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Newsletter 350 - 09/09/2022
products and energy bills, but the fiscal space is limited and this is set to be reflected in the scope... Androulakis. Energy is set to absorb the lion’s share of spending. Finance Minister Christos Staïkouras... for households and businesses this autumn. Meanwhile, government sources say the PM intends to set the tone
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Government dampens expectations for handouts in PM's speech
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn less than three weeks, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will attempt to set the tone for his... to set aside between 1.5 and 2 billion euros to allocate to taxpayers via various assistance packages... their pensions were not reduced following the 2016 reform. Instead, this group of pensioners is set
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Can the Green Transition be just?
Agora, and shipping (from 2024 onwards). The ETS-2 will set a price for each ton of carbon dioxide emitted..., at least initially, was set up to be independent of the ETS-1 with distinct carbon prices and targets. Thus, the target for reducing emissions from road transport and buildings is set at 43% in 2030
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Opposition lines up motions against government over Tempe
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPressure on the government is set to ratchet up a notch after opposition PASOK announced... on public debt on Wednesday to set out his party’s line of attack against the government, using newly..., with Tassoulas set to be approved by a narrow margin; however, the resurgence of interest in Tempe could
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Government presents rail safety improvements as ex-ministers face possible Tempe inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicsconference, where Alternate Transport Minister Konstantinos Kyranakis set out a range... identified the improvement of rail safety as an urgent matter for his government. Mitsotakis set 2027... procedure now is for Parliament to hold a vote on whether to set up a preliminary investigation, whose
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Newsletter 493 - 06/02/2026
. The government has identified a compact set of articles it wants to open for revision rather than... as a programme of institutional reform. It allows New Democracy to set the agenda, test public... set the terms of repayment - including the applicable interest rate and schedule - so that borrowers
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Tempe and Predatorgate court cases bring government scandals back to fore
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the converted university conference venue which had been set up to house the proceedings. The court is set to call 350 witnesses in the presence of up to 200 lawyers, and the Justice Ministry spent..., describing the set-up as the latest step in a government cover-up. Course for Freedom leader Zoi
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Release of refugees creates new difficulties for minister
PoliticsGreek Politicsstated that refugees housed in apartments and hotels would be given a grace period to transition... recognised refugees have received assistance through the programme, with 757 apartments being used to house... by Iraqis (22 percent). However, experts have pointed out that the provision of apartments is not enough
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agoramanagement team but instead got a set of politicians that flew even closer to the burning sun. 2004... in Greece and salaries for under-25s are actually set below what is considered to be the poverty line... this, with the younger members of its society being the ones who set aside the folly and failure
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With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomy. On the debt front, gg debt is set to slightly ease to 320.0 billion (174.8 percent of GDP) in 2014 from... percent stake in DESFA to Azeri SOCAR (188 million). The target for 2014 was set at 3.56 billion without... to Athens in early December with the target set by both sides to reach a final agreement until the next
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