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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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University bill passes as parties' ideological dividing lines are laid bare
PoliticsGreek Politicslaw was approved by 166 MPs as ultra-nationalist Greek Solution also backed the legislation... that it was an unnecessarily heavy-handed response to whatever issues affect the normal functioning of Greek.... It was a message that resonated with a sizable part of the Greek electorate. SYRIZA argued
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Athens poised for new round of talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policy, March 16 in Athens, following Ankara’s hesitance in responding to dates tabled by the Greek side... time since February 2020. These talks will be held as usual by the Greek Foreign Ministry’s general... as indicating that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had direct interest in the talks. But the Greek
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Launch of new insolvency process may carry political significance
PoliticsGreek Politics, but on the domestic front the Greek authorities are preparing for the implementation from Tuesday.... This “second chance” approach is the result of lengthy negotiations between the Greek government... is for the discussion to focus on debt forgiveness in the wake if the Covid-19 crisis. The Greek media
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Greece raises another 2.5 bln with reopening of sought-after 10-yr bond
Economysentiment in the Greek sovereign debt market by issuing a total of 11.5 billion euros in the first half.... Following the successful re-opening of the 10-year issue, the Greek state drew another 2.5 billion... of the Greek state, further improving market liquidity. Greece drew 2.5 billion euros with a 30-year issue
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