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SYRIZA on front foot over energy prices as poll gap narrows further
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the opinion polls by appearing more proactive than its rival. On Wednesday, SYRIZA tabled an amendment... than in the European Union. He said this is a result of “profiteering made in Greece”. Apart from... Greek voters believed that a SYRIZA administration would produce better results than New Democracy
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Govt finds devil is in detail for windfall tax on power companies
PoliticsGreek Politicsfixed price contracts more than wipes out the estimated profits. Other companies are also said.... The size of the “windfall” is much smaller than the 1.5 billion euros that SYRIZA claims to have identified... factor”. The poll found more than half of respondents were dissatisfied with the latest government
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SYRIZA hope Tsipras re-election ballot will bear fruit as poll figures remain stagnant
PoliticsGreek Politicsmembership than PASOK despite garnering more support in polls and elections than the socialists over recent..., support for centre-left PASOK-KINAL is more than double where it was in September 2021 (7 pct
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Internal ballot boost SYRIZA membership numbers, bolsters Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsobjectives was to increase the number of members to more than 100,000. This was met with scepticism by some... membership now stands at more than 170,000 and Tsipras was quick to underline that he had been vindicated... (173,000) and more than voted for PASOK’s Nikos Androulakis (139,000) in the run-off vote to elect
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Speculation about snap polls after summer revived by PM's US trip
PoliticsGreek Politicswill opt to call elections after the summer rather than wait until the end of his government’s four... an earlier move since a longer-than-usual election period was necessary. Also, if the second, and decisive... escape clause, giving member states more fiscal wiggle room than they expected in 2023. Reports also
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Newsletter 341 - 10/06/2022
than before, rising by 9.6 pct. Government spending was also up by 1.8 pct, while imports also jumped... and investment spending increasing by more than 17 pct, partly due to RRF resources which are meant.... Taking into consideration that the cost-of-living crisis will be much more prolonged than anyone
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Turkish truculence added to factors being considered as PM weighs up snap polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsrather than wait until next summer. One school of thought is that the deterioration... Greek voters see him as being best placed to handle such sensitive foreign policy issues than his... a single-party government with a strong mandate rather than a potentially awkward coalition. Speaking
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Handling of energy crisis under fire as gas interruption tests supply security
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government was slow to address, preferring to rely on handouts rather than confronting vested interests... noted that the electricity system is better placed than last summer to cope with high demand, thanks... to excite more political engagement than has traditionally been the case, however at the current
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Newsletter 346 - 15/07/2022
of the year, as well as increasing pensions in 2023, by up to 5 pct, for the first time in more than... a housing scheme for young people costing them no more than 400 euros per month. He also said his... favourable than expected labour market developments could provide support to household incomes
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Flashpoints fuel contest for centrist voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsvoters, especially centrists, that despite what the PM may claim, ND is much further to the right than... that the right-wing of ND controls the party, rather than the moderate, reformist faction led by Mitsotakis... capable than his rivals, and where the difference is not so pronounced. For example, 40 pct
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