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Government pledges more reforms, but economy set to prove deciding factor in 2025
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter suffering a more turbulent year than it expected, the government is aiming to regain its... is to further increase the total incomes that are declared by Greeks to more than 175 billion euros... in jobs like hospitality and retail earn wages that average less than 1,000 euros. It is clear
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ND's ratings hold despite choice of president but concern builds about Trump effect
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat many Greeks see Tasoulas specifically as an uninspiring choice, rather than being upset..., suggesting that more Greeks are concerned about Donald Trump than are encouraged by him. According... at suggestions that Mitsotakis, who less than a year ago pushed the same-sex marriage law through Parliament
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Employment and wage data explains why Greeks struggle to see growth dividends
Agoraat risk of poverty or social exclusion remained stable at 26.1 pct, it is still higher than the EU... allocate more than 40 pct of their income to housing, which jumps to 85 pct for the poorest households... rate to more than 30 pct, when the EU average is 21.4 pct. This comes to reaffirm the latest OECD
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A new political landscape is emerging in Germany
Agorais the level of voter participation. More than 83 percent of eligible voters cast their ballot, representing... party CSU – to receive less than 30 percent of the vote. With 28.5 percent they recorded... percent. In fact, they received 16.4 percent, slightly better than feared by its dwindling supporters
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Newsletter 454 - 07/03/2025
billion euros of bids from a diverse investor base, with 270 accounts participating and more than 80... in July 2013. The number of employed also rose by more than 60,000 annually, leading to total... domestic demand. Export orders grew slightly faster than total sales, although at the slowest rate
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Moody's upgrade underlines gap between economic story and reality for households
Economyis dominated by SMEs, most of them micro firms with fewer than 10 employees, means that majority of the firms... of affordability. In the latest CPI for February, housing costs are up by more than 5 pct, while rents... on the same KEPE study, real hourly wages in Greece in 2023were more than 20 pct below their 2009 levels
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Newsletter 457 - 28/03/2025
. Mitsotakis is hoping to follow up on the increase to the minimum wage, which has risen by more than 30 pct... fallen even lower than the level it dropped to in last year’s European Parliament elections, when..., but this is 2.3 points lower than in February. Mitsotakis also remains the most popular party leader as 30.5
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Opposition unable to find basis for cooperation despite public support
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween the social democrats and the parties to their left is more attractive than a collaboration... more than the 27.7 pct that favour a grand coalition with the ruling conservatives. For New Democracy voters, a coalition with PASOK is slightly more attractive (11.3 pct) than working with right-wing
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PM convenes emergency meeting to work out tariff response strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsput their total value at less than 50 billion euros. Government officials have been trying to dampen... of Greece estimated that a 10 pct tariffs on EU goods, rather than the 20 pct imposed by Trump, would... would be affected more via its trade with the EU than with the US. Bracing for impact
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ND eyes start of recovery as public interest in Tempe issue appears to wane
PoliticsGreek Politicshigher than last month. Justice and transparency issues, which also relate to Tempe, rank second with 49 pct, which is eight points lower than last month. Nevertheless, in response to a different... is almost 11 points higher than last month. There was a 24 point drop in the percentage
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