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ECB results light up path for Greek coalition's bailout exit plan
PoliticsGreek Politicsto. The government now faces a difficult balancing act. It has to agree with the troika to enough... on Saturday showed New Democracy closing the gap on SYRIZA by 2.5 percentage points but still trailing... to begin, but not agree to measures that could harm its popularity even further. Prime Minister Antonis
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Greece and creditors dive into details of measures and counter-measures
EconomyProgrammeauctions. After the meeting, a bank official told reporters that uncertainty has returned in the first two... and the duration of the law. As we noted, the Economy Ministry has tabled the draft bill on the out... included a lengthy (4-hour) meeting on the measures and counter-measures that will be legislated now
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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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