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  1. Predator ruling reopens scandal that government hoped had been buried

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Court had previously dropped charges against the National Intelligence Service (EYP) – deeming... the government downplayed in 2022–23 and saw shelved in 2024 has returned with force, and this time... on by the secret services - the court has now sent the file back to prosecutors to examine potential felonies

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  2. Newsletter 507 - 05/06/2026

    Newsletters

    , and the traditional left has fragmented at speed. This week saw the first full wave of polling conducted after... constitutional reform package to Parliament. The reforms - covering private universities, civil service tenure... spending by 1.7%, leading to total domestic demand growth of 3.2%. Exports of goods and services

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  3. Newsletter 515 - 31/07/2026

    Newsletters

    . The week also saw intense debate over water management reform. A government bill proposing... criticism of the Fire Service’s staffing shortages, ageing equipment and safety gaps. The deaths set... and services confidence dropped by 2.7 and over 7 points respectively, while retail had a jump by 10

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  4. Greek competitiveness rank remains low as tax, bureaucracy create obstacles
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    EconomyFeatures

    the performance of almost 140 countries against 12 pillars of competitiveness. It assesses the factors... that the country lags behind in nearly each of the 12 pillars of competitiveness. A predictable mix... of the 12 pillars, a further breakdown of the results showed the areas in which Greece performs well

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  5. PM unveils 'Greece 2.0' plan to use EU recovery funds, transform economy
    Photo by Panayiotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    Economy

    pillars of the plan. The aim of plan is to mobilise 10.4 billion euros under this pillar once the private... 1.1 billion euros of the EU grants. Of the four pillars, the other pillar where the government aims... euros with the addition of bank lending. These funds have not been allocated to specific pillars

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  6. Greece's labour market is austerity's biggest casualty

    Agora

    a conservative estimate of 20,000 job losses in the accommodation and food service activities, the Greek... plan to address the issue of unemployment. The construction sector saw its peak in employment

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  7. Why tax evasion threatens to become endemic due to how Cyprus was bailed out
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    Agora

    a financial penalty on parents who were late in picking up their child; when they imposed it they saw... (one is taxed after making 19,500 euros) combined with a relatively professional tax service, has

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  8. The one question SYRIZA needs to answer
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    Agora

    to service debt obligations. Next year Greece is scheduled to repay 8.4 billion euros to the IMF, just... a small cash cushion, March saw a sizeable primary deficit of just under 1 billion euros

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  9. Will the real men of unity please stand up?
    Photo by Harry van Versendaal

    Agora

    its online audiovisual service. Timmermans’s comments, though, are symptomatic of the breakdown... is in talks about a (politically toxic in Greece) third bailout despite European Commission denials, saw

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  10. Differing views on refugee crisis at heart of Greek-German relations
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    respond to this request, which I saw mainly in the media, because no one has asked it of us... the EU’s external borders with the creation of a European border control service. “We need contact

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