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How inflation has reshaped Greek household spending
Agoraof everyday expenditure (with the exception of communications) were significantly more expensive than five... to maintain the 2020 standard of living, rather than any expansion in consumption. Economically... of GDP was already among the highest in the EU, reflecting relatively low incomes rather than
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PM tries to wrestle back initiative as new parties reshape political landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicsislands, the renovation of more than 150 rural health centres, and relocation grants such as the 10,000... a broad, emotionally driven constituency rather than a narrow ideological niche. The same poll delivers... PASOK’s abstention reflects political embarrassment rather than institutional principle, while ND
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Newsletter 506 - 29/05/2026
than 60% of respondents expect PASOK to lose voters to ELAS, and fewer than four in ten see... surged by more than 85%. In 2025 alone, prices rose by 7.75%, driven by robust domestic demand
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New Democracy and PASOK challenged by arrival of new parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsrather than a passing phenomenon. The PM’s office is now trying to seize the initiative, setting out.... Its core appeal is moral rather than ideological - justice for Tempe, cleansing, accountability... be better off if they engage with Tsipras rather than view him as their rival. Athens Mayor Haris
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Left poised for watershed moment as parties adjust to new opposition landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe centre than to the right, and is eyeing centrist PASOK-leaning voters as the most promising pool... party intends to maintain an autonomous, more radical course rather than gravitating towards ELAS. New... Achtsioglou's resignation, is expected to take her seat as an independent MP of the Left rather than
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Greek–Turkish calm tested by Ankara’s push to codify "Blue Homeland" claims
PoliticsForeign Policythat it constitutes domestic law rather than an international legal claim. Turkish diplomatic sources said... of existing claims rather than a formal shift in policy. However, Gerapetritis appeared careful... security lens rather than solely through the traditional Cyprus dispute. Fidan reportedly told
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Urban planning scandal deepens as Tsipras unveils five cost of living pledges
PoliticsGreek Politics. Investigators uncovered more than 330,000 euros in cash. Money was allegedly delivered in boxes of sweets... the problem is systemic rather than isolated. The scale of the alleged network, the sums involved... as the victim rather than the cause of the problem. ELAS accused Mitsotakis of “audacity”, claiming he is again
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Newsletter 509 - 19/06/2026
say they lived better in 2019 than today. Tsipras unveiled a package of five cost‑of‑living pledges... as a credible governing alternative rather than a protest movement. The centre‑left debate was further stirred... will take place in 2027, “closer to June than January”. He argued that ND’s internal polling makes
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ELAS emerges as clear winner among new entrants, Elpida falters
PoliticsGreek Politicsis experiencing teething problems, with two founding members walking out less than a month into the party’s... than double PASOK's share. The figures suggest ELAS is absorbing broad anti-establishment votes across... earlier this week, as a recycling of SYRIZA-era personnel rather than a genuine new proposition
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Tsipras aim to redraw political map as ND drafts plan to contain ELAS
PoliticsGreek Politics. Tsipras’s central theme is that ELAS is a party designed to govern. In less than a month, he says... earners more heavily than entrepreneurs and that redistribution is necessary to address wealth... expansion strategy with scepticism, arguing that Tsipras is recycling known figures rather than
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