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Newsletter 64 - 26/02/2016
from dealing with the practical consequences of the refugee crisis, which has flared up again over... of Macedonia (FYROM). This creates an immediate logistical problem for Greece as it has to find the spaces... are due to meet with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, to confirm this has been achieved
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Blinken visits Athens as opportunity emerges for thaw in Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policythat “the United States also has a presence in the Aegean, and so we are always interested in ensuring... that foresees US Armed Forces operating and training at military bases in Volos, Alexandroupolis, Litochoro... that the earthquake wreaked in Türkiye,” she said. “And I think, frankly, it reminded all of us
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Mitsotakis to set out lockdown relaxation plan as ND scales back economic support
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat has been in place since March, marking the first steps for Greece towards returning to something... can be salvaged partly based on the positive reports about the way Greece has managed to limit..., their politicians seem one step ahead of them. The intensity of Greek politics has increased a notch or two
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Parties step up battle for voters in election home stretch
PoliticsGreek Politicsheld a televised press conference on Tuesday, as Mitsotakis did a day earlier, to answer questions from... about an alternative payment system, which New Democracy has used as ammunition to warn voters against allowing the opposition parties into power. “I don’t know if they have an understanding, but his
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Mitsotakis pledges tax cuts and reforms, hopes for lower fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politics. “Mr Georgiadis is my choice,” he said. “I do not agree that he expresses extreme positions. He has... that his party has already prepared this bill and it would be the first to be tabled. The second draft... and businesses. “I am determined to convince our partners that this is in their interests,” he said
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No signs of credit revival in Sept., balances at 221 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyflow reflects corporate and household lending net deductions at 260 and 303 million respectively. Loans... negative for the eighth month in a row with net deductions halving to 260 million in September from 534
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The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context
EconomyFeaturesreport on pension adequacy measured pension expenditure as a share of per capita GDP. By this measure... – a look he has affected for well over a decade – adopts an alarmed look. The caption screams “NEW... the timestamp of any date from 2010 to the present day, as pension scaremongering has become
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Survey sheds light on sentiments in lockdown, as govt backpedals on voucher scheme
PoliticsGreek Politicsconceded that the some of the online training courses fell below the standard required, while he announced that the prime minister has ordered a review of standards among professional training providers... as a result of their experience during lockdown. The pandemic crisis has also increased trust in the state
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The pension and revenue interventions Greece has to make to meet its 2016 fiscal target
EconomyProgrammeGreece has to achieve a primary surplus target of 0.5 percent of GDP in 2016, according to the agreement reached with institutions last summer. Achieving this target means that the government has... the interventions it has already announced. Labour Minister Giorgos Katrougalos said in an interview
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Newsletter 325 - 28/01/2022
by the Abacus poll suggesting that support for centre-left KINAL has risen 17 pct, while SYRIZA’s backing... accountability, professionalism and efficiency. The reform focussing on the “executive state” has... protection – a vow that was renewed following last summer’s wildfires with the introduction
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