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KINAL vies for space, plays hard-to-get ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsto promote SYRIZA as the only option for centre-left voters, allowing him to create a strong... the mandate to form a government in New Democracy’s hands first. If the conservatives fail to put... receive less than 25 percent, and close to around 20, this is considered enough to prevent
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Mitsotakis urges voters to give ND clear majority amid KINAL turmoil
PoliticsGreek Politicsto guarantee a strong government for the Greek people, one which can implement the necessary reforms quickly... a clean break with Venizelos now means that she can avoid being put in this awkward position after... than a week earlier, when his party found itself almost 10 points behind New Democracy in the EU
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Mitsotakis brushes off latest strike, opposition sides with protesters
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a small group of unionists rather than a larger protest against its proposed labour reforms. Although... less momentum than the first, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis issued a statement in which he... will be entitled to 12 percent overtime pay and businesses who agree to put their undeclared workers
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Internal party rivalries prove a hassle for Mitsotakis and Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government’s decisions to avoid a backlash from PAOK fans, who form a strong constituency in northern... was not put forward because it seemed Greece would not get a vice presidency, although this later... in the government’s reign. At the recent ND congress, Samaras took a much harder line than Mitsotakis
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Newsletter 251 -22/05/2020
to restart businesses, salvage the tourist season and put the economy on track for recovery... in tax revenues than many experts fear, it would also lead to the government having to spend less... than 9 in 10 respondents were in favour of strict health checks on travellers, a measure
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Heading for talks with Turkey, Athens sets expectations low
PoliticsGreek Politicswith talks, rather than negotiations. Conducting talks means that we are trying to find rules... is better than us having our finger on the trigger for a long time.” But the source added that the aim... Athens had traditionally put on the negotiating table – maritime zones, continental shelf
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EastMed, defence and energy dominate Pompeo's visit, leaving Athens satisfied
PoliticsForeign Policy. This is related to Washington’s clear desire to still have a strong role in the Eastern Mediterranean... than acceptable,” he said. Earlier on Monday, the United States and Greece issued a joint call... defence spending, the first for more than a decade, that was announced by Mitsotakis recently
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Alpha Bank announces 800 mln share capital increase; Q1 net loss of 282.2 mln
EconomyBankingcarry out an 800 million euro share capital increase. The bank attempted to put a positive spin on the increase -- the news of which saw its stock price fall by more than 27 percent on Friday... of strong growth post the pandemic,” said Alpha Bank CEO Vassilios Psaltis. “We anticipate
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Govt faces fallout from hospital vaccine mandate, as school opening poses fresh challenges
PoliticsGreek Politics, the Council of State, rejected a second attempt by hospital staff to put compulsory vaccination rules..., as many reports note, are less strict than the previous year’s. Pupils will return to classrooms... to potential outbreaks, with intensive testing and contact-tracing rather than automatic suspension
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Newsletter 311 - 08/10/2021
thanks to a very strong tourism season. Should these forecasts materialise, next year’s nominal GDP of 186.5 billion euros will be higher than the level of 2019 that stood at 183.41 billion euros, fully...-emergenceFor the first time since New Democracy swept to power more than two years ago, the centre-right
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