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Newsletter 312 - 15/10/2021
in this year’s World Press Freedom Index, which saw Greece drop five places to 70th out of 180... enlisted the state linked companies of PPC and DEPA to offer discounts in electricity and natural gas... to influence the country’s media and rigging opinion polls. This prompted an immediate response from SYRIZA
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Sub-tranche, 2017 fiscal performance ticked off on first day of review talks
EconomyProgrammethe target will be beaten and how much of the excess surplus the coalition will be able... the liberalisation of the natural gas market and the future position of state-owned DEPA. The sale
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SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
Agorafor political ends) and did not engage in a more respectful style of political debate, carrying.... Most of those who expected SYRIZA and Tsipras to provide a breath of fresh air saw their hopes wilt... they saw Tsipras and Kammenos sit around a table on the morning after the elections. If they studied
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More concern for coalition than cheer for SYRIZA in latest poll figures
PoliticsGreek Politicssaw their support increase by 1.5 percentage points since the last Public Issue survey in July..., the poll numbers should have alarm bells ringing in government circles. And, if that election is held
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Greece saw first annual deflation in almost half a century in 2013
EconomyMacroeconomyas education are the two sectors mostly hit by deflation showing a drop ranging from 4.0 to 4.6 percent
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April saw first rise in Greek banks' Eurosystem funding this year
EconomyMacroeconomybringing the outstanding amount to 3.12 billion. Taking into account that National Bank proceeded
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Apartment prices rise by 7.5 pct in Q4 and 7.2 pct in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomyapartments, classified as over five years old, saw their prices increase by 6.6 percent in Q4 versus a downward revised increase of 8.1 percent in Q3. Across 2019, old apartments saw an average price increase of 6.9 percent compared to a rise of 1.7 percent in 2018. In 2017, old apartments saw
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Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
Agora, Golden Dawn saw its power drop by about two percent. Interestingly, the decline stopped as party... out on-the-ground, grassroots work that allow them to directly engage with local community groups... the government of not actually being interested in bringing alleged criminals to justice, but rather intent
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Newsletter 380 - 12/05/2023
record. SYRIZA seems reluctant to engage in a technocratic manner and offers mostly ballpark figures... Democracy has built its economic message on a successful last four years that saw Greece outperforming... with March 2022. During the first quarter of 2023, the trade deficit decreased by 19 pct, bringing
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Tsipras encounters obstacle in efforts to secure church deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsto pay to state-owned gas firm DEPA. DEPA’s former CEO, Theodoros Kitsakis, claimed last week that five... from DEPA officials to take measures against ELFE.... Movement for Change (KINAL), at the next elections. SYRIZA may hope that by bringing these cases back
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