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Greece in 2014: Where are we?
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Agoraand despair. The desire among local and European decision makers for a “success story” has made them blind... lenders to make their message of retaining faith in the adjustment programme credible. Already, Greeks have the least confidence in their government among OECD countries, four in 10 teenagers say
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SYRIZA launches internal dialogue to tackle questions of identity, future direction
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe July 7 national elections, but retaining 31.5 percent of the vote and clearing a wide margin from... the party who believe that it should remain committed to its leftist roots. Among them is the self-styled... changes within the party they believe are needed to build its appeal and resilience. Among them
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ND hangs on to lead but decisive election victory hangs in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicscontinuing to enjoy the greatest confidence among voters. Polls released in the past week show ND retaining a substantial lead over the second party SYRIZA, even though the results continue to point... continue its policy of handouts. Among other concerns for voters, crime appears to worry eight
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Opposition parties vow not to let up on Tempe despite inquiry verdict
PoliticsGreek Politicsamong the general public has made it an obvious pressure point for New Democracy, which has on other... in June’s elections, with New Democracy retaining the 8 won in 2019, while SYRIZA’s representation is seen halving to 3 percent. Among the parties gaining according to the projections are PASOK with 3 seats
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PM aims to mend ties with church and stem loss of right-wing voters
PoliticsGreek Politics. The incidents are to some extent a barometer of the mood among a section of right-wing voters, who seem to have strong objections to the legislation. Retaining the faithful Last week, a survey carried... Orthodox Easter coming up, there is also reportedly concern among government officials that New
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Newsletter 33 - 03/07/2015
that their activities were either subdued or suspended for the bank holiday period. Supermarkets saw a large number... developments. They have to digest the call for a referendum on Sunday 5 July, after waking up on Monday... is unlikely to en masse favour being part of a national emergency government. The other possibility
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Newsletter 72 - 06/05/2016
. Organised by the Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia (Diplocat), the one-day event saw a series... Syrians so far. “We have an obligation to do more if we want to call ourselves democratic institutions... will leave the remaining 1 percent of GDP in measures, mostly increases to indirect taxes, to be approved
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Newsletter 7 - 12/12/2014
to back Dimas. Also, those intending to vote “no” (10) among the independent MPs outnumbered the “yes... 2012. September also saw the highest reading for the month-on-month rise in the number of employed... demanded by the troika. Cool heads did not prevail in New Democracy either. Samaras saw his party
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Newsletter 58 - 15/01/2016
he spoke “with people looking for solutions and not problems”. Among the thorniest issues..., Mitsotakis saw off the competition from his rival Evangelos Meimarakis (52.4 vs 47.6 percent) to win Sunday’s.... Elected just over a year ago, the leftist party saw itself in the vanguard of the backlash against
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Newsletter 232 -13/12/2019
billion euros of NPEs in overall movements that saw NPEs drop to 75.4 billion from 81.8 billion at the end... consensus among the parties. Also, the issue of Greeks abroad being allowed to vote without having... in the bond market that saw the yield on the 10-year benchmark drop to as low as 1.2 percent at the end
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