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Spyware probe claims push spotlight back on government's treatment of institutions
PoliticsGreek Politicshas called on PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his administration to respond to the latest accusations made.... Rammos noted that the two officials are being pursued even though nobody else has been charged... to change the board at the watchdog. The spyware story has also been in the spotlight this week because
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IMF sees short-term progress and persistent long-term challenges
EconomyMacroeconomyof the Article IV consultations which took place recently. Greece has fully repaid the IMF loans from the adjustment programmes. The IMF mission notes in its summary that Greece has experienced robust growth which has brought both the growth trajectory and the debt-to-GDP ratio to pre-pandemic levels, adding
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Mitsotakis aims for faster reform process in 2024
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the year comes to a close, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attempted to set the tone for his government’s performance in 2024 by stating that the pace of change has to increase in the new... position than in the past and can be optimistic about its future. But he added that the country has
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Greece and Albania seek to leave Beleri case behind in 2024 after year of turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policy, the ethnic Greek elected mayor of Himare in southern Albania. Beleri has been held without charges... by Albanian courts. He has also been denied the right to take his oath. This was the main reason why... Tirana the ability to open negotiating chapters. In fact, Greece has elevated the Beleris case to a new
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Newsletter 410 - 02/02/2024
’s meeting, arguing that the current administration has taken several steps to assist farmers... Democracy is high. There is already unrest among some ruling party MPs, who feel that the government has... and a monthly stipend of at least 1,500 euros until the damage caused by floods has been
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Government feels the heat over investigation on anniversary of Tempe rail crash
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the parliamentary inquiry into the causes of the crash, which itself has been criticised by the opposition... by the prosecutor of the Appeals Court in the town of Larissa, who has been put in charge of the criminal... position has been to focus on the ongoing judicial probe as the only avenue to shed light
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Management of RRF funds sparks new political tension
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s use of the funds available via the RRF has become a contentious political issue after... billion euros in loans distributed via the RRF, only 1.5 billion euros has gone to SMEs. It accused... the government of opaqueness in the way that the funds are being managed. Although the RRF has been a source
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Party leaders dispute response to cost-of-living crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsof living and claims that his government has contributed to the crisis through its policies... that this sentiment has changed. Inflation continues to be the most troubling issue for Greek households going... to it through its policies, such as the Golden Visa scheme which has pushed up property prices, both
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PM rallies supporters to polls as abstention looms large
PoliticsGreek Politicscertain”. At the same time, the portion of respondents who said they “definitely” intend to vote has... hand, has consistently argued that the polls underrepresent the level of support among younger voters... as their biggest concern has jumped to 40 pct from 33 pct last month, followed by the economy with 25 pct
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Lack of savings points to wider economic issues
EconomyMacroeconomychallenges and to raise questions about whether, after half a decade in office, the Greek government has... to put any savings aside. Apart from two years in 2020 and 2021, Greece has had a negative savings... that one of the reasons that savings in Greece appear so low has to do with the size of the informal
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