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Migrant boat tragedy forces temporary halt on election campaigning
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeen suspended following a deadly shipwreck which took place off the coast of the Peloponnese... 400 and 700. This would make it one of the deadliest such incidents on record, and the worst by far... events were called off, while interim Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas declared three days of national
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Leaders' finances under scrutiny as Kasselakis hits back at accusations
PoliticsGreek Politicsrich from their involvement in the country’s political affairs. “I never took even one euro of public money and I have not come here to make even one euro at the expense of the Greek people,” he said... cultivated by New Democracy about his wealth is an attempt to cut off this line of attack
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ND keeps pressure on Kasselakis over finances as self-employed challenge new tax regime
PoliticsGreek Politicsfinancial activity. However, his aggressive approach failed to pay off, and a day later he was forced... the recent acquisition of a flat in a sought-after area of Athens and on one occasion inviting a TV crew... to the party’s landslide victory in the 2023 national elections, when ND seized on an off-hand
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Newsletter 433 - 13/09/2024
earlier this year. A one-off levy on oil refinery profits will finance a handout of up to 200 euros... is due on October 6, with a run-off ballot due a week later. The contest now has the added... the cost-of-living crisis and a debate about the spending power of Greeks being one of the worst in the EU
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Support for ND edges up in new polls as voters' concerns persist
PoliticsGreek Politics, according to Pulse. This is one point higher than last month. PASOK is at 14 pct, which... Solution is close behind on 7.5 pct after a one-point rise in support. SYRIZA is stuck on 6.5 pct..., although this is down from 66 last month. Also, 44 pct of those polled said they are worse off than last
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Newsletter 475 - 12/09/2025
to four million Greeks better off, tackle the cost-of-living crisis head-on, and incentivise families... rematch—one that could reshape the contours of Greek politics well before the next election... with three children, earning 15,000 euros will be better off by 650 euros after the tax reform
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Consensus, conviction and the anti-racism bill
Agoraand policies” is particularly apt. There is, however, one thing that Samaras did not abandon, which... blows. A surge for far-right Golden Dawn is of particular concern to government officials. One... after all. One of the reasons she despised consensus was because she viewed it as “the process
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Is New Democracy really trying to ease political tension?
PoliticsGreek Politicstogether Greece's leftist parties as "extreme opposition." "The cases of Golden Dawn on the one hand... of the euro, out of Europe is something that would be very detrimental for the Greek case," he said... with the so-called "theory of the two extremes". As the theory would have it, if Golden Dawn is one
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Fight against tax evasion yields results, reveals challenges
SocietyImproving tax collection in Greece has been one of the dominant themes over the past three years... adjustment program the country embarked on in 2010. Although very high, the extent of tax evasion... in the eurozone. It was equivalent to 27.5 percent of GDP, making it one of nine euro-area members that has
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When will Greek banks operate as credit institutions again?
Agoraabove water. On the one hand the Greek government has been successful through a multi-year austerity... of credit and affordable borrowing rates are handled in a very restrictive manner by domestic lenders... payments; any one or a combination of these reasons risks landing them on an index of defaulting
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