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Newsletter 437 - 18/10/2024
Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appears to be coming from his right, rather than the left. Androulakis took... the party based on what it has to offer in terms of policies, rather than tacking on other political... and prices had dropped because demand was affected. Without a doubt the economy is on a strong
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Newsletter 441 - 15/11/2024
of leftist politics than SYRIZA, which he argued had become a party more focussed on preserving its processes and personalities rather than on policy. However, serious doubts remain about Kasselakis... because it gained a larger share of the national vote than PASOK in last year’s general election
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PM unveils 300 mln support package, pairing economic relief with major defence upgrade
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport rather than a reduction in the Special Consumption Tax reflects both political and fiscal... the measures “subsidise high prices” rather than addressing the root causes of the cost‑of‑living crisis... Dendias said the upgrades will give Greece one of the strongest air forces in Europe, with more than 100
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Multiple facets of inequality in Greece: a decade of divergence between data and daily life
Societycoefficient, reflecting a sector where a small minority earns disproportionately more than the majority... for more than half of all unemployment even during periods of growth. As the report notes, this leads... students”: more than half of university students remain enrolled beyond the expected duration
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Newsletter 508 - 12/06/2026
fluid and unpredictable than at any point since 2015. The most consequential development came from... opposition force showing clear upward movement. Voter‑flow data shows ELAS absorbing more than half of SYRIZA... finds itself under pressure from all sides. In the Marc poll it falls to 10.3%, losing more than
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Fear and loathing in Athens: an ex-minister's take on troika reviews
PoliticsGreek Politicsand if the government has found a way to settle more than 500 million euros of state debts to the Athens... with the troika to provide experience and continuation since the first bailout was put together... falling quicker than planned due to retirements, was solely aimed at breaking a “taboo”. “This demand
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One night in Cannes
Agoracrisis than (then Prime Minister) George Papandreou's decision on October 31 2011 to announce... they decided they would rather deal with the potentially catastrophic fallout from a Greek exit rather than... to the first bailout, Samaras would have had to put up and shut up. His opportunist anti-austerity facade
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Drop ‘til you shop
Agoraof consumers of need rather than choice. Nevertheless, this is the debate that has been prompted... Sunday opening) but let’s leave that aside. The argument behind Sunday opening, as put forward in other... is that most Greeks simply do not have enough money to shop anything other than pretty much the basics
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UnLuCky for some: Another painful lesson from the euro crisis
Agorathe damage on the economy and employment than had been thought initially. When this was combined... any punches, the report threw all the dirty water – as Olli Rehn put it - on the European Commission... they did not control. The euro’s problems suddenly became national rather than common. Until
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A little more persuasion, a little less reaction
AgoraDawn rather than SYRIZA, but a man with such an open and frequently declared affection for Greece... as a “committed European” and openly expressing its support for his candidacy, which had yet to be put... of progress through the synthesis of opinions and ideas. “It would help if, rather than fearing democracy
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