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  1. PM adds minimum wage hike to pre-election promises, with hints of more to come

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The turn of the year gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an opportunity to reinforce the message that the government will continue to provide relief for hard-pressed households, as elections loom ever closer on the horizon. In what has become a patt...

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  2. Opposition irate over watchdog briefing as govt hints at "rogue network" behind surveillance
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Opposition MPs stormed out of a meeting of the parliamentary committee handling the surveillance affair over what they claim is a concerted attempt by the government to cover up a politically motivated spying operation on domestic targets including jour...

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  3. Kasselakis offers more hints of a positive narrative for SYRIZA's post-Tsipras era
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Several months after his surprise election to the leadership of SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis has started sketching out the first lines that will distinguish his era from that of party founder Alexis Tsipras. Buoyed by encouraging signs from recent polls ...

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  4. Mitsotakis hints at post-election policy tweaks to address economic concerns
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    With the cost of living and the economy dominating much of the public debate in the run-up to next week’s EP elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has started to sketch out several specific interventions that the government is mulling for after ...

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  5. Budget exudes fiscal stability, but hints at political complications

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Last week’s five-day debate on the 2025 budget concluded on Sunday without any complications for the government, and the economic plan is certainly in line with the Greek authorities’ narrative that stabilising the economy is one of the current administ...

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  6. S&P leaves Greece's 'BBB' rating unchanged, hints at slower pace of upgrades
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    Economy

    S&P on Friday reaffirmed Greece’s sovereign credit rating at ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook, citing confidence in the country’s fiscal discipline, solid economic growth, and an improving banking sector. In April, S&P was among the agencies that advanced Gr...

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  7. Strait of Hormuz tensions test EU unity and Greece's strategic limits
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    to the US approach, which reportedly leans toward direct military confrontation with Iran. In Greece... gave a negative response to such prospects. As the EU’s foreign chief Kaja Kallas stated on Monday... involvement. An exception may be France under President Emmanuel Macron. US President Donald Trump indicated

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  8. Direct taxes jump by 46 pct to help Sept. revenues beat target for third month in row

    Economy

    by the Ministry of Finance (MoF). The positive surprise stemmed from direct taxes, which rebounded..., with the Jan-Sep figure landing at 34.62 billion euros, down 5.6 percent yoy. Direct taxes jumped

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  9. Mitsotakis makes direct play for PASOK voters as SYRIZA questions opinion polls
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    New Democracy appears confident that winning over wavering centrist voters, rather than seeking a formal coalition with PASOK, is the tactic that will secure the party another term in government. Spurred on by positive polling figures, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is making direct overtures to potential

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  10. PM makes first direct contact with Trump, hoping to keep US-Greek relationship special
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    under its new leader, particularly with respect to the war in Ukraine, which could have a direct

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