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PM aiming to unveil expansionary fiscal measures after Easter
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is preparing a series of permanent and one-off fiscal measures aimed at providing... to be considering reinstating a discount on the upfront payment of income tax. Among the one-off measures being... consecutive fiscal outperformances show there is room for permanent measures and not just the one-off
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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agoraprocess, but one that has the necessary resources to perform effectively. This starts from... up to one month. Asylum seekers will be confined to closed centres while they wait... it will then be too late. If winter sets in and inflows continue, thousands will have to be transferred off
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Newsletter 283 -05/02/2021
off the systemic banks’ books, within one year of operation, and three months before the scheme... in Thessaloniki occupancy has eased off to 34 pct. According to the information presented in Parliament... to fund more relief measures for businesses as the coronavirus has knocked the 2021 budget off track
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Health service in spotlight as govt scrabbles for more measures to contain Covid
PoliticsGreek Politicson Wednesday, a day after the previous one, to decide on what restrictions should be adopted. Reports... a lockdown similar to the one at the start of the pandemic last year, arguing that the current one is too lax... than in the past. Koufodinas stand-off The opposition party, though, remains susceptible to the kind
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PM prepares to set out policy agenda, SYRIZA gears up for leadership vote
PoliticsGreek Politics-off vote, should she be facing one of the other candidates, or even make it into the run-off vote... to vulnerable households, although the PM did explain in a Facebook post that although Greece has one... to a total of 5 percent. Then there is a pledge to reduce contributions in the current term by one more
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Coalition appears to reach common ground with notaries over property auctions
EconomyProgrammeto them calling off their strike and allowing electronic auctions to begin at the end of the month... spring’s enhanced stress tests by the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM). One of the first proposals... to ensure that the auctions can pass off smoothly. There were, however, other proposals discussed
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Last man standing
Agoraby the “Keep Austin Weird” campaign. It was in this very city that the SYRIZA leader attempted to tell... is not that weird at all. Of course, this makes one wonder why in the same week as his Texas speech... reliant on put-downs and one-liners. Its attempts to inspire mass demonstrations have failed. While
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Kerry positive during Athens visit, shows keen interest in Cyprus and energy
PoliticsForeign Policyissue, security measures and energy projects. Refugee crisis and security measures Kerry was very... way out of the one of the worst economic crises in your history, Greece has opened its doors to refugees and migrants escaping the fighting in Syria and neighbouring countries. The United States is very
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Greece targets seat on UN Security Council as North Macedonia row rumbles on
PoliticsForeign Policy. As far as the process itself is concerned, the vote is secret, so one cannot exclude the possibility... such as Greece could offer to the Security Council. “We are very keen to develop a new idea of adherence... campaign. “My message to the prime minister elect is very clear: the election period is over
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Farmers threaten more action after inconclusive meeting as Karystianou courts controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat nearly one in three Greeks (29.3% pct) say they are at least somewhat likely to vote for a party led by Maria Karystianou, with 16.1 pct describing themselves as “very likely” and 13.2 as “quite... with ultranationalist Greek Solution (41.7 pct combined “very” and “quite likely”), Orthodox hardliners Niki
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