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  1. Lack of savings points to wider economic issues

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to put any savings aside. Apart from two years in 2020 and 2021, Greece has had a negative savings... a house. Greeks are also more burdened than European peers on housing costs and expenses related to health... than half of Greeks, reaching as high as over 70 pct, in all opinion polls ahead of the EP elections

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  2. Newsletter 428 - 21/06/2024

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    the public’s disappointment with his government, as visible in the lower-than-expected 28.3 pct ND... other female ministers, Domna Michailidou, who had only been put in charge of the portfolio in January..., that are focused more on expenditure than the primary surplus goals. It is reported that spending growth

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  3. Mitsotakis sees poll rise despite ongoing spat with critical MP
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    reaches more than 17 pct. It is the first time that an increase in support for New Democracy has... again. Speaking to ANT-1 TV on Tuesday, Salmas argued that he was being ousted for his views rather than... indicated that he is prepared to fight for control of “Our SYRIZA”, as he put it. The former

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  4. Ruling party tension boils over as Mitsotakis ousts ex-PM and right wing figurehead Samaras
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    ’s latest intervention left Mitsotakis with no option, though, than to oust him from ND. Anything... on the horizon is that rather than risk losing his majority, Mitsotakis triggers snap elections... to be taken early next year on who will be put forward by Mitsotakis as a candidate for Greece’s

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  5. PM intervenes on bank charges as budget attracts extra support
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    than 50 cents for a transfer of up to 5,000 euros. Also, from next year the ENFIA property tax... institutions to put the properties on the market faster. The government had been trailing this move... be welcomed by Greeks, given that such transactions in Greece are more costly than almost anywhere

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  6. Newsletter 449 - 31/01/2025

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    and are set to put the PM under further scrutiny. On Monday, SYRIZA, New Left and the Communist Party... introduced tax regime for the self-employed that is estimated to have brought in more than 600 million... than three years in her profession and was therefore eligible for exception even though she was self

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  7. Conclusion of presidential vote hands Mitsotakis victory amid ongoing controversies
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    office. The move put the parties at odds with SYRIZA, who had hoped that the vote for president would... the conservatives to draw a line under what has turned out to be a less than straightforward exercise. The prime... than addressing the known problems with the railways, while his deputy Vassilis Economou has been

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  8. Reshuffle rumours doused as Androulakis tries to increase pressure on PM over Tempe
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    reshuffle, fearing that his ministers will be more focussed on any potential changes than the tasks facing... put further pressure on Mitsotakis. However, the challenge for the social democrats... will be to convince a sceptical and angry public that PASOK’s approach is the most effective, rather than

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  9. PM continues to mull reshuffle in shadow of new Tempe inquiry

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    as a certainty is a shake-up of the infrastructure and transport ministry, which has been put in the spotlight... equilibrium within the party rather than as a response to the public concerns voiced in recent weeks... benefitted (26.2 pct) than the opposition parties (20.5 pct).

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  10. Government and opposition poised for new confrontation over Tempe probe
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    again troubling Greek voters more than anything else. However, the arrival of the Tempe case file... that Karamanlis or officials working for him were involved in felonies, rather than misdemeanours, the socialists... put New Democracy in a difficult position. In this scenario, Mitsotakis would either have to approve

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