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Newsletter 414 - 01/03/2024
deploys more measures to combat inflationAlthough the Greek government has not abandoned policy.... However, this argument has to be measured against the fact that it has been in office for nearly half...-wing party has been damaged by several days of tense debate over the leadership of Stefanos
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Slower growth nixes handout plans, fires criticism of ND's economic policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsin opinion polls, the government has been trying to focus on measures aimed at addressing high... the assumptions on which this year’s budget has been put together. It also means that there is likely... that has been rife since the start of the year that the government would consider such a handout
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Greece agrees package of measures with IMF, eurozone to seal review
EconomyProgrammefiscal gap of by 2018, the government has committed to savings of 447 million euros. These will stem..., legislation has to be approved to introduce a new mobility scheme, to complete the rationalisation... approve the package of measures agreed in Athens. The key measures included in the four draft memoranda
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Check, please: How much Alexis Tsipras's first months cost Greece
Agora, and Tsipras has secured a staff-level agreement (SLA) on the third review and the big prize.... Greece has returned to growth. It has also managed to tap the markets twice, even in the form of bond..., for instance, has been consistently the most reserved in its forecasts for Greece throughout the crisis
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The final stretch: Can fearmongering swing the German electorate?
Agoraof German politics. A record number of voters has already cast their ballots. Given the Covid-19... opinion polls, the CDU has focused its last-minute campaign strategy on a combination of fear... and the CDU do not want a new ‘Grand Coalition’. That option has politically exhausted itself
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SYRIZA sets sights on "progressive coalition" after first ballot
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras has been trying to persuade voters that he can deliver a credible government without... Kyriakos Mitsotakis has stated that he would not seek to form a coalition if he did not get the requisite... suffered cuts. On the price front, Tsipras claimed that while Greece has been hit by global
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Series of failures provide opposition with platform to put pressure on PM
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, over the last couple of weeks, the opposition has started to be more forceful in its... backing to Citizens’ Protection Minister Yiannis Economou, who has so far resisted calls from ND’s... with any political responsibility. He has so far ordered seven officers to be reassigned, but more
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Poll suggests mood souring for government, SYRIZA leadership race wide open
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first major opinion poll in the wake of the recent flooding reflects how the public mood has... sentiment evident following New Democracy’s two convincing election wins in May and June has evaporated... has reached in 2023. The cost of living is still considered the most significant problem – 29 pct
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Summer Covid wave sparks fresh warnings, as opposition unites on gender-based violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeasures. Opposition parties claim there has been an explosion in violent crimes against women, however.... Experts note that the decline suggests the current wave of the pandemic has crested, but warn... in July. It has been widely noted, however, that the latest figures equate to over 50 deaths a day
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Government defends economic recovery narrative as first poll after summer break lands
PoliticsGreek Politics’s performance, while New Democracy’s support has fallen to 22.2 pct. It was measured at 31.2 pct...The government’s communications machinery has gone into overdrive to counter suggestions..., especially given the challenges posed by the cost-of-living crisis, and has pledged to oversee an increase
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