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Newsletter 218 -06/09/2019
of these developments, Mitsotakis will Mitsotakis prepares to head to Thessaloniki against a backdrop.... GDP rises by 1.9 pct YoY in Q2 Apartment prices increase by 7.7 percent in Q2 Greece’s seasonally... in the nominal value of apartments in Greece came to 7.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the second
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Greece's golden visa scheme brings revenues, but risks as well
EconomyFeaturesto increased demand for smaller city apartments as well as luxury properties in resort destinations... tourism from China, has clearly drawn many Chinese buyers with an interest in residence. The City... apartment blocks in central Athens to use as short term rentals. While some of these tales have
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Government meets resistance on TV permits and revenues chief
PoliticsGreek Politicsan extension for the payment of a TV advertisment levy and the other for the review of a fine... abstained. Greece's digital network operator, Digea, which was formed by private TV stations, has also
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SYRIZA under fire for TV permit tender, tinkering with watchdog
PoliticsGreek Politics. The dispute over the TV licenses has been brewing for some time as the opposition suspects SYRIZA is trying to favour friendly media groups. The coalition counters that previous governments have allowed TV
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TV permit tender triggers turmoil in Greek judiciary, questions about gov't role
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo issues that have been thorns in the government’s side in recent weeks: The TV licence tender and friction in the judicial system combined on Wednesday to pose a fresh problem to the coalition... there was no chance of the court deeming the TV auction to be unconstitutional, even though
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Tsipras encounters SYRIZA resistance, waits for court verdict on TV licences
PoliticsGreek Politics-making process. Until now, Pappas had been virtually untouchable but the controversy over the TV... this week on Wednesday to assess whether the tender for TV permits was in line with the country’s
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Reshuffle expectations doused as coalition braces for TV permits ruling
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s governing coalition is on tenterhooks over the imminent verdict on the TV licences tender from the Council of State, which is holding its second session of the week on Wednesday. Should... administration will simply continue its efforts to regulate the TV broadcasting sector if the tender
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Megafire surges into Athens suburbs, posing major challenge for PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsnorthern suburbs, such as Halandri and Vrilissia, destroying or damaging apartment blocks as well... into the city’s urban fabric. The images of homeowners standing on their balconies with hoses, attempting to prevent the fire reaching their apartment buildings, and firefighters being aided
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The republic without a government
Agorathe Conservatives, CDU/CSU, Free Democrats, FDP and the Greens). Then the return of the GroKo (Grand... of this year left the impression on residents in the city and beyond that the police temporarily lost control... international airport. Similarly, in the southern city of Stuttgart the hugely controversial
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New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA new chapter in the ongoing saga relating to Greece’s TV licences is due to be written this week, with the government hoping to recover from the blow dealt by the Council of State and New Democracy hoping to inflict further damage on the coalition. A new cross-party attempt to appoint a board
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