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Government offers free holidays, bigger fines and more hirings in evolving fire response
PoliticsGreek Politics, which is that many of this year’s fires were the result of human actions rather than the record... and that this is the main reason behind the recent devastation, rather than poor preparation, bad coordination..., almost 55,000 hectares of land has been burnt in Greece this year, which is 143 pct higher than
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Series of failures provide opposition with platform to put pressure on PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter poor performances in both national elections, eventually trailing New Democracy by more than 20... is the favourite among the four candidates, also led to SYRIZA looking mostly inward rather than outward... of northern Athens. The opposition party accused Mitsotakis of doing nothing more than offering his
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Kasselakis completes stunning victory, taking SYRIZA into uncharted territory
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan a month after announcing his candidacy and only a few months before being named on the party’s... a centrist, rather than leftist, hue. Significantly, from the moment he launched his campaign in late August... on being smarter, more successful and even speaking better English than the prime minister
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Newsletter 396 - 06/10/2023
to gain more than 43 pct to be elected immediately. Otherwise, a run-off vote is held the following... forward no fewer than 40 percent of candidates from each gender. ND is facing some competition from... and the need for SYRIZA to keep its sights trained on New Democracy, rather than to get embroiled
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Government feels pinch from public's fears about high cost of living
PoliticsGreek Politicspositions (i.e. greater than 40 pct share) and to act on these. He explained that the process... that Greece’s watchdog now completes such probe in less than half the average time needed in the EU. He..., conducts research on prices and monitors more than 60,000 supermarket products daily using
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A closer look at Greece's Q3 2023 national accounts
Agoraattention may then shift to other levers in the toolbox, rather than always thinking of credit and fiscal... to focus on efficiency and productivity, rather than on spending stimulus. Consider Figure 1 below... with the sense that Greece is doing slightly better than the Euro as a whole in the rebound from Covid
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Newsletter 408 - 19/01/2024
abstain from the vote, which is expected in February, rather than oppose the draft legislation... half of the centre-right deputies would back the bill. Nevertheless, it means that more than 50 New... than so-called daily life issues, while just over a third said they believe
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New political storm heads towards PM following report on Tempe recordings
PoliticsGreek Politics, local rather than inter-city, train. To Vima reports that the audio clip was published by government... and that the investigation has been based on these rather than any doctored material. The Mitsotakis... rather than give the feeling of an administration being pursued by its critics. Either way
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Can the Green Transition be just?
Agoratheir emissions from road transport in 2021 compared to the base year (1990) by more than 20%. Moreover, Greece presented a much larger peak than the European average in 2009, when emissions exceeded... reveals, Greece has been performing worse than the European average; emissions from the buildings
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PM appeals to Brussels over high prices, sparking opposition scorn
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith less than three weeks to go until the European Parliament elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos..., such as inflation, that will be the biggest factor in shaping how people vote on June 9, rather than any.... The government is mindful of the fact that inflation in Greece is easing at a slower rate than in other parts
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