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Lacklustre performance in EP elections raises key questions for mainstream parties
PoliticsGreek Politicssecured just 7 seats in the European Parliament, one fewer than in the last elections in 2019. Greeting... and order and national security. SYRIZA If there is one aspect of the results that takes the heat off... to emerge as the main opposition from the contest. They were, however, the only one of the major
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Progressives mull cooperation but leadership issue poses a conundrum
PoliticsGreek Politicsa weakened New Democracy unless one of the centre-left parties overshadows the others... One of the challenges in any process to unify the left/centre-left will be the leadership question... a decision by the end of the month regarding whether a new leadership contest should be held. One
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Megafire surges into Athens suburbs, posing major challenge for PM
PoliticsGreek Politics). This is not the largest wildfire Attica has experienced over the last few decades, although it was one... as businesses. One death was also reported. No other wildfire in living memory has penetrated so far... recorded at 96,000 hectares in Evros, northeastern Greece, last year and one which ripped through
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No holiday from rancour over Athens wildfire as PM accused of downplaying damage
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the fire. SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis said the PM had chosen one of the most holy days to make one of his most divisive statements. Kasselakis focussed on the use of the word “few”, accusing... response to inflation which he said made Greece one of the most expensive countries in Europe. The PM
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Housing tops government plans for policy reset in autumn
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMeasures aimed at making housing more affordable are set to be one of the central themes..., this will be one of the three planks of his policy portfolio at TIF. The other two will relate to incomes... in following the exceptional circumstances created by Covid and the energy crisis. The one exception
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PM hopes to reset narrative with positive announcements
PoliticsGreek Politicswas just one year into its second term and was focussing on solving a problem a day. State Secretary... in unemployment benefit, pension rises and reducing social insurance contributions by one percentage point... leadership elections and are said to be considering abstaining from formal party processes, taking them one
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Mitsotakis argues there is no alternative as SYRIZA officials push Kasselakis out
PoliticsGreek Politicsearlier this year. A one-off levy on oil refinery profits will finance a handout of up to 200 euros... that will carry an interest rate that is half the regular commercial one. Another 400 million euros... coming up to one year in the role. The committee is due to meet again in the next two weeks
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Newsletter 433 - 20/09/2024
that is on the fringes to one that can win the next general election and lead a government. To achieve... one or two percentage points when New Democracy’s ratings are tanking, implying that Androulakis... not granted the investment grade, leaving Greece one notch below. After a successful year in 2023
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Mitsotakis ousts critical MP as signs of unrest within ruling party start to surface
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEuropean Parliament elections, was underlined by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s decision to oust one... at archaeological sites. Salmas was one of 11 lawmakers from the ruling party who recently tabled... openly critical of the Mitsotakis administration and some of its policy choices. Salmas is one
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Newsletter 435 - 04/10/2024
counting one deputy less as of last week. So, Mitsotakis is focussed on looking ahead and bringing his... constituents angry about the lack of support from central government, while one of the complaints voiced... Commission to secure some leeway on the spending ceilings. The growth of primary spending is one
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