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Govt hints at more relief, as economy and inflation jostle with pandemic as top public concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe rising cost of living and the potential impact of new Covid rules on retail and catering are increasing the pressure on the government for more support measures, as the epidemiological picture takes on an increasingly urgent hue. The Energy and Fina...
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Govt hints at more relief measures as opposition lambasts electricity bill fixes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest budget performance figures offered a pleasant surprise for the government, which has immediately got to the task of balancing public expectations for more assistance with the need to reassure the markets of its commitment to fiscal discipline...
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PM adds minimum wage hike to pre-election promises, with hints of more to come
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe turn of the year gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an opportunity to reinforce the message that the government will continue to provide relief for hard-pressed households, as elections loom ever closer on the horizon. In what has become a patt...
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Kasselakis offers more hints of a positive narrative for SYRIZA's post-Tsipras era
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSeveral months after his surprise election to the leadership of SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis has started sketching out the first lines that will distinguish his era from that of party founder Alexis Tsipras. Buoyed by encouraging signs from recent polls ...
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Mitsotakis hints at post-election policy tweaks to address economic concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith the cost of living and the economy dominating much of the public debate in the run-up to next week’s EP elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has started to sketch out several specific interventions that the government is mulling for after ...
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Budget exudes fiscal stability, but hints at political complications
EconomyMacroeconomyLast week’s five-day debate on the 2025 budget concluded on Sunday without any complications for the government, and the economic plan is certainly in line with the Greek authorities’ narrative that stabilising the economy is one of the current administ...
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S&P leaves Greece's 'BBB' rating unchanged, hints at slower pace of upgrades
EconomyS&P on Friday reaffirmed Greece’s sovereign credit rating at ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook, citing confidence in the country’s fiscal discipline, solid economic growth, and an improving banking sector. In April, S&P was among the agencies that advanced Gr...
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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agoraacross the Balkan route closed down gradually and the EU-Turkey deal was signed in March 2016... to the conservative politician. SYRIZA was polling in single digits in early 2012 and was promoting some radical ideas
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Newsletter 423 - 17/05/2024
impeded the Balkan country’s bid to join NATO and the EU. In the aftermath of statements...’s EP elections. The latest polling figures suggest that ND’s popularity continues to slide, while
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New Democracy suffers ratings blow as farming payments scandal unfolds
PoliticsGreek Politicsin response to increased flows on the cross-Mediterranean route from Libya. There are indications..., polling captures for the first time the potential impact of the scandal on the ruling New Democracy... gained 2 points to reach 5.6 pct, and MeRA25 is polling at 4.9 pct, up from 3.7 pct. Overall
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