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Newsletter 380 - 12/05/2023
cost more than 20 billion euros.EconomyLack of clarity over party's economic pledgesThe pre... government spokesman Akis Skertsos, Alternate Finance Minister, Theodoros Skylakakis, who is responsible... on several occasions costed the programme at no more than 5.6 billion euros per year. During
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ND raises tax concerns in bid to prevent voters moving to PASOK
PoliticsGreek Politicspct for more than 150,000, compared to a flat rate of 5 pct at the moment. The socialists argue... on the Greek economy. ND spokesman Akis Skertsos argued that the conservatives’ move to lower dividends... with private firms rather than investing in a more robust public network.
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Opinion poll offers Mitsotakis encouragement in quest for majority
PoliticsGreek Politicsprogramme will cost much more than they are willing to admit. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras challenged... Democracy’s spokesman Akis Skertsos claimed that GAO figures suggested that SYRIZA’s proposals would cost around 20 billion euros rather than the 5.5 billion the opposition party claimed
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Government fleshes out priorities, SYRIZA sets dates for leadership vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Akis Skertsos set out the government’s reform objectives for the coming four years, providing... 3.75 million households declared incomes of less than 10,000 euros, which is the tax-free threshold... more than 50 pct of the votes, a run-off ballot will be held on Saturday, September 16, which would
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Newsletter 483 - 07/11/2025
be present “at the side of citizens rather than asking citizens to go hunting for it.” Despite... of the PM, including Minister of State Akis Skertsos and Finance Minister Pierrakakis, who lamented...% of respondents remain undecided, which is more than any opposition party. This bloc is dominated by middle-aged
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PM lines up talks with farmers, faces questions over housing crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsof not maximising the use of RRF funds to renovate properties and make them available to the market
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Finance Ministry seeks solutions to address growing housing problem
Economyprogrammes, such as “My Home 1”, “My Home 2”, “Renovate - Rent”, the return of one month's rent every
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A quarter-pounder democracy
Agoraof assessing whether Greek democracy and institutions have been downsized rather than supersized over... former Defence Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos was found guilty of money laundering in connection
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Ex-minister's jailing a boost for faltering sense of justice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFormer Defence Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos was jailed for 20 years on Monday after being found guilty of money laundering. Although the ex-PASOK veteran will serve only a fraction of this sentence..., which included the names of more than 2,000 Greeks with savings in the Geneva branch of HSBC
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Submarine deal resurfaces, threatening new political divisions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEx-Defence Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos was jailed for money laundering last week but his legacy continues to cause turmoil in Greek politics. The fallout from the submarine deal he signed while... and the fate of more than 1,000 employees. It is particularly keen to probe the 2010 deal
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