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Govt mulls Easter bonus as cost-of-living crisis causes public concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsa one-off benefit payment to vulnerable groups before Easter. Chief government spokesman Yiannis... they stressed would be a one-off measure strictly targeted to those most in need. The Finance Ministry... the course of the Greek economy and their household finances, compared to 14 pct who said they were
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PM unveils 1.1-billion-euro anti-inflation package to opposition scepticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsto receive a one-off bonus payment in the lead-up to Easter. The government will also pay out 110... the energy subsidies for businesses, as well as making a one-off payment to taxi firms and adding... the needs of society”. Achtsioglou cited research by the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE
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Internal ballot boost SYRIZA membership numbers, bolsters Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsare held over the next 12 months. Tsipras emboldened Tsipras will brush off this criticism... (173,000) and more than voted for PASOK’s Nikos Androulakis (139,000) in the run-off vote to elect... and announcing itself as a key player on the Greek political scene. The fact that SYRIZA was able
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Govt lines up new handouts to fight inflation as SYRIZA moves to election footing
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a one-off 200-euro payment. The improved budget execution performance in April and May... of his four-year term to hold elections, he will not be able to hold off the wear-and-tear his party... and pro-Russia Greek Solution, led by Kyriakos Velopoulos. Therefore, ND’s strategy is to have
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Fire on outskirts of Athens puts PM's crisis strategy under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicson the centre-right government and all but killing off the prospects of snap elections later this year... Stylianides, a Cypriot national with honorary Greek citizenship, is for the role given that he may lack... handling of that incident, particularly the off-key communications strategy in its immediate aftermath
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Parliament prepares for confrontation over spying as long-term consequences loom
PoliticsGreek Politics, Mitsotakis will attempt a damage limitation exercise aimed at convincing the Greek public... of Androulakis was just an unfortunate one-off will no longer stand up. Long-term impact The longer-term... fails to win an outright majority at the next elections. This option is considered to be off
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Opposition hoping surveillance, cronyism scandals will bite ND
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has so far largely warded off most of the fallout from the phonetapping issue, although... Democracy MP will turn more voters off supporting the centre-right party. After reports revealing that he... serving as an MP for a northern Greek constituency. SYRIZA called on Mitsotakis to comment publicly
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Train tragedy prompts urgent questions about railway safety
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Greek railway network, including the few stretches where it had been installed, largely due... that the opposition party has still not shaken off almost five years later. Opposition leader Alexis... the coming days, it would be no surprise to see the New Democracy leader hold off and aim
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Minister pledges swift resolution as public anger over rail crash mounts
PoliticsGreek Politicsadministration. Given the long-term nature of the problems blamed for the poor state of the Greek... list, after he was suspended for signing off a railway supervisor implicated in the crash on sick leave a day after the incident. It will, however, be difficult for the ND administration to shrug off
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ND poll losses reignite discussions of post-election coalition
PoliticsGreek Politics, as polls suggest the public are not prepared to let Mitsotakis and New Democracy off the hook...-right Greek Solution. Mitsotakis is expected to broach the subject of alliances in an interview.... At the time, party leader Alexis Tsipras had signalled that he would recommend Polakis be struck off
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