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Mitsotakis aims to pass key legislation in Sept if ND wins elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsan important package of draft legislation would be put before MPs. He said this would include... to another opinion poll published over the weekend. The Marc survey for Proto Thema weekly put support... activity west of Cyprus and said that in coordination with Nicosia, Athens would push the European
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Tracing the decline of the middle class as parties vie for its votes
EconomyFeaturesas a result of much-needed social security reforms, while enforcement measures put in place to boost... – it is questionable how many of their other pledges they will be able to put into practice without... 26 European Parliament elections, the parties have been vying for the middle-class vote. New
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Despite ongoing budget talks, ND eyes more relief measures in coming months
PoliticsGreek Politics. Early estimates put the fiscal impact at around 300 million euros. It has not gone unnoticed that some... that there is still the possibility of the government being put under pressure and of Staikouras’s comment... the draft budget is submitted to the European Commission on October 15. The issue is expected
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Newsletter 235 -17/01/2020
administrative court, allowing New Democracy to put forward a candidate it deems suitable. The current... the electoral law straight away. The proposal was put to MPs at committee level on Wednesday... closer to lifting the protection offered by the Katseli law following pressure from the European
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More restrictions on way as Athens revels in ECB decision
PoliticsGreek Politicsput in place by Greek authorities to limit the spread of Covid-19 and prevent the national health system being put under undue strain. Deputy Health Minister Vassilis Kontozamanis said... the landmark decision taken by the European Central Bank to include Greece in its extraordinary asset
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ND to unveil more economic support as coronavirus restrictions are extended
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the new criteria for the 800-euro benefit, which is to be paid out to workers that have been put... employees in May and June. For businesses, he added that there is package being put together to offset... from the European Stability Mechanism as this would only make 4 billion euros available and would come
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Opposition picks holes in latest measures to mitigate economic impact from pandemic
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe scheme if they do not fire staff. However, SYRIZA argues that it will lead to employees who are put on fewer hours having their wages reduced by up to 20 pct. The opposition party points to other European... the economy. KINAL also put forward its own six-month support programme a few weeks ago and continues
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BoG governor renews calls for launch of bad bank and ESM use
EconomyBankingto see how effective it would be. He proposed that the bad bank be prepared and put in front..., but those plans now look likely to be put on hold due to the coronavirus. So far, Eurobank remains... is subject to approval from the government as well as European partners. During his speech
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ND feeling fiscal pressure as row over media handouts rumbles on
PoliticsGreek Politics. Kathimerini suggested that the draft budget being put together for 2021 could aim for a primary surplus of 1 to 1.5 pct of GDP. Also, the pan-EU Recovery and Resilience Fund proposed by the European... of some 32 billion euros that would be allocated to Greece under the plan put forward by EC president
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Newsletter 255 -26/06/2020
of GDP next year. Kathimerini suggested that the draft budget being put together for 2021 could aim... by the European Commission will have to be up and running by then so that Athens can start receiving the first of some 32 billion euros that would be allocated to Greece under the plan put forward
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