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Internal party rivalries prove a hassle for Mitsotakis and Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe two men has gradually broken down since last summer, when New Democracy won the general elections... Democracy has been no stranger to internecine competition but there has been a delicate truce since..., and migration. This right-wing message appeals to some in ND and has supporters among the public
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Island unrest puts PM in tough spot
PoliticsGreek Politicsof compromise in the near future. New Democracy’s relationship with the local governor has also been... but has represented the conservatives in the past, has led resistance to the construction of the detention centres and has shunned the government’s efforts to find common ground. Things came to a head
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Newsletter 245 -27/03/2020
months. The measure has drawn criticism from the opposition parties, which describe it as an attempt... in the economic support package it has put together, noting that other countries have committed 10-15 pct... inthe public health system, but Petsas claimed that Greece now has 813 ICU beds available to treat
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EU's temporary framework for state aid in response to Covid-19 outbreak
Legal, the European Commission has presented a Temporary Framework concerning state aid measures to support... to the Commission. The Commission then has to examine the compatibility of the proposed schemes with the Temporary Framework. Only after the “National Scheme” has been approved by the Commission, Member
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Economic diversification vital to Greece's post-coronavirus future
AgoraGreece’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been admired internationally for both the control... economic austerity endured, Greece has put the USA, France and the UK to shame on both a per capita and cumulative basis. One area where Greece has not escaped though, is the economic contraction
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Newsletter 256 -03/07/2020
expressed earlier in the pandemic no longer apply even though Athens has signed an agreement... closed. This translates into activity at roughly 10 percent of last year’s Greece has opened its... has a strong approval rating overall but that voters are disappointed with its performance in some
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Newsletter 261 -07/08/2020
economics professor Panos Tsakloglou has been appointed as deputy labour minister. His selection... at important ministries. Tsakloglou has extensive knowledge of Greece’s labour market. Again, female... and have been highlighting that in a series of moves, Mitsotakis has brought the management of these funds
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SYRIZA ups stakes over bankruptcy code as govt faces embarrassment over missing GD bigwig
PoliticsGreek Politicsto suppress the virus. Another 882 cases were reported on Thursday, meaning the number of daily cases has... attention to an issue that has received little attention over the past few days because of more eye-catching... to the primary residence protection scheme that has been in place in one form or another for the last
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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
with the upcoming emergency EU summit on Thursday on the subject of the pandemic. A political row has... challenges has been how to reposition himself and his party politically so that they can appear... Democracy last summer out of frustration. Opinion polls suggest that he has made little or no progress
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Athens assessing lay of land as Cyprus talks approach and UK seeks new role
PoliticsForeign PolicyAntonio Guterres, following the collapse of talks in July 2017, has not yet been confirmed. Meanwhile... of both Nicosia and Athens. Perhaps the UNSG has committed itself to a new initiative at an early stage but since then a lot has changed. Two main developments have taken place: A new Turkish Cypriot
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