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Price hikes pose fresh challenge for government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAhead of the Prime Minister’s appearance at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) this weekend – the first major political set piece after the summer – pressure is growing on Kyriakos Mitsotakis to come up with answers to rising prices. For some months, the local media has been trailing
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Newsletter 307 - 10/09/2021
that will be included in the draft budget of 2022, and which Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wants to set out
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ND aiming to sway sceptical young voters despite overall poll dominance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA day before Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to set out his latest policy ideas at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), reports suggest that the package of measures will also include interventions aimed at young Greeks – a constituency of voters that New Democracy seems to be struggling to connect
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PM announces extensive measures to build on recovery, counter inflation and put govt on track
PoliticsGreek PoliticsProjecting the message that “Greece is changing,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set out a range of measures at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Saturday that he hopes will allow his government to turn a new page and build new momentum on the road to the next general elections
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Greece to sign augmented defence deal with US, buy more Rafale jets
PoliticsForeign PolicyIn a significant development for Greek foreign policy, Athens and Washington look set to renew their Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA). Greek diplomats argued that the deal takes on even greater significance due to the current geopolitical conditions, not just in Greece’s neighbourhood
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ND eyes more tax relief as early elections come into play
PoliticsGreek PoliticsVAT on animal feed. Reports suggest that more communications set pieces of this type can be expected
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RRF injection pushes primary balance above target, but regular tax revenues short by 504 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 6.39 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Thursday. The primary balance was above the target set
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Newsletter 308 - 17/09/2021
PoliticsPM’s handouts spark snap poll expectationsGreek politics was dominated this week by the measures set out by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which involved a fiscal package so substantial that it immediately sparked fresh and substantial speculation that the prime minister is considering
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Tsipras looks for fresh start as Mitsotakis holds election cards
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras unveiled his own package of proposed voter-friendly measures at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) over the weekend, a week after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined a set of interventions worth 3.5 billion euros. Tsipras also insisted that his party is ready
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Food delivery boycott prompts SYRIZA to argue against labour deregulation
PoliticsGreek Politicsrelevance to what would otherwise would have been a well-rehearsed set piece. Labour Minister Kostis
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