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Newsletter 35 - 17/07/2015
parliamentary group, which has crossed numerous “red lines” to support unpopular measures in order... of pensioners waiting in the July heat to gain access to a bank branch in order to collect parts... of their months-long reliance on ever-rising emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) all combine
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Meeting with farmers marks start of renewed effort to reach bailout review deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsto meet with 17 farmers, representing groups from various parts of Greece. However, not all the farming... to the government securing some social peace at home in order to have a better chance of clinching... make a significant difference to the measures that will be needed this year and in 2017-18 in order
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More changes needed to unlock private sector's potential, report says
EconomyFeaturescorporate structures, employ only 18 percent of all workers; in the EU, the share is at 42 percent... improvements can be made, beyond stabilising the macroeconomic environment, in order to create more... government in order to unleash Greece’s economic potential. “Strengthening the private economy
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Developments in Novartis probe signal new, bitter phase in pre-election battle
PoliticsGreek Politicsof bribing politicians, including former health ministers and ex-prime ministers, in order to secure more... its own internal investigation and found no evidence of such wrongdoing by its staff, and by all 10... are the two parties affected by the case have accused SYRIZA of manufacturing the scandal in order
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Mitsotakis earns space to govern with big win, Tsipras limits damage
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat New Democracy would need the support of all 22 MPs from KINAL in order to have the 180 votes... that Mitsotakis avoids having to tread carefully in the short term in order to keep delicate balances within... in order to change the electoral law immediately. Although ND will be able to change the law
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Is Greece facing a new migration crisis?
SocietyIn absolute numbers, the recent arrivals are lower by an order of magnitude compared to 2015, when several... reframed migration policy in line with its focus on a “law and order” agenda. One of its first acts... defining it as a public order issue, rather than a citizenship or humanitarian issue. Prior
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Outdoor gatherings with hint of protest raise concerns over relaxation of lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a government-imposed “law and order” crackdown cloaked in the language of health and safety... earlier than the scheduled date of June 1, in order give an outlet to the crowds congregating in public... the epidemiological data later this week in order to confirm or modify the relaxation plan going
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Greek businesses under pressure due to late payments, survey shows
EconomyFeatureson their liquidity, at 56 percent of all those surveyed. Only Spanish businesses had a higher rate at 62... terms in order to secure credit and maintain cashflows. On average, 71 percent of European.... In Greece, 64 percent of companies said that they had accepted longer payment terms in order
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Govt responds to report on deadly incident with tougher policing measures, as critics call for rethink
PoliticsGreek Politicscondemned by the opposition as an admission of failure of New Democracy’s “law and order” agenda... Citizen Protection spokesman Christos Spirtzis called for all 4,500 recent recruits, which he... and order” doctrine espoused by New Democracy. In a parliamentary question submitted
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Is post-election just pre-election in Greece?
Agorastates of the eurozone and their strategic outlook on the country? After all, the agenda...,” clearance of all general government arrears with regard to PPC and reducing the overall profit margin... 2014, any repeat of such a review marathon would be hugely damaging for all domestic
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