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Newsletter 228 -15/11/2019
that the government has tightened up the asylum procedure with the latest legislative change, is creating closed...-hysterical coverage in the Greek media, has heaped pressure on New Democracy, which appears to have been... public dissatisfaction with their handling of migration. The government has responded by escalating its
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Reshuffle back on the cards as PM unveils plans for Greek industry
PoliticsGreek Politicsobviously met my husband”, he quipped in the interview, “just as I have met his wife”. While the move has... nears its completion. The prime minister has also unveiled his vision for a national industrial... after July 1, once the economy has fully reopened after the lockdown and “at a time of the PM’s
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PM puts emphasis on individual responsibility in bid to rein in coronavirus
PoliticsGreek Politicsteleworking wherever possible. He insisted that his government has reacted promptly to the challenges posed by the pandemic, but admitted that overcrowding on public transport is something that has... by the Covid-19 spike. According to Mitsotakis, the number of ICU beds has almost doubled since last year
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PM unveils 'Greece 2.0' plan to use EU recovery funds, transform economy
Economy, which the government has called “Greece 2.0”, includes around 170 investment projects and reforms... alone, which subsidises energy efficiency upgrades for households, has been earmarked to receive... been earmarked for this pillar – though the government has stated that many of the digital objectives
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Newsletter 292 - 09/04/2021
. “I have a grave and deep concern that at this critical moment the country is without a government... administration’s handling of the pandemic and the array of problems it has created. This significant erosion of faith in ND’s abilities has also stoked speculation about whether Mitsotakis will abandon
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Doubts over IMF role in Greek bailout becoming source of rising tension
PoliticsGreek Politicsquestioning the agreement is necessary for domestic reasons; he has a slim majority I have noticed.... The IMF has also made it clear that it will not come on board unless debt relief measures are agreed... has been seeking for so long, not to be involved in the current program. The thinking behind
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Here's why Greece's fiscal difficulties will dominate the agenda
EconomyProgrammethree measures stands at 200.3 million and the government has identified savings in two areas which... billion (1.4 percent of GDP) and pressed for additional measures to cover this gap. Varoufakis has..., the submission of the income tax declarations for 2015 has not started yet and it remains unclear when
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Pension cuts due in 2019 fuel political battle, election talk
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe measure. Similarly, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said that some austerity measures may... to kick in at the beginning of 2019. The measure was demanded by Greece’s creditors in order... Commission reiterated this point in its spring forecasts. The International Monetary Fund, however, has
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Newsletter 81 - 08/07/2016
institutions that the government has cleared net arrears for an amount equivalent to at least 80 percent... by another 2.5 billion to 58.6 billion euros until July 21. Since mid-August, the ELA limit has been trimmed... to be voted through Parliament later this month. SYRIZA argues that it has been committed to proportional
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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
this is unlikely to create problems for the prime minister in Parliament, where his party has a comfortable... four years. It could be, though, that Mitsotakis will be buoyed by the fact that he has led ND... to manoeuvre on policy issues. It could be argued that Mitsotakis has won the centre in Greece, visible from
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