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Rival parties interpret Novartis settlement differently, serving own ends
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek subsidiary bribed public health officials and doctors to promote its drugs and used... that Greek politicians were involved in corruption provides definitive proof that SYRIZA’s efforts... to a Greek-Israeli businessman and allegedly acknowledging Papangelopoulos interference in the judicial
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PM wants no strings attached to EU funds as ND juggles with public finances
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he will insist on any EU funds aimed at helping the Greek... of these challenges is that around 80,000 Greek companies have applied for state-guaranteed loans worth 20... by the Communist Party (KKE) on 4.8 pct and ultra-nationalist Greek Solution on 3.5 pct. Away from the overall
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Newsletter 257 -07/07/2020
. For this interim forecast, the Commission had available Greek data for the first quarter of the year... billion euros in support measures for the Greek economy. The interventions have a direct fiscal... expects a lot of pressure on the Greek economy this year, including major hits to trade and tourism
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Retail sector struggles through pandemic
EconomyFeaturesshowed that the Greek retail sector was in for a very poor summer despite discounts having been... from the start of July until the middle of the month are typically the best for Greek retailers... measures for Greek SMEs which make up the majority of the country’s business landscape. “The pandemic
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Defence spending, economic support plans dominate PM's policy speech
PoliticsGreek Politicsto struggling Greek businesses and households. He also announced to step up defence spending, following..., such as introducing capitalisation into the second pillar of the Greek pensions system (supplementary pensions... to spend big on arms, even as the Greek economy faces a recession that is expected to reach at least 8
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High hopes for Pompeo visit as new row brews over media handouts
PoliticsGreek Politicsas an indication of Washington’s support for Greek and Cypriot positions in the dispute with Turkey... and Western Balkans, as well as celebrate the strongest US-Greek relationship in decades,” the State... by Stoltenberg during its recent spat with Turkey. The Greek government is hoping that Pompeo’s visit
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Moody's upgrades Greece to 'Ba3' on back of reforms, warns of tricky period ahead
Economyof the Greek economy, despite the short-term impact suffered by the pandemic. The stable outlook reflects... and private investment has been weak. Moody’s anticipates Greek debt exceeding 200 pct of GDP, before... it was initially planned by the Greek authorities, which hoped to build on the momentum of the end of 2019
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Vaccination scheme gearing up as more jabs arrive, but some scepticism persists
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek vaccination programme for Covid-19 was launched over the weekend, with the first doses... committee Professor Sotiris Tsiodras, senior politicians, the head of the Greek armed forces... of cost, however its uptake is voluntary in accordance with the Greek constitution. Politics
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Overseas ballots in spotlight as govt accelerates voter enrolment campaign
PoliticsGreek Politicsabroad may be eligible to vote in Greek elections, while the government’s short-term target is to enrol... itself. All persons of Greek descent are potentially eligible to vote in the country’s national... in practice. The new system designated an additional three supra-regional seats in the Greek Parliament
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University bill a source of friction but govt unlikely to be ruffled
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek university came in 180th spot, while the best-rated college in the country was 2,811th. This prompted renewed calls from the opposition for the government to provide Greek universities... that this plays well with the party’s supporters and a sizeable chunk of the Greek public. The government’s
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