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MoF to announce measures for safeguarding businesses impacted by COVID19
EconomyThe government is increasing its measures to limit the economic fallout from the impact of the coronavirus. The first set of measures is expected to be announced on Monday to support business...) has proposed a set of measures to deal with the virus’s impact, especially on small and medium-sized
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Govt steps up policy response, hoping to impede Coronavirus
PoliticsGreek Politicsto set out the measures that his government is taking to protect public health and the economy... payments, as well as tax and social security obligations for a period of four months. A second set
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Newsletter 243 -13/03/2020
increasingly gloomy about the impact of the coronavirus. The legislative act for the first set of measures... in impacted areas that had to close for more than 10 days. The government is working on a second set
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Greece puts crisis management strategy in place as it braces for virus
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe set up if necessary. This is all part of putting the country on a Level 2 crisis footing... to stay home and self-isolate and call their doctor, not the four-digit hotline which has been set up
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Govt ratchets up coronavirus measures, while planning further support for economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsto 200,000 employees could be impacted by the closures, and has set aside 100 million euros in benefits... spending. These include an agreement to be flexible in enforcing the fiscal targets set by the Growth
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Athens looks an as EU prepares to clear path for North Macedonia, Albania accession talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe European Union is set to agree on Tuesday, during a video conference of foreign and EU affairs ministers, for North Macedonia and Albania to begin their long-awaited accession talks. Greece... on the implementation of one of the main priorities set since June 2018 related to the protection of minorities
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Govt augments support for businesses, workers as total outlay on economic boost reaches 6.8 bln
EconomyMinister Christos Staikouras set out the latest measures on Monday. Some are new interventions, others... support, consisting mainly of the 800-euro stipend, will set the state back another 1.4 bln
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EU's temporary framework for state aid in response to Covid-19 outbreak
Legal. The Temporary Framework has defined a minimum level at which guarantee premiums are set... by Member States of state aid relating to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Commission has also set out
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Amid Eurogroup stalemate, Athens focusses on extra liquidity available after ECB move
EconomyTuesday’s Eurogroup teleconference ended in disagreement and is set to be repeated on Thursday, although Greece did secure a boost from the European Central Bank, which decided to allow Greek... these challenging times. — Prime Minister GR (@PrimeministerGR) April 7, 2020 The ECB announced on Tuesday a set
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Greece heads back to markets with 7-year bond in bid to boost own funds
Economyis to secure the necessary resources to plug the budget gaps being formed by the extensive set... be eligible for PEPP. Another set of ECB decisions that support the new issue are the lifting
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