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ND struggles to gain traction on back of tax-cut pledges as voters’ trust remains low
PoliticsGreek Politicspoll data suggests that the government is facing a crisis of trust, rather than just displeasure... the kind of momentum that would put it on a path to winning a third successive parliamentary majority... of “honesty” and 69 percent flag “inefficiency” rather than “efficiency.” These stark perceptions
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Tempe postmortem decision opens up government and judiciary to criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe justice system to act. This outcome, however, is likely to add to, rather than detract from.... For Mitsotakis, the continuing missteps in the political handling of Tempe put the ND leader’s aspirations..., which industrialists claim is two or three times higher in Greece than for competitors in Europe
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Government faces balancing act in 2026 as rivals gather for looming elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsattempts to put forward Tsipras’s version of the events that occurred during his time as Greek PM, between 2015 and 2019, has sold more than 30,000 copies, requiring a second print run. Tsipras..., systemic responses rather than reliance on charismatic figures. He warned against the notion
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Newsletter 490 - 16/01/2026
that whoever heads the party must embody courage and selflessness rather than political calculation... response if offered this option, and 9.6 pct “fairly likely”. These responses put Karystianou ahead... with more than 40 billion euros of offers for the 10-year issuance. That record was smashed this week
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Newsletter 491 - 23/01/2026
Trump. Recent developments, including Trump’s comments about wanting to acquire Greenland, have put... trade zone covering more than 700 million people. Reaction on the ground has been mixed. Often... the next decade. This strengthens the argument that the deal is geopolitical rather than purely
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest legislation put forward by Greece’s centre-right government aimed at making the country... that it effectively criminalises core elements of humanitarian work. More than 50 NGOs recently co... Register a potential criminal offence. They contend that the law treats NGO workers more harshly than
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Support measures bring Mitsotakis temporary relief as OPEKEPE headache persists
PoliticsGreek Politics, is to be funded out of a larger-than-expected fiscal surplus announced on the same day. The report by the statistical service ELSTAT put the primary surplus for 2025 at 12.13 billion euros, more than double
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Polls show Golden Dawn support dropping after murder, New Democracy profiting most
PoliticsGreek Politicsby a Golden Dawn member. The Alco poll put New Democracy first on 21 percent and SYRIZA second on 19.2 percent... voters but remained the fifth most popular party with 5 percent, behind PASOK on 6. More than 13
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Who’s afraid of Angela Merkel?
AgoraAngela Merkel triumphed in the German elections. The 41.5 percent gained by the CDU/CSU put her in the same league as her conservative predecessors, Konrad Adenauer and Helmut Kohl. While most... coalition. However, after having failed to get more than 10 percent in the elections, the Green party
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Polls give New Democracy wafer-thin lead over SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo new opinion polls were made public late on Monday night. Both put New Democracy narrowly ahead of SYRIZA and had Golden Dawn as Greece’s third biggest party, reaffirming the figures that have... to the survey, more than 60 percent of those questioned said they believe SYRIZA has not surged ahead
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