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Moody's, DBRS keep ratings unchanged, leave no doubt that fiscal prudence is key for next moves
Economyof the leading agencies and has not taken an upgrade action since the end of 2020. DBRS on the other hand has Greece at ‘BB (High)’ that is one notch below investment grade by its rating table. Greece so far this year has one upgrade by S&P to ‘BB+’ that is also just one notch before the investment
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ND moves to discredit SYRIZA programme, muses over far-right alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras has been accused of making empty promises, as government figures react to the SYRIZA programme presented over the weekend. A row has erupted over the costing of the opposition’s... argued that there were still profits to be clawed back from energy companies which the government has
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Turkey's new Libya MoU prompts swift reaction from Athens, which mulls further moves
PoliticsForeign Policyyear. Athens has been aware for some time now that the next few months will be challenging... government in Tripoli has no authority to conclude such deals given that its mandate expired following... sources appear quite satisfied since the new Turkish-Libyan memorandum has been condemned by the EU
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SYRIZA and ND square up on cost-of-living crisis as government attempts to draw line under surveillance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe opposition has upped the stakes in its attempt to challenge the government’s economic narrative... that the government has been allowing the privileged to profit, while plundering the middle and lower... a competent job dealing with an “imported” problem. The opposition has been arguing that New
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New Democracy faces fresh turmoil after ousting MP
PoliticsGreek Politics, the government has decided that it will not step-in with its own legislation to by-pass the court’s decision. This has caused consternation among servicers and has brought foreclosures to a halt... of action by the PM, as it has done in similar cases, including the wiretapping scandal, over the last few
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Government initiative on supermarket prices reignites cost-of-living row
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest government response to the cost-of-living crisis has been met with scepticism.... The list of 51 essential goods has been laid out in a ministerial decree. Retailers with an annual... a national strike for November 9, which SYRIZA has already said it will support. Sources
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PM rides into new, bigger storm after publication of phonetapping list
PoliticsGreek Politicswiretapping operation was much broader and systematic than had been thought until now. A political storm has... on their camera. However, publisher Kostas Vaxevanis said that he has more names to release and further... rivals, were monitored. Vaxevanis has offered to go before public prosecutors to give evidence about what
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Newsletter 358 - 11/11/2022
the cases reported by the newspaper. Publisher Kostas Vaxevanis said that he has more names to release... in particular. The stance taken by the government-friendly media so far has been important in keeping... lose this safeguard, he could become exposed to much more criticism than he has until now, a public
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Newsletter 364 - 23/12/2022
, for which 650 million euros, has been budgeted will see up to 10 pct of each eligible family’s monthly... through the cost-of-living crisis. Over the last year or so, the centre-right government has offered... TV, support for New Democracy has edged up by one percentage point, to 33 pct, over the last month
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ND views SYRIZA's Parliament walkout as a pre-election gift
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government believes that SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has scored an own goal by pulling his... Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has handled the surveillance issue, including what the leftists see... New Democracy has a clear majority in its grasp after the second ballot that is likely to be needed
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