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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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Greeks on AI: Interest, anxiety and a desire to "remain human"
Societythan 70 pct use social media every day. Even more specialised tools such as email, word processors... are predictable but revealing. AI use is higher among men than women, and it rises sharply among... are asked how AI makes them feel, two emotions dominate: interest and caution. More than half of the sample
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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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