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  1. Greece braces for Middle East fallout as polls show ND holding firm despite voter unease
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    and instead maintain room for manoeuvre if conditions deteriorate. The geopolitical turbulence has already..., and the broader inflationary pressure that has accumulated over recent years. Government officials..., with a target of 950 euros minimum wage by 2027 and an average wage that, it says, has already

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  2. ND mounts counter‑offensive after PASOK congress but keeps focus on inflation
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    on the government, demanding to know why the PM’s office has not denied the claims made by Intellexa... alignment strengthens PASOK’s claim that it has emerged from the congress unified and ready... of heightened consumer activity – the PM’s office is on high alert. Kyriakos Mitsotakis has convened yet

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  3. Reshuffle on horizon as second OPEKEPE dossier rattles government

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    A new dossier from the chief EU prosecutor relating to the OPEKEPE farm-aid scandal has thrown... Office (EPPO) has requested from Parliament the lifting of immunity of 11 sitting lawmakers to face... involving organised fraud at the OPEKEPE farm payments agency, which has spawned a similar request

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  4. How Iran war is reshaping Greece’s economy

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    The war in Iran has entered its second month, precipitating what the International Energy Agency... closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been compounded by a widening of the conflict to include.... For Greece, the crisis has shifted from an acute shock to a persistent macroeconomic burden, reflected

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  5. EU prosecutor challenges government’s narrative on corruption
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    Laura Kövesi arrived at the Delphi Economic Forum this week at a moment when the government has... of the political narrative that has surrounded the OPEKEPE affair. Kövesi defended EPPO as a “great... and clientelism.” She confirmed that EPPO has multiple OPEKEPE‑related cases and has recently received a surge

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  6. "Executive state" model becomes latest lightning rod for discontent among ND MPs
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    judicial investigations into the Predator spyware case. PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has defended his... useful in times of crisis, such as the Covid pandemic, it has now outlived its usefulness. They go... for MPs to serve in cabinet posts. Skertsos criticism Much of the criticism for these choices has been

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  7. Golden Dawn fallout forces Samaras into balancing act between country and party

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    of a polarised atmosphere in which Golden Dawn’s extremism has not looked that out of place. Equally... behaviour has granted its members and MPs an aura of immunity that acted as an enabler for all... of more violence that would only be destabilising for the country. However, Samaras has to balance any

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  8. Births drop 14 pct since start of crisis as Greece faces wider population worries

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    unemployed Greeks not having access to free or subsidized public healthcare has been a key social issue... a broader pattern in Greece. The country has been watching its population age and wither for some time. According to the CIA World Factbook, Greece has the 206th lowest birth rate out of 221

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  9. Coalition unwound

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    . Unlike PASOK, Democratic Left has little political capital to lose by quitting the coalition. Formed only a few years ago and with a modest showing at the ballot box last year, DIMAR has no aspirations.... Like the spaceman who has touched down on Mars, Venizelos knows that if he steps out

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  10. Greek centre-left in search of new roots with own Olive Tree alliance

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    that the Greek version will also grow into a significant force. The proclamation has not been put... (DIMAR) has so far indicated it will not cooperate with the initiative, whereas PASOK has been more... landslide election victory has had dramatic consequences for Greek politics. Much of the party’s

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