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Newsletter 185 -30/11/2018
of so-called “positive” measures, whose aim, partly, is to drive home the message that Greece has... to implement all of the counter-measures. This has led to the reduction of the corporate tax As early election... and his aides hope that as the impact of the interventions is felt and as SYRIZA has a chance to get
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Skopje moves ahead with name deal ratification as Athens watches closely
Foreign PolicyGreek Politicsis moving a step closer to completion. The ratification of the Prespes Agreement in Skopje has.... Article 49, Paragraph 3 refers to "the Macedonian people living abroad." Athens has expressed objections... of FYROM's citizens with those living abroad. Athens has not publicly put any pressure or asked
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Newsletter 188 -21/12/2018
of the current government, which has boycotted Skai’s TV programmes over the last few months.... New Democracy has invested heavily in its argument that SYRIZA has a nonchalant attitude towards... person to head the Competition Commission, the political clash over her appointment has mostly to do
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Newsletter 189 -11/01/2018
break-up of their administration, which has been in power since January 2015, as a result of different... that the talks with Tsipras might not take place if the parliament in Skopje has not completed its work. Since last year, Kammenos has been insisting that he will walk out of the government when
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Newsletter 196 -01/03/2019
of Eurogroup The Greek government has yet to settle on the details of the new framework for primary... authorities for a new system of protection of primary residences raises concern. "It has a large... (IAPR). The report says that there has been a significant delay in the appointment of administrative
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Summit to usher in a new stage of EU-China relations
AgoraInitiative (BRI) has caused a great deal of consternation in Brussels and other European capitals. There has been a salvo of critical remarks that the Italian government signed a Memorandum... and China has been palpable for some time now. There has been growing frustration in the EU after years
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Shifting geopolitical balance in East Med presents prospects and pitfalls
PoliticsForeign PolicyTayyip Erdogan has been viewing the US and its role in his country and Syria, especially, with suspicion. In the meantime, Turkey has lost all its traditional allies in the area, such as Israel and Egypt. These countries seem to have turned their interest to the US. Over the last decade, Greece has
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Newsletter 204 -03/05/2019
’ economic programme. Since then, though, the centre-right party has argued that it will negotiate with the institutions over the matter and has even enlisted the support of Manfred Webber, the European.... The opposition is seeking to chip away at what it believes is a weak link in the government as Polakis has
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Fears and reassurances over PPC's dire finances
EconomyFeaturesa billion euros from continued operations, the future of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) has been a topic of hot debate in recent weeks. What caused the company’s finances to turn so dire has also come... units, the net loss came closer to one billion euros. Criticism has come flying from all sides
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Conflict over Competition Commission also a clash of narratives for ND, SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat prevents anyone who has served in the cabinet or as a government adviser from taking up a position at a regulatory authority for five years. The provision has enraged SYRIZA, which sees it as a blatant... was appointed to the role as a technocrat. She has vowed not to leave her role at the Competition
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