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Newsletter 456 - 21/03/2025
by the opposition. SYRIZA had flagged reports that Doxiadis was the representative of a now-defunct... against government officials. This opportunity has now been lost, with the government arguing... to open up the GGB market for more conservative investors and long-term investors, such as pension funds
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Hoping to continue poll recovery, PM tries to put lid on subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsVoridis (now the migration minister), signed a decision following a recommendation from OPEKEPE officials.... But the landscape has shifted significantly since then. According to a recent MRB poll for Open TV, the party’s support among young voters has plunged. In the 17-24 age group, it now sits at just 6.8 pct
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Speculation about election date resurfaces as Mitsotakis mulls options
PoliticsGreek Politics. Instead, two scenarios now dominate political conversation: a post‑Thessaloniki International Fair... on the election date. It is clear that Mitsotakis wants to keep all options open. In the meantime, the party is being prepared for a campaign that could begin at any moment. Autumn 2026 is now a credible
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A quarter-pounder democracy
Agorathat if McDonald’s restaurants open in a country, a functioning democracy and institutions won’t be far behind.... There were once 11 McDonald’s franchises in Greece, now just two are left. Friedman did not opine... fun now,” they boasted. “Only bullets will stop us,” they claimed. Still, nobody felt the need
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For Greek families, electricity goes from given to must for survival
Society. It will now face the test of having to live up to its word, although it is already open to criticism... grid emerged in 2011, when then Finance Minister (now Deputy Prime Minister) Evangelos Venizelos
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Primary budget surplus in Nov at 1.2bln euros, 2013 target in reach
Economyand is now seen in mid-January since most issues still remain open. The key focus lies with 2014 fiscal gap.... As a result, the new 2013 budget and primary balance targets are now seen as 2.35 and 2.05 billion
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The wrong prescription
AgoraAs is customary by now the troika’s return to Athens has been accompanied by a flurry... them with money to keep their stores open and employees in jobs. Their profit margins on prescription medicines were generous in the past but has been minimised to about 6 percent (pre-tax) now
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In the absence of light, darkness grows
Agorain the open. Now, with presence in the Greek and European parliaments secured, they can be brazen... the west, Europe and prosperity. Now that much of this has proved to be a facade, there is nothing
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The rise of a "Spanish SYRIZA" transform’s country’s politics
Agorareally needs right now are people like Podemos. Someone who would dismantle the shadowy, lucrative..., a 59-year-old taxi driver, a former socialist voter, now a convinced supporter of Podemos. “Although...” political force. Open Europe, a think-tank based in Brussels and London, indicates that Podemos could
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The demand for Greek debt relief: Is the cart being put before the horse?
Agorarelief issue now is akin to putting the cart before the horse. Let us discuss why this is the case... now be subject to revision. What this means in practice after the elections is not reassuring at all... want to open after the elections. Rather, they are a can of worms. But they are an institutional
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