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SYRIZA targets middle class with own plan for post-pandemic economic rebound
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn an apparent bid to win over Greece’s middle class, which was still reeling from the last economic crisis when the pandemic hit, SYRIZA has presented a range of relief proposals, including debt writedowns. The suggestions were immediately dismissed by...
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Govt counts cost of own energy package as hopes of coordinated EU response fade
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinisters in Athens are working on an enhanced support package to tackle high energy prices after the government’s proposal for an EU solidarity fund against inflation failed to gain backing at Monday’s meeting of energy ministers. Prime Minister Kyriak...
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PASOK seeks to carve out own space as Mitsotakis speech dominates agenda
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is hoping to follow the long build-up to this Saturday’s speech by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair with a public relations blitz as it strives to turn around the decline in its popularity. This po...
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Newsletter 149 -2/02/2018
also put the coalition on tenterhooks. SYRIZA’s partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), is backing... about a possible rift in the coalition after chairing a meeting of the Independent Greeks (ANEL...-ANEL partnership falling apart at this stage. The pull of the completion of the third programme
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Tsipras and Kammenos try to fend off rumours of deepening rift
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) over the last few weeks. This has been triggered... speculation about whether the SYRIZA-ANEL partnership has run its course, given that Kammenos said his... and ANEL have also taken different positions following the furore caused by Ivan Savidis’s foray onto
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Kammenos walks out on coalition, triggers confidence vote that will affect timing of elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe leader of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), Panos Kammenos, announced... and wants all ANEL’s ministers to do the same. As a consequence, Tsipras said that he would call... three of the seven members of ANEL’s parliamentary group are certain to vote against the government
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Clearer picture ahead of confidence vote but Tsipras not secure yet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsElena Kountoura, an MP with departing coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL). Kountoura’s announcement led to ANEL leader and departed defence minister Panos Kammenos ousting her from his party. He took the same action with another ANEL lawmaker, Deputy Agricultural Development Minister Vassilis
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Primary cash balance deficit at 7.12 bln in Sept
EconomyMacroeconomyeuros. The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months
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Budget primary shows deficit of 9.06 bln in October
EconomyMacroeconomyby 1.68 billion. Aggregate PIB expenditure came to 7.01 billion, overshooting the target by 2.28 billion
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Budget primary confirmed at deficit of 9.07 bln in October
EconomyMacroeconomyat 4.44 billion, above target by 1.68 billion. Aggregate PIB expenditure came to 7.01 billion
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