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Institutions head back to Athens in search of SLA by end of week
EconomyProgrammeto the 2018 budget, which Parliament is due to vote on before Christmas. Before that, though, the SLA has... liberalisation and labour reforms, where Athens has to adopt the best European practices regarding mass... scheme requested by the creditors. The market test, to find investors willing to buy 40 percent of PPC
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Budget marks return of trust, argues Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politics, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis claiming that his government has rebuilt trust within..., it is, in fact, highly significant because it shows that Greece has re-established trust abroad, but also that trust has returned between the state and its citizens. He went on to note that next year’s
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Tsipras calls for more state intervention in energy sector as hopes for EU solution dwindle
PoliticsGreek Politicsgas prices, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has called for bolder initiatives at the national level.... This was the first time Tsipras has endorsed a comprehensive energy strategy, which clearly owes much... absent from his address, for example, was any reference to cutting consumption taxes, which has been
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Mitsotakis looks beyond New Democracy for votes that could bring him to power
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has renewed his appeal to non-conservative voters, who... logo, Mitsotakis argued that the party has to be as flexible as possible to adapt to the particular....” Since taking over the leadership of the party in 2016, Mitsotakis has been involved in a tricky
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Competing claims and narratives in Eastern Mediterranean
Agoraby definition. No country in the Eastern Mediterranean, including Greece, has been immune to such phenomena - as the most recent crisis in the region highlights. For the purposes of this article, I... often used by members of its political elites. I will focus on the only issue that both Greece
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Mitsotakis eyes Christmas handout, tries to rally support for diaspora vote proposal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has made tackling income disparity its “number one priority.” The comment about a potential... of their collateral, it helps the construction business so it’s not just a measure that supports the disposable income of households,” he said. “It’s also a growth-generating measure.” Mitsotakis acknowledged
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Policy pledges bolster top two parties as ND erases losses from surveillance affair
PoliticsGreek Politicsit was a flat 63.9 cents. Overall, the monthly cost of the measure has fallen by about 40 pct, from 1.9... support for third party PASOK has remained more or less static. The findings suggest... lead, while PASOK has not made any headway despite leader Nikos Androulakis’s prominent role
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Parties turn focus on economy as PASOK struggles with election fallout
PoliticsGreek Politicsincludes consumer market regulation. The Development Ministry has been central to the government’s... Democracy has taken the view that the best approach for tackling inflation, and particularly food price... cuts to VAT on the model of other European countries, claiming that the measure would be ineffective
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Vote on territorial waters puts PM's stance in spotlight
PoliticsGreek PoliticsBakoyannia, and several present cabinet members. “I don’t see you dredging up any statements of mine on the subject”, Mitsotakis responded, “because I personally did not take a position as I was well aware... at home. Centrist appeal In recent months, the prime minister has presented this image very carefully
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Calls for snap polls, parliamentary probes set tone for polarised politics
PoliticsGreek Politicschallenging him to hold snap polls (“Since you can’t govern, let the people decide. I dare you to go... and questioned whether there was any prospect of early elections. Clearly, the opposition leader has... way, it appears that the tone has been set for the months to come.
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