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Newsletter 431 - 12/07/2024
unemployment. More than two in three (65 pct) said they believe things are going in the wrong..., the government’s attempts to defend the measure by describing it as “5+1 days” rather than six has... than 2,000 euros for a short five-day stay, essentially putting large parts of the country out
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Scope leaves rating unchanged at BBB-, ups outlook to positive due to solid fiscal performance
Economyare expected to be stronger than previously estimated. Scope now sees Greece running a primary... sees Greece having a lower debt ratio than Italy by 2026, a country rated higher than Greece at ‘BBB
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Mitsotakis underlines support for MEP Beleri as field for PASOK leadership vote widens
PoliticsGreek Politics, especially given that PASOK’s current support comes predominantly from rural rather than urban areas... eventually won, beating off a challenge from Evangelos Venizelos. It is worth noting that more than... round three years ago, falling to less than 208,000 in the run-off vote in which Androulakis beat
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Opposition slams PM's positive assessment of Athens wildfire response
PoliticsGreek Politics10 percent of the burned area was forest, while fewer than 100 buildings were damaged with only... on the capital as “something more fitting to Kabul than to a European country”. SYRIZA tabled an urgent... been used in the operation. Kasselakis claimed that eyewitnesses reported seeing far fewer than the 32
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PM banks on restoration and compensation healing Attica fire wounds
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat time, more than 86,000 hectares of land was burned. He went on to highlight that wildfires in Greece cause more damage than anywhere else in Europe on average, reaching around 1,000 hectares... that Mitsotakis will need a more convincing and comprehensive response than the usual compensation
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PASOK edges into second place as leadership contest takes shape
PoliticsGreek Politicselections, PASOK still seems to be seen as a more convincing alternative than SYRIZA, which is mired.... The other three candidates garner less than 8 pct combined. The voting process means that the two leading... that the stance of those in his party who questioned his leadership rather than focus their efforts on holding
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Mitsotakis argues there is no alternative as SYRIZA officials push Kasselakis out
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan the half a point that had been planned. The change was made possible following talks between... term was more limited in scope and ambition than over the last few years, he seems aware... on unseating Kasselakis than on providing a credible political alternative to the ruling conservatives
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Concerns about insipid public consultation process highlighted by treatment of climate plan
EconomyFeaturessurvey. Among its key findings are that fewer than one in ten young people (8 percent) have taken... – fewer than one in 10 reports of the findings of consultations on environmental issues were reported... was little more than a formality. The findings suggest that although there is a cursory attempt
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Diffuse support fuels speculation about change to electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politics. Under the current electoral system, this would involve gaining support of more than 3 pct... that Greece can be governed by a government made up for more than one party. He concluded... 30.2 pct of the vote, which is some 10 points less than in 2023 and well short of what would be needed
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Androulakis well-placed to retain PASOK leadership as Doukas sneaks into run-off ballot
PoliticsGreek Politics, Doukas managed to narrowly hold off Geroulanos, earning just 858 votes more than his more experienced.... It is thought that the supporters of the four candidates are more likely to support Androulakis than... is considered satisfactory, especially given that it was higher than in the 2021 ballot, when some
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