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Greek-Albanian deadlock over Beleri case no closer to being resolved
PoliticsForeign Policyof law. He also said that the question of Fredi Beleri's arrest was not a bilateral issue. "The question... and the political rights of its citizens is not a bilateral issue. It is a European issue," he stressed in a radio... by the Albanian side had had a negative impact on bilateral relations, confirming the impasse between
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ND tweaking stimulus measures as SYRIZA flounders in Novartis backwash
PoliticsGreek Politicscontributions as an inhibiting factor, despite the government’s last-minute move to subsidise 60 pct..., the reduction of this year’s tax advance, subsidies for workers that have been placed on reduced contracts... on Papangelopoulos to get prosecutors to go after the former’s adversaries. Papangelopoulos is already under
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Newsletter 288 - 12/03/2021
was held in the capital’s Nea Smyrni neighbourhood on Tuesday in the wake of heavy-handed behaviour..., eye-witness reports, even in government-friendly media, suggested that the police’s belligerent behaviour was uncalled for. Tuesday’s demonstration ended with clashes on the streets, which included
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Can the Green Transition be just?
AgoraThe European Green Deal (EGD) is essentially the EU’s development strategy for 2050. Its central... for the EU’s Green Deal might lie ahead of us. In 2027, a new Emissions Trading System (ETS-2) will come..., as in 2021 they represented 72% of 1990 levels (Figure 2). Nevertheless, in recent years, this sector’s
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Newsletter 327 - 11/02/2022
, for a total estimated cost of 350 million euros. Despite the government’s attempts to confront... Democracy’s initiatives. In a recent GPO poll on behalf of business news website Powergame.gr, almost 75... period, support for ND has fallen by 4.3 points, while SYRIZA’s backing declined by 2.5 points
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Tsipras repeats call for elections with one eye on rising KINAL
PoliticsGreek Politicspension fund EFKA, as well as the government’s choice to subsidise electricity bills, which he...Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has gone on the offensive against the government’s positive narrative, questioning New Democracy’s record of crisis management and calling for early elections
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Greece gears up to secure slice of smaller tourism pie this summer
PoliticsGreek Politicsto make use of up to 2 billion euros from the European Commission’s SURE programme to subsidise jobs... below half of what they were last year. Despite ND’s optimistic stance and the much-publicised re..., while it will be reduced to 13 pct on all other tourism-related activities. Meanwhile, Greece’s main
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What is in SYRIZA's 3-pillar programme to overcome the crisis?
EconomySYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras presented at the party’s congress last Saturday its updated economic... contributions will not exceed a third of the citizen’s income. At the same time, a state-controlled... direct revenue collection. Instalments would not exceed 30 percent of the debtor’s income, while
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High energy prices fuel uncertainty on fiscal front
EconomyMacroeconomy, the scheme’s cost could rise to 1.5 billion euros. Fuel prices are also subsidized for the next three... not enough is being done by the government to soften the blow. This is factored into the PM’s political... for now after the announcement by the ECB of a new instrument that intends to cap yields. Greece’s
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Newsletter 328 - 18/02/2022
as the public’s chief concern. The latest of these, conducted by Marc for Antenna, found around half..., compared to 14 pct who said they were pessimistic about the pandemic. Despite the government’s efforts... criticism at New Democracy’s approach to the economy, which he said favoured the private sector over
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