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Boosted by polls, PM uses Iran war to reassert control, shut down election and reshuffle talk
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government’s priority is to deliver on its programme rather than capitalise on a temporary..., the landscape remains highly uneven. New Democracy leads with 25.5 pct, which is 1.5 points higher than..., which is more than 3 points higher than in January. PASOK would be on course for 13.5 pct. Further
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Newsletter 498 - 13/03/2026
‑intensity repatriation effort, evacuating more than a thousand people from the Gulf and the wider region... rather than control. Mitsotakis is betting that voters anxious about war, prices and instability..., with questionable outcomes on the military front and the prospect now certain that the conflict will last more than
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Newsletter 499 - 20/03/2026
with more than 160 Greek crew. But the answer from Athens was categorically negative. Foreign Minister... to contain the risk of price hikes by reintroducing profit‑margin caps for petrol stations and more than... of the surge in VAT receipts. Excise taxes, meanwhile, are fixed amounts per quantity — more than 700
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Newsletter 501 - 03/04/2026
the weekend was designed to project unity and ambition, with more than 5,000 delegates and a leader... Committee, more than half aligned with Androulakis, reinforces this consolidation. ND responded... system enters the next phase of the electoral cycle more fluid than at any point in recent
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Iran war begins to bite as costs rise and confidence falls
EconomyMacroeconomy. Meanwhile, with the war unresolved for more than two months - despite the ceasefire reached about... decline in consumer confidence, which fell by more than two points to –54.7, which is sharply lower than the –42.7 recorded a year ago. This is the lowest level of consumer confidence in four years
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Karystianou’s party makes political debut as confrontation over scandals continues
PoliticsGreek Politicswas far more than a conventional party unveiling. It marked the transformation of a social trauma...”, insisting that it was born “from the depths of society” rather than from party machines. The Tempe tragedy... security, thereby requiring an absolute majority of 151 votes rather than the 120 votes normally
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The Greek economy in 2026: Quantitative recovery meets qualitative stagnation
EconomyMacroeconomy% of the unemployed in Greece had been out of work for more than 12 months - nearly double the EU average... nominal wages have risen, the real average wage in 2025 was only 0.3% higher than in 2019, and actually 1.3% lower than in 2021 due to the devastating impact of the inflation crisis. The report also
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Greece measured on Turkey’s F‑35 hopes as it highlights enduring security concerns at NATO summit
PoliticsForeign Policyclose attention rather than immediate alarm. Greek officials distinguish between political efforts... rather than react publicly to Turkish expectations. Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis underlined... Turkey. Rather than allowing the discussion to revolve solely around advanced fighter aircraft
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PM paves way to elections with three-year growth plan as ballot speculation simmers
PoliticsGreek Politicsit as a tool that would allow “real convergence” with Europe and promising a “roadmap to 2030” rather than.... On the question of what happens after the vote, divisions within New Democracy are more visible than... appear afraid of the idea rather than New Democracy. The issue of whether Mitsotakis himself would
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Athens bets on French backing to break GSI deadlock with Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyMeridiam to acquire a 66 pct majority stake in the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), is far more than... Kyriakos Mitsotakis framed the agreement in European rather than purely national terms. “Meridiam’s... sufficient to unlock the project will depend less on engineering than on diplomacy. For Greece, however
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