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Pension rises approved as public opinion teeters ahead of election year
Yet another poll published this week has shown some erosion in the support for New Democracy and points to some potentially worrying underlying trends for the government, which passed on Thursday the latest pension-related legislation that will lead to many retirees seeing a nominal increase in their retirement package next year, ahead of the general elections.
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Energy measures reassure public, as govt scrambles to keep lid on other household costs
Public confidence in the government’s ability to tackle rising energy bills is keeping the conservatives ahead of their rivals in the polls despite the damage done to their credibility by the surveillance scandal.
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In full campaign mode, PM ventures forth to rally support
Now in complete election campaign mode, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is touring Greece to warn voters to disregard the criticism of his government and to back his New Democracy party next year if they want the country to progress and not regress.
ND banks on public apathy in face of surveillance revelations
Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication
Economy
Record FDI flow into Greece raises bar, but is it sustainable?
Greece has reported record flows of inward investment in 2021 and looks set to exceed the amount again in 2022.
Travel balance of 14.13 bln to Sep beats 2019 record
Budget sees Greece outdoing peers with 1.8 pct growth, 0.7 pct primary surplus in 2023
Society
Poverty rate rises in 2021; even after social transfers 1 in 4 children are at risk
The latest living conditions published by ELSTAT on Friday shows that poverty resumed an upward trend in 2021 after a series of declines that started in 2014, with 2020 marking the most recent annual low.
From the National Energy and Climate Plan to COP26: What has Greek climate policy learned?
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Impact of pandemic, lockdowns reflected in lower household spending during 2020
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Podcast - Greece's surveillance scandal: Is anybody listening?
Since the summer, a surveillance scandal has been gripping Greece. It emerged that the leader of Greece’s third party, PASOK, was being spied on by the country’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) but that there had also been an attempt to install spyware on his mobile phone.
Reflections on Greece's balance of payments
Tailor-made Maastricht criteria for Greece?