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Resignations over EU subsidy scandal deliver new blow to PM, further tarnishing image
PoliticsGreek Politicsdevelopment minister, that there were problems with the subsidy system. However, Voridis chose to oust
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Deposits resume rise in May, reaching 199.61 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banking system’s private sector deposits grew in May, with a net increase of 1.22 billion euros, after a 795-million-euro drop in April, according to the latest Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Monday. The annual growth in May was 4.7 percent year on year (YoY), from 4.2 percent
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Government vows to recover embezzled subsidies in bid to stem damage from scandal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs damaging revelations continue to emerge from the European prosecutor’s investigation into organised farming subsidy fraud, the New Democracy government has pledged to win back the public’s trust by clawing back the swindled funds and reforming the payments system. Chief government spokesman
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Waiters and chefs lead May hiring balance to highest on record
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance was strong as is usually the trend in May with 137,841 more hires than departures, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system. The hiring balance in May last year was also strong, with 126,660 more hires. This led to a year-on-year rise
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Opposition takes aim at PM's inner circle over subsidy fraud as scandal halts ND rebound
PoliticsGreek Politicsin power, while 23 pct believe it affects the entire political system. This suggests that New Democracy’s
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Temperature rises for Mitsotakis administration as investigations progress, with more to come
PoliticsGreek Politics’s emphasis on reforming the subsidy system will help ease some of the political pain the OPEKEPE
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Government hopeful of weathering subsidy scandal despite public’s finger of blame
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the inquiry in protest. The opposition parties believe that New Democracy is gaming the system
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Opposition sees ND’s call for broader subsidy inquiry as attempt to muddy waters
PoliticsGreek Politicsof “chronic” failings at OPEKEPE rather than an organised attempt to defraud the subsidy system
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New Democracy suffers ratings blow as farming payments scandal unfolds
PoliticsGreek Politicsthey did not believe that the Greek justice system would do so. Migrant centres The government
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Firefighting capabilities beefed up as blazes and water shortages weigh on government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsForest Fire Information System (EFFIS), almost 8,500 hectares had been burnt by July 15, which
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