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Newsletter 450 - 7/02/2025
to higher incomes. The gains in 2024 in higher brackets is much more moderate than the 68 pct increase... in manufacturing, being stronger than the series trend. Manufacturers saw output growth for the fourth consecutive month, though at a slower pace than December’s high. Increased production was driven
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Divided, weak opposition gives Konstantopoulou boost and PM Mitsotakis space
PoliticsGreek Politicsa presence in Parliament as a distinct group because it has more than 10 MPs. Barring any surprising... to the fold, this would give SYRIZA – or the new entity – slightly more than the 33 MPs PASOK has... made it clear that SYRIZA and New Left need much more than symbolic moves to reconnect with voters
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Mitsotakis launches mini-support package in bid to create positive momentum
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis said the economy had done better than expected, allowing the government to return some... are permanent, rather than one-off handouts, and will apply from the current year, leaving open...” rather than invest in long term solutions. PASOK argued that the surplus had not been generated
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Temperature rises for Mitsotakis administration as investigations progress, with more to come
PoliticsGreek Politicspotent regular parliamentary inquiry rather than the type of panel that the social democrats are set... subsidies to farmers rather than any corrupt activities by party officials and figures associated..., rather than appear in person. Karamanlis is expected to ask the committee to be referred directly
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PM pledges water reform in bid to avert scarcity crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsis a radical restructuring of the nation’s water infrastructure. More than 700 municipal water companies... study reportedly estimates that more than 10 billion euros will be needed to realise these upgrades...-oriented operational models. The government is also contending with a trust deficit. While more than
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Government unveils 2.5 bln plan to avert water shortages, prompts opposition pushback
PoliticsGreek Politicssupply for the next 30 years by delivering more than 200 million cubic metres of water annually... into irrigation and other supply areas, and by “tidying up” more than 700 municipal suppliers into fewer, larger... are already under way, with some 320 mln earmarked for more than 40 islands to upgrade drinking water
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ELTA CEO resignation fails to stem political fallout from post office closures
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan 200 post office branches and the manner of the surprise announcement, which was to take effect... of citizens rather than asking citizens to go hunting for it. Kikilias argued that the necessary... of post office users prefer to receive their post at home rather than at the branch, while 92
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Amid publicity storm, Tsipras publishes 'Ithaca' and fuels speculation about new journey
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitics, potentially as a unifier of the country’s progressive forces. At more than 750 pages, the former...” for SYRIZA. Kasselakis’s election, he argues, was less a triumph for the candidate than... stress that New Democracy will focus on its own record rather than worry about Tsipras and his
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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it could “slightly” alter it. The Tsipras factor appears to complicate rather than simplify..., are less than delighted at the prospect of a new left-wing party entering the scene. Both have suffered... rather than a unifying focus. Earlier this week, SYRIZA party secretary Stergios Kalpakis expressed
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SYRIZA leader renews call for progressive unity as party’s drift to margins continues
PoliticsGreek Politics, not with the establishment,” positioning collaboration as a moral and political imperative rather than... rally around shared values such as democracy, social justice, and equality, rather than remain divided... credible alternatives on the issues topping voters’ concerns, rather than cede ground
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