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Tsipras seeks to build political capital from "positive" measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsand New Democracy would be forced to approve each one separately. This underlined that apart from hoping... aims to put the opposition, particularly New Democracy, in as difficult a position as possible. One... the programme because the pressing fiscal targets have remained. The collection of measures set
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SYRIZA states intention to continue as minority govt after ANEL leaves coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsnecessitated by exceptional circumstances, which have now ceased to exist. One piece of legislation... this month. The broadening of the scheme is one of seven key changes the government wants to introduce... in the judicial process to set up the affair with the aim of damaging its political opponents
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No late rally for Tsipras
Agorapicking of personnel appeared to galvanise KINAL and its voters. This was one of several moves... not to, Tsipras was left with just one option. He had to see the process through so he could claim to have... it seemed that hope had been and gone. In contrast, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis set out a more
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Newsletter 212 -28/06/2019
. One conservative official after the other is encouraging voters to cast their ballots on July 7... by the SYRIZA government. “This means the only government which could be formed at that time is one... leader said that one of the first things his government would do is to seek consensus from other
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ND puts changes in education and justice system high on agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsdirection made by SYRIZA during its time in office. One of the emblematic changes will be to scrap...’s universities and make them more independent. The new minister, one of just five women in the cabinet, said the government intends to help Greek universities set up courses in foreign languages
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S&P raises Greek rating to 'BB-' on reduced fiscal risks, lifting of capital controls
EconomyS&P raised on Friday its credit rating for Greece by one notch, taking it to ‘BB-’, and kept its positive outlook for the country. Now S&P and Fitch are on a par, while Moody’s has Greece one grade.... These positive aspects are set against challenges from the country's high external and public debt
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Newsletter 226 -01/11/2019
the creditors to lower it after that. This was one of the key election pledges he made... rating for Greece by one notch, taking it to ‘BB-’, and kept its positive outlook for the country. Now S&P and Fitch are on a par, while Moody’s has Greece one grade lower. This means Greece is three
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The dragon's head roars in Athens
Agorain the Port of Piraeus as the “biggest project of the One Belt, One Road Initiative” (OBOR... the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). One of the most... loan arrangement for the expansion and modernization of the port is set at 100 million euros and can
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Poll shows support for ND in several policy areas as pension bill debate heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan the current 60 percent, someone who is insured for one job will not have to pay a second set... approach. SYRIZA is hoping that it can make social insurance one of the issues on which the public’s...-employed Greeks would face a heavier contributions bill just so that one in 10 could pay less
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Officials monitor new Covid-19 outbreak, extend school closures
PoliticsGreek Politicsof tests was still being expected on Friday. One of those who fell ill is thought to have come... and Asylum Policy Giorgos Koumoutsakos admitted this week that a large outbreak at one of the centres... concerned. The threat of an outbreak at one of the island camps is what worries ministers most. Any mass
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