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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... to get further than more illustrious and wealthier rivals, such as Italy and England
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Newsletter 78 - 17/06/2016
for “No” convinced them that “the system” was trying to scare them into voting “Yes” because it wanted... punch bag for Cameron when he wanted to score political points at home, not too much unlike how... that everything was better back then, that Britain (England, really) is a worse place now than
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Newsletter 208 -31/05/2019
as the former coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL). The nationalists led by Panos Kammenos attracted... wanted to move away from New Democracy and PASOK, has any reason to exist. The results of Sunday’s..., the redistributive effect of those measures mostly benefits pensioners, followed by consumers
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Newsletter 351 - 16/09/2022
the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition that came to power in 2015 The conservatives will bank on enough voters being... on the energy front. Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Finance Ministry officials wanted to send clear signals... bill. For now, inflation developments are having a positive effect on the nominal GDP, which
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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
Agorafrom a cut to spending on existing pensions. This is a tall order for the Greek coalition. Even if one... surplus target being beaten by 1.5 percentage points in 2016 (an assessment that the European
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Building activity rebounds 16.6 pct in Aug, largely due to low base effect
EconomyMacroeconomyreflects a low base effect, since building permits had plunged last year in the wake of capital.... The corresponding surface and volume soared 55.7 and 72.8 percent respectively, also reflecting a low base effect
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Increase of 11 pct in minimum wage to have knock-on effect in economy
Economywill see pay rises as their salary is based on the minimum wage. Knock-on effect Additionally... a ripple effect from the rise of the minimum wage. Various employers’ organisations had urged
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ND's ratings hold despite choice of president but concern builds about Trump effect
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor ND at 26.7 pct, but PASOK also higher, and closer to the conservatives, on 16.6 pct. Trump effect... a negative effect, while 41.3 pct believe it will be positive. However, Greeks mostly agree on whether
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Uncomfortable parallels: The Greek and British referendums
Agorainto voting “Yes” because it wanted to protect its interests. The same argument has been made in the UK...” with its fond belief that everything was better back then, that Britain (England, really
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The benefits of being Greek
Agoradispute, would have voted in the past for Panos Kammenos and his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party, and now... to procreate and not others who live legally in England and pay handsomely taxes to the UK government
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