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Newsletter 402 - 17/11/2023
time SYRIZA has not been the leading or second party in Greek politics for 11 years. In terms... of the initiatives that the SYRIZA leader has announced aimed at opening up the party to new ideas and people...” remains to be seen. Achtsioglou, a former labour minister, has so far adopted a careful balance between
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Mitsotakis stands firm on self-employed tax as disintegrating SYRIZA falls behind in polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has vowed to press ahead with a controversial taxation scheme... Mitsotakis. Mitsotakis has been defending the measure that has prompted protests from professional groups... leader stressed that the government has the political will to take on vested interests and implement
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Greece - Some structural macroeconomic arithmetic
Agorathat the outlook is made. For instance, when an economy has suffered an adverse shock and has had weak... be generous as well, and monetary policy can be relatively loose. The economy then has the capacity... that average labor productivity growth has been slowing down over the decades to below 1 percent
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Mitsotakis hopes tax bill tweaks will calm reactions in push to jump-start stalled reform agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsunavoidable. The Finance Ministry has offered to make concessions on its original proposal to levy..., he has, meanwhile, rebuffed requests for meetings with sector representatives to discuss further... same-sex marriage, which has been causing upheaval in the ranks of New Democracy. After several
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What is driving the Greek housing market's recovery?
EconomyFeaturesa period of ten years. The rebound in the six years from the bottom of the market in Q3 2017 has been..., a factor often blamed for price rises, this has not been clearly demonstrated. Some studies of the Greek..., the Greek government has issued over 10,000 resident permits to third country nationals, each linked
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China-EU: Navigating an increasingly complex relationship
Agorathat this relationship is heavily tilted towards China. Brussels has repeatedly raised the structural issues..., and increased tensions in the Taiwan Strait. Never has the language of EU officials been so strong and even blunt in talks with their Chinese counterparts. And never has the EU been so clear on Russia
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Budget debate begins as poll highlights opposition's weakness
PoliticsGreek Politicsas they are struggling to cope with the cost-of-living crisis. Nevertheless, opinion poll after opinion poll has... gaining just 2.5 pct, although it has been just over a week since they launched and they remain only..., feeling that Kyriakos Mitsotakis should face a more robust opposition. It has been remarked
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New Democracy leadership headed for showdown with right wing over migrant labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politicslabour shortages in key sectors of the economy. The proposal has been condemned by the parties of the far right, but has also angered former New Democracy president Antonis Samaras who called... to make his views known on frontline policy issues. In recent weeks he has also Mitsotakis
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PM under pressure from both sides over marriage equality legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicslegislation on same-sex marriage has led the opposition to question the conservative leader’s appetite... unions has proved a controversial one since Mitsotakis revived the prospect of reforming family law... leader Stefanos Kasselakis has taken a lead, sensing an opportunity to kindle divisions within
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Newsletter 408 - 19/01/2024
equality bill has managed to overshadow all other issues in Greek politics. New Democracy MPs were... decision. Mitsotakis has suggested that any of his lawmakers who are not on board with the bill should... Stefanos Kasselakis, PASOK chief Nikos Androulakis has not chosen to apply the party whip over
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