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Deflated SYRIZA shuns broader political cooperation for now
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA meeting of SYRIZA’s central committee over the weekend ended with the members rejecting the idea of broadening the governing coalition and deciding to hold the party congress in April. The meeting began a few hours after the government and the institu...
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If you think it's bleak for Greece now, wait until tomorrow
AgoraUnderstandably, when the International Monetary Fund published its Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) last week, its gloomy projections regarding the unsustainability of Greece’s debt drew all the attention. This meant that many overlooked the fact that...
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Outline deal clinched at Eurogroup, focus now moves to Athens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFriday’s Eurogroup in Malta resulted in Greece and the institutions reaching an agreement in principle that paves the way for the missions to return to Athens and a staff-level agreement (SLA) to be secured. Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said afte...
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IMF still sees fiscal gap in 2018 - no action needed, for now
EconomyProgrammeDuring the regular cycle ahead of its Autumn meetings in Washington, the International Monetary Fund released the World Economic Outlook (WEO) and Fiscal Monitor (FM) which also include the Fund’s latest macro and fiscal estimates for Greece. On the mac...
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Athens boosted by Lagarde's comments on primary surplus, but no move due for now
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government received some encouragement in its bid for lower fiscal targets from would-be European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde, even though Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has put this pursuit on the backburner for the time being. Spe...
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Covid-19 puts pressure on health system, forces govt into more restrictions
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the beginning of September, and has now shot up to 67. It is worth noting that Attica has a total of 72 ICU... the end of the month, open-air concerts in Attica can only have up to half the regular audience... weeks. Open-air and regular cinemas will only be able to fill a maximum of 60 pct of their seats, while
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Coalition starts to feel backlash from latest round of measures
PoliticsGreek Politics, to sign off on the release of the next bailout sub-tranche. It now looks likely that this could... to the rules governing who can open a pharmacy. Liberalisation measures will see someone who is not a pharmacist be allowed to own up to an 80-percent stake in a pharmacy. Until now only qualified
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Benefits and banana skins for Greece in EU-Turkey refugee deal
PoliticsForeign Policyto open now as it fears it may lose one of the points of leverage available to convince Turkey to back... islands · Bring forward EU visa liberalisation for Turks to June from end-2016 · Open five more... agreeing to open its ports and airports to Cypriot ships and airplanes. However, Ankara is said
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As easing of lockdown begins, government looks to salvage economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the government-imposed restrictions were due to re-open. However, in both cases, new rules apply: Face... businesses which open will have to limit the number of customers they serve at any given time.... However, he said that there is a possibility it will rise in some areas now that the lockdown
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Newsletter 252 -29/05/2020
, waiting for launch as and when needed. “A lot is changing right now. It is an opportunity,” Stournaras... International Airport from June 15. Land borders are due to open by mid-June, allowing tourists from... such as Thessaloniki, will resume on July 1. Year-round hotels and campsites are due to open on June 1, followed
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