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The next steps for Greece’s exit from its adjustment program and the period that will follow were the sole topics discussed in Wednesday?s meeting of SYRIZA?s political council, chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. According to party sources, today’s discussion is the first of a series that will focus on the comprehensive planning for the … Περισσότερα

Administrative Reconstruction Minister Olga Gerovasili on Wednesday announced that a public-sector staff assessment process has been put on hold until early April. In a circular sent out to civil service departments, the minister said the decision was prompted by a need to “avoid unnecessary bureaucratic burdens” and to make necessary “technical adjustments” to the assessment … Περισσότερα

The European Union needs a “common policy” on the refugee crisis while the member-states must immediately implement the relocation programme in order to reduce the refugee population in Greece, which is under great pressure, Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Wednesday, in statements to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA). De Sousa also highlighted … Περισσότερα

The ministry of economy will be the ministry tasked with attracting and mobilizing investments in Greece and, to this end, measures are already being prepared to facilitate licensing procedures, Economy Minister Yiannis Dragasakis said on Wednesday, during a meeting with Russia’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Sergey Levin. According to a ministry press release, Dragasakis proposed … Περισσότερα