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Govt lines up strike legislation to follow brief pause after budget vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has been buoyed by the fact that its tax cuts have not put this year’s fiscal course at risk.... The strong performance of tax revenues is seen by the government as a vindication of its belief
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Newsletter 236 -24/01/2020
Fiscal proposals put forward Athens uses visit for fifth post-MoU review as opportunity to set out its goals The fifth enhanced surveillance review was due to be concluded on Friday, with the Greek... will be. Again, the starting point is that the agreed and committed targets still hold.” Strong backing
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Internal party rivalries prove a hassle for Mitsotakis and Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government’s decisions to avoid a backlash from PAOK fans, who form a strong constituency in northern... was not put forward because it seemed Greece would not get a vice presidency, although this later
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Tensions within SYRIZA en route to membership ballot, party conference
PoliticsGreek Politicsmembership has been scheduled for April, though it is still unclear what will be put to the vote... of strong approval, despite a series of missteps. Upcoming legislative initiatives, such as a bill
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Athens on diplomatic drive to secure support over migration flare-up
PoliticsForeign Policyinstitutions to the Evros border with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is considered by Athens a strong... following Turkey's decision to “open the gates,” as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put it last Friday
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Waiting for Eurogroup outcome, ND and SYRIZA focus on economic interventions
PoliticsGreek Politicsstrong support for its handling of the coronavirus crisis, with approval ratings of above 70.... The leftists have accused ND of not committing enough money to boost businesses and of failing to put
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Despite satisfaction with Covid-19 numbers, govt not eyeing let-up in restrictions
PoliticsGreek Politics, and we want to get past being labelled as the black sheep of Europe." However, this has put... the weekend suggested that Mitsotakis might try to capitalise on his strong poll ratings in the autumn
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Newsletter 247 -10/04/2020
, this has put the government in the awkward position of advertising its apparent success in tackling... significant short-term effects on the real estate market.” This trend will reverse a strong year in 2019
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Govt looks for formula to re-start tourism as calls intensify for support of entertainment sector
PoliticsGreek Politics, and the unavoidable need for strong government support to stave off the worst-case recession scenarios... estimate put the number of entertainment professionals facing unemployment over the next six months
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Newsletter 251 -22/05/2020
to restart businesses, salvage the tourist season and put the economy on track for recovery... for an economic contraction of close to 10 pct, with a strong rebound in 2021. On the fiscal front
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