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Tsipras hints at June launch for new party as poll suggests disruption potential
PoliticsGreek Politicsunder the banner "The Governing Left of the New Era". The former SYRIZA leader put a marker out for June... continue to show New Democracy as the dominant force, against an increasingly fluid opposition landscape... for its money, while all but wiping out his former party, SYRIZA. The projected results put ND at 30.1 pct
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Income and living conditions survey shows persisting inequality
Societylight on the economic conditions experienced by Greeks in the reference year 2016, including material deprivation, income inequality and risk of poverty. The data released showed that material deprivation stands at 21.1 percent, with reference data from 2016. According to the findings, material
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Mistrust in news reporting persists amid chaotic media landscape
SocietyThe annual Digital News Report by the Reuters institute, which aims to dissect how news is consumed in various countries, has shown persistently high levels of mistrust in news sources among Greek users. The survey for 2018 covered 37 countries around t...
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Greek banks look to post-pandemic landscape with ongoing bad loan reductions, moratoria easing
EconomyBankingWith Greece’s coronavirus numbers still climbing, Greece’s banking system is continuing with its bad loan reduction plans and an eventual return to normal operations. The country’s four systemic banks had extended a range of measures to help customers c...
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Opposition parties jostle for position in post-election political landscape
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith a New Democracy win all but assured in Sunday’s elections, the main forces of the opposition are staking out their positions with an eye on the day after on Greece’s political scene. Opinion polls point to a convincing win for Kyriakos Mitsotakis a...
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Centre-left parties jockey for leading role in post-election landscape
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith New Democracy poised to cement its political dominance in the upcoming EP elections, the leaders of SYRIZA and PASOK have been exchanging barbs over which of the two will lead the inevitable shake-up of the centre left space on the day after. The t...
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A new political landscape is emerging in Germany
AgoraThe ballots have been cast and the votes counted. The outcome of the early general election in Germany has various winners and some significant losers. First and foremost among the winners is the level of voter participation. More than 83 percent of eli...
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Business landscape dominated by SMEs, six in 10 workers earn below 1,200 euros
EconomyMacroeconomyThe 2025 annual report by the Labour Ministry, based on the data registered in the ERGANI database, gives the latest snapshot of Greek entrepreneurship, employment, and income profiles for the private sector. The report highlights the main characteristi...
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PM tries to wrestle back initiative as new parties reshape political landscape
PoliticsGreek PoliticsJust hours before Alexis Tsipras unveils his new political vehicle in Athens, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to convene his cabinet with the aim of projecting stability, accelerating reforms and defending his government from pressures emergin...
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Greek banks' capital backstop and the funding gap: An uneasy relationship
EconomyThe recapitalisation of Greek banks carried out in June 2013 put an end (at that time) to a long period of uncertainty regarding the bolstering of their capital base and ability to raise fresh money... have an incremental material positive impact on National, since the recognition of the whole DTA amount
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