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ND adjusts course after brief outcry over press subsidies
PoliticsGreek Politicsto subsidise Greece’s print media to the tune of 6.7 million euros. The joint-ministerial decision to award... of the government’s initiative was focussed almost exclusively on the fact that taxpayers’ money was due.... In fact, apart from the criticism regarding the inclusion of Makeleio on the list of newspapers, SYRIZA’s
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Govt unveils new round of energy subsidies as fiscal space narrows significantly
PoliticsGreek Politicson the fiscal front has been taken up by the reduction in this year’s ENFIA property tax, announced by Prime... the government’s attempts to confront the challenge posed by inflation, the opposition sense that the public has not been convinced by New Democracy’s initiatives. In a recent GPO poll on behalf of business
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Greece voices support for Ukraine as govt counts cost of war's impact on economy, public finances
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the European Union and NATO over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as his ministers scramble to find... Commission should table proposals to support Europe’s consumers against a sharp rise in energy prices.... Of this, 1.5 billion will come from emission auctions and the rest from the fund’s surplus. Up to January
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Tourism and exports expect impact from Brexit fallout
EconomyMacroeconomy, recording an average drop of 2.3 percent per annum in the past four years. As a result, the bilateral... attractive to the UK market with a negative impact on the bilateral trade deficit reversing the trend
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North Macedonia's road to Brussels: Breaking the vicious cycle
Agora. In addition to bilateral stabilization and association agreements, there are also regional agreements... to "import" bilateral disputes. To break the vicious circle, the Balkans' offer of EU membership must
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Athens waits for response from institutions on primary residences proposal
EconomyProgrammeis at 120 percent or more of the property’s commercial value and a state subsidy equivalent to a third... on the privatisation front in the coming days. On Thursday, Parliament’s Trade and Production Committee... 200 million euros annually for 2019 and 2020 to subsidise low earners’ repayments under the framework
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Govt looks to tweak relief in anticipation of record Covid infections, new inflation high
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficials have been keen to present the first day’s case count as a positive, arguing that it demonstrates that school opening provides better epidemiological surveillance, SYRIZA’s education spokesman... of living. While last week saw the introduction of a new scheme to subsidise energy costs, price
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PM pledges another billion for energy bills as govt retreats over environment bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsof this week’s meeting of EU energy ministers, the Greek government drafted a non-paper proposing how gas... in its frontpage editorial on Friday the government’s decision to withdraw the proposal. However... to subsidise energy bills. He added that some 500 million euros would be collected from the windfall
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ND highlights housing initiatives as Athens waste row rekindles hopes of progressive alliance
PoliticsGreek Politicscosts. The PM’s office is convinced that this is an area where it can deliver tangible results... SYRIZA. There is, however, a strong dose of pragmatism in the SYRIZA president’s recent attempts... will subsidise mortgages under certain criteria, and projects that will incentivise the renovation
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Athens details fiscal counter-measures, a vital selling point for Tsipras
EconomyProgrammeafter Friday’s Eurogroup, were detailed in a report published by the Athens News Agency (AMNA... and enhance youth employment, the government also plans to subsidise youth payroll costs
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