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Growing Greece: From narrative to reality
Agorabringing New Democracy to power with a clear majority, the result, which saw a swing of about 1 million... highlighted by the news earlier this month that China’s Fosun and Eagle Hills from Abu Dhabi have dropped out
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Coronavirus to delay much of privatisation plan
EconomyFeaturesthe privatisation’s timeline off track. Athens International Airport saw its total air traffic fall... Abu Dhabi, said that it expected work to continue on the project despite the pandemic. As Greece
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Greece bolsters ties with UAE, building on opposition to Turkish actions
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates... opposition to Turkey’s attempts to extend its military reach in the Eastern Mediterranean and Libya. Abu... the cooperation trilaterals (to add Abu Dhabi in the scheme with Israel) or even to create new ones, especially
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Tear gas instead of vaccines
Agorasaid: "When you go to these vaccination centres, do they warn you against taking the Janssen vaccine... among the opponents of vaccination, who saw proof in this tragedy that vaccines are deadly... think of future epidemics and climate catastrophes which, as experts warn us, will surely be more
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New Democracy leadership headed for showdown with right wing over migrant labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politicson migration touted by the conservative party and warn that it will attract more economic migrants. One of the loudest objections came from Antonis Samaras who spoke on Friday to warn that the measure... by the former PM, who recently told a Sunday newspaper that he saw it as his duty as a former premier
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Economic sentiment improves marginally in Aug, consumer confidence takes 7-point tumble
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) recorded a 0.7-point rise in August, after a 1-point increase..., dropping to 84.4. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI in August was 6 points up from the 105.7 points of September 2022. The EU average ESI stood at 92.9 points in August, down from the 93.5 points
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Newsletter 266 -18/09/2020
as talks resume Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took to centre stage again on Thursday to warn Greeks..., saw their prices increase by 3.2 percent in Q2 versus a downward revised increase of 6 percent in Q1. New properties, classified as up to five years old saw price increases of 5.4 percent in Q2
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Samaras shoots, Samaras scores!
Agora“Samaras rescues Greece” – it’s the headline the prime minister and many in his office would have cherished. But Giorgos Samaras, the striker without a club, has beaten premier Antonis to the title... that also saw them through the game with Ivory Coast. At a time when Greek society is so deeply divided
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ND on spot over police raid but opinion poll ratings provide comfort
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat they were beaten and arrested for supposedly impeding the police’s work after refusing to give access... rise for SYRIZA, which saw its backing rise to 25 pct. There was hardly any movement among
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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
PoliticsMitsotakis re-elected, Tsipras beaten and far right resurgentSunday’s election delivered a comfortable majority and a second four-year term for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, dealt... into 158 seats in Parliament. Main opposition party SYRIZA saw its support dwindle even further
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