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Newsletter 406 - 15/12/2023
with the government trying to come up with yet more measures to tackle hooliganism after a policeman was gravely... that the opposition, rather than the government, has more to think about in the New Year. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged to crack down on sports-related violence, a promise he has now made
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Budget passed but troika accord still some way off for Greece
PoliticsGreek Politics. - Achievement of a general government primary surplus of 812 million (0.4 percent of GDP) in 2013... stable at 6.10-6.15 billion for 2013 and 2014. - The target for privatisation revenues in 2014 has... Chrysoloras reports that the troika has become increasingly concerned about the declining pace
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Athens hoping Turkish election result leaves room for relations to continue improving
PoliticsForeign Policystanding against incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been ruling the country for the last two decades... part of its territory. Both sides claim that this has created a significant opportunity... the elections whether it has a real intention to have relations with the West or will turn
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Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe depth of rural anger and placed fresh pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration.... The escalation in Crete has sharpened the political stakes. The government insists that payments..., while opposition parties are eager to amplify rural grievances. For now, the farmers’ mobilisation
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Challenging three days of diplomatic talks, protests and budget voting ahead for Greece
PoliticsForeign Policyafter there has been a comprehensive settlement. This is a position that Athens supports. While... is in place for Davutoglu’s trip, as has happened for the visits of other foreign leaders... of the murder of teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos in Athens by a policeman. Grigoropoulos’s death was followed
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EU-Turkey refugee agreement: A life saver or a dud?
Agoraon Sunday is similar: On the surface it appears a deal that suits both sides but it has... if Ankara keeps up its end of the bargain and stems the flow of people, which has put such a strain... would be Greece, which has seen around 730,000 arrivals so far this year, according to the UNHCR
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Newsletter 273 -13/11/2020
related to the coronavirus, with another 310 patients intubated around the country. The number of new... with the second wave. The government’s narrative of careful planning and calculated risk-taking has.... In response to this clamour, the Health Ministry has begun making public more information
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PM pledges handouts amid discontent and gripes over coronavirus strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsdesigned to deflect some of the criticism that has been heaped on New Democracy over recent days... reached 310. Mitsotakis’s chief of staff, Akis Sketsos, indicated that the government will monitor.... This week, the government has already adopted a 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew across the country, while
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Credit contraction slightly accelerates to 1 pct in May on deductions of 395 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyto 159 million in May, extending the five-month figure to 812 million. The balance decreased to 60.45... edging down to 24.25 billion. Since the beginning of 2011, credit contraction has prevailed in the Greek banking market. The loan balance has dropped by 25.4 percent amid continued deleveraging, with net
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Greek MPs pass 2015 budget but give few clues for presidential vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe ballot and has also suggested she will vote for the coalition’s presidential candidate. Grigoris... into claims of plans to bribe deputies has been dropped but another has just begun. If the second set... by a policeman. Many were also marching in support of anarchist Nikos Romanos, a friend of Grigoropoulos who
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