tone for the upcoming elections by suggesting that the key issue for Greek voters will be one
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Mitsotakis sets May 21 election date, eyes opposition MPs as potential allies
PoliticsGreek Politicsplace by the beginning of July. The first Sunday of that month, July 2, is seen as the cut-off point... a second vote is inevitable, but that the first election will set the tone and decide who... Nikos Androulakis has already set some difficult conditions and the relationship between the two
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Newsletter 426 - 07/06/2024
is an attempt to cut off this line of attack for the conservatives. Kasselakis wants to avoid Greek voters... pct win of the 2019 EP elections, which they have set as the benchmark of success on Sunday. SYRIZA... to come third, losing out to SYRIZA in the battle for second place. Greek Solution looks set to take
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