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Newsletter 262 -04/09/2020
impact on the Greek economy. To make matters more complicated for the New Democracy leader, government.... The Greek government is hoping that at the September 11 Eurogroup, eurozone finance ministers will confirm... expenditure over the coming years also has to be seen in the fiscal context. This year, the Greek primary
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Microsoft deal welcomed as Greece vies for more foreign investments
EconomyFeaturesthat, there is the possibility that the project could trigger cooperation with Greek start-ups in the tech sector, providing... entitled A Digital Reboot of the Greek Economy showed that Greece has an unexploited pool of information... relative size (1.9 percent of GDP versus 4.4 percent). At the same time, the appetite among Greek
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Conclusion of Golden Dawn trial unlikely to usher in greater political unity
PoliticsGreek Politicsproposed candidate for the Greek presidency in December 2014, triggering snap elections the following... than create greater unity in Greek politics, the conviction of far-right extremists will only fuel... moderateness in Greek politics.
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BoG insists on need for bad bank, sees EU funds boosting recovery from 2021
Economyon how it expects the Greek economy and banking system to develop next year. The new report includes... capacity of the state. The pandemic has not left the financial sector untouched, with Greek banks... another 10 billion added from the pandemic. The report concludes with several challenges that the Greek
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Budget passed as govt pins hopes on vaccine rollout to get economy on track
PoliticsGreek Politicsis likely to be convincing a large enough part of the Greek population to get vaccinated so that some... in Greek society, the only political party to express any strong concerns has been the ultra-nationalist Greek Solution and its leader Kyriakos Velopoulos. His recent outburst was roundly criticised
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BoG warns pandemic will leave trail of bad loans, hastening need for new tools
EconomyBanking) stepped up its warnings regarding the pandemic’s impact on the Greek banking system. Greece’s central.... Specifically, when Greek GDP contracted by 25 pct in the previous decade, NPEs grew by more than 300... to resume their role of financing the Greek economy. Combined with the funds that are expected to flow from
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Govt's management of Covid-19 response challenged again after latest measures, PM’s trip
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe image of competence and sensible management of the coronavirus crisis which the Greek... of tackling the latest challenges presented by the coronavirus, but also the pressure that the Greek..., insisting that the PM will continue touring Greek islands but adding that every effort will be made
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Labour market developments in Greece during Covid-19
AgoraEvery month, the Greek statistical agency ELSTAT publishes a helpful report on developments... the unemployment rate, the total level of employment - or its growth - tells us the story of how far the Greek..., the damage does not look as serious as during the euro crisis. Greek labour force participation
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New development law chips away at Greece's Natura 2000 regime
SocietyControversial legislation passed by the Greek Parliament contains a provision which could open... environmental groups stated that the article violates European and Greek law on environmental... of Greek territory. Something needs to happen. People need to earn a crust, to live somehow”. The decade
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Police and protests at centre of political leaders' debate
PoliticsGreek Politics, each trying to blame the other for stoking division in Greek society. The prime minister repeated... into propaganda.” The discussion came as a campaign was launched by some Greek social media users... performed by the Greek media during the pandemic.
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